'RA&W wins over Pakistan -- in the perception wars -- almost every year'

'One of R&AW's greatest achievements is in projecting itself as benign.''This work -- done in tandem with the Diaspora and the MEA -- sells a story of India as mostly the victim.' Illustration:......

Terrorism: How Pulwama changed India's response

'This is for the first time that a strong, solid evidence-based investigation has happened.''It can meet international standards and put the onus on the Pakistanis.' IMAGE: Indian Army soldiers at......

Good Samaritans offer hope amid Covid crisis in India

Some people are shining through India’s gravest health emergency by offering to run errands and home kitchens delivering meals to organisations and individuals stepping in to supply oxygen......

FATF retains Pakistan in Grey List; warns of action

Putting Pakistan on notice, the international terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday warned it will be blacklisted if it does not control terror funding by February......

Applauding Superman on screen...

...And Jennifer Aniston off it, in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week! This week I woke up to tragic world news with frightening frequency, got trolled by a bunch of humourless Hrithik fans too......

Fan, Sarbjit: 2016's Top 10 FLOPS, so far

Here's looking at the films that failed at the box office in the first half of this year.  The year 2016 did not see too many big earners. Quite a few high profile movies, which were expected......

Box Office: Te3n flops

The hits and misses of the week. Last week's releases Te3n and Do Lafazon Ki Kahani have fared badly at the box office. Te3n, trying to deal with three people's perspective of a crime, ends......

Box Office: Housefull 3 gets a good opening

The hits and misses of the week. Housefull 3 may not have pleased the critics, but the fans of the franchise have ensure the film had a decent opening and grew as much as 25 per cent over its......

Washout Time For India Down Under

Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in Perth on November 22, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to......

Was Rizwan forced to accept PCB's diktat?

Rizwan was initially reluctant but later accepted Pak white-ball captaincy: Source IMAGE: The source said that Mohammad Rizwan had been assured by the PCB that he would be consulted in finalising......

Azharuddin on what ails KL Rahul's batting

IMAGE: KL Rahul is bowled by Sri Lanka pacer Kasun Rajitha during the first ODI in Guwahati on Tuesday. Photograph: BCCI KL Rahul needs to be way more consistent and work on his technical flaws......

Australia in command after Pakistan wilt in Karachi

SCORECARD IMAGE: Australia pacer Mitchell Starc celebrates with teammates after dismissing Pakistan’s Fawad Alam on Day 3 of the second Test in Karachi on Monday. Photograph: Cricket......

Linde keeps South Africa hopes alive in Rawalpindi Test

IMAGE: South Africa's Keshav Maharaj celebrates after scalping the wicket of Pakistan's Babar Azam on Day 3 of the 2nd Test in Rawalpindi on Saturday. Photograph: PCB/Twitter South Africa......