How Should Rahul Gandhi Have Spoken Abroad?

'I would think that India faces less damage from opinions voiced overseas compared to the damage it suffers if the right to free speech of its citizens is curtailed in the name of image......

A Small Line Of People Crossed Into India

When I asked Krishna Gopal Sengupta, who had travelled through Bangladesh from Chittagong to Petrapole if the interim government had made any impact at ground level, he said, "it's been only a......

Beware! China, Pakistan's Bangladesh Games

Bangladesh is in turmoil, which is not good news for India, which shares a porous 4,000 km border with it. There is a danger of fundamentalism growing there, and India has to move in to reset its......

And Thus Was Born NIA...

Even though the NIA claims that more than 90 per cent of cases charge-sheeted have ended in conviction, the figure is likely misleading. To date, very few cases investigated by the NIA have......

India's air passenger traffic grows 5.1% to about 138.9 mn in May: Icra

Domestic air passenger traffic grew 5.1 per cent year-on-year to an estimated 138.9 million in May and was significantly higher by around 14 per cent than pre-Covid levels, credit ratings agency......

Gains in tech firm ABB India may sustain on strong margin outlook

ABB India’s March quarter results (Q1CY24) were led by strong margin performance. Photograph: Courtesy, ABB Revenue was, however, largely in line with estimates at Rs 3,080 crore (up 28 per......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

The last batch of quarterly earnings, global trends and trading activity of foreign investors will guide the equity market movement in a holiday-shortened week ahead, analysts said. Illustration:......

Will Nifty-IT Outperform Post Elections?

The Nifty IT index, data shows, has outperformed the markets in each of the last four election years post the result. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Usually, general elections cast a......

Malaikottai Vaaliban: 10 Truths That May Hurt

Since nothing irritates Lijo Jose Pellissery more than a throwaway critical judgment, Sreehari Nair carefully presents his opinions about Malaikottai Vaaliban a good two weeks after he first saw......

2023's Top OTT Hits So Far

The first half of OTT 2023 has been busy, thanks to numerous movie and Web series releases. With JIOCinema entering the fray, it has been one busy season. Joginder Tuteja looks at the 10 Web series......

Catch Some Unicorn Action On OTT

Along with Salman Khan's multi-starrer Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan and Keanu Reeves's action blockbuster John Wick: Chapter 4, we have Nawazuddin Siddiqui's rom-com Tiku Weds Sheru releasing on OTT......

The World Cup That Cheers

In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from......

'Unacceptable': Rabada slams Cricket South Africa

'Cricket comes from Test cricket and Test from my perspective is the best format.' IMAGE: South Africa pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada is still bitter about the scheduling fiasco which saw him and......

2022: A forgettable year for Indian cricket team

IMAGE: Virat Kohli's brilliance powered India to victory off the last ball in a thrilling run chase against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday, October 22, 2022. Photograph: Quinn......

Who will win the battle of explosive pace?

IMAGE: England's Kyle Walker in action against France's Kylian Mbappe in a match between their clubs. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters One of the most mouth-watering aspects of Saturday’s......