Ravi Sinha is described as "highly tech-savvy", and credited with infusing modern technology in the field of intelligence collection. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Arrah in Bihar's......
Tapan Kumar Deka, the "crisis man" who was put in charge of the counter-assaults during the 26/11 Mumbai attack, was on Friday appointed director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) while the tenure of......
B D Pande was Punjab's governor during Operation Bluestar.In this excerpt from his memoir, In the Service of Free India: Memoir of a Civil Servant, Pande reveals what really went on behind the......
Rup Narayan Das reveals the towering Odisha leader's role in improving national security after the 1962 War with China. IMAGE: Biju Patnaik with Indira Gandhi. Photograph: Kind courtesy Biju......
The humans are in trouble. They've been attacked by a Virus.What happens to the animals who depend on them?The Crows? The Dogs? And The Cats?Nitin Sathe's short story set in the times of the......
'The much-awaited decision could be a welcome change at a time when the Indian armed forces are crying for self-reliance and the defence industry is looking forward to more indigenisation,' notes......
No country has achieved a faster, deeper modern transformation than China, says former ambassador Kishan S Rana. That China is in the news is not novel. What is new is that rosy narratives of its......
Terming inflation as a 'destructive disease', Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan On Thursday said there can be no trade off with growth and prices have to be brought down. "Inflation is a......
Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday said the order withdrawing all currency notes printed before 2005 was not an attempt at demonetisation or had anything to do with the......
Google Inc opened its first two data centres in Asia on Wednesday to cater to the world's fastest growing consumer technology markets, but the company has no plans to open one in China or......
Enchanted rings, talking teddy bears and arranged marriages of the phony kind, hijack horror and more on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you some interesting options to choose from. ......
There may not have been anything as remarkable as 2022's Darlings or Qala on OTT in 2023, but the advantage of the medium is the variety of genres that can be found, and there are always surprises.......
The West has had an advantage over Indian cinema and OTT when it comes to espionage thrillers -- the two World Wars and the Cold War were grist for the mill, and then the Middle East joined the......
IMAGE: Rameshwar Nath Kao, founder of the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Nana Patekar, who was accused of sexual......
When existing entertainment properties, especially television shows, are adapted for the big screen, results can vary. While the lack of cinematic sequels to such attempts as Bewitched, The Dukes......
IMAGE: The Indian men's team won the bronze medal after losing in the semi-finals of the Asian Table Tennis Championships in Astana, on Thursday. Photograph: SAI Media/X The Indian men's team......
Photograph: Kind courtesy Nikhat Zareen/Instagram The spotlight will be on India's boxing sensation, Nikhat Zareen, as she faces a formidable opponent in her quest for an Olympic medal. The......
IMAGE: Manav Thakkar registered a memorable 3-1 win over world No 33 Kao Cheng-Jui to enter the men's singles pre-quarter-finals of the Asian Table Tennis Championships. Photograph: World Table......
IMAGE: The Indian men's team of Sharath Kamal, Gnanasekaran Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai went down 0-3 to Chinese Taipei in the Asian Championships semi-final to finish with a bronze medal.......
Sachin Tendulkar with family. Photograph: Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter Sports stars around the world joined in the celebrations of the New Year and took to social media to wish their fans and......