Why Modi is so obsessed with Pakistan

'India serves itself poorly with its latter-day discovery of Pakistan as an instrument in domestic politics,' notes Shekhar Gupta. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com=   How do we define a......

India's embrace of mediocrity

IMAGE: One of India's famed IITs. Photograph for representation only. Indians thrive in ordinariness -- from academia and science to business and military power. Sports is just an apt metaphor,......

What is fueling the rise of Sanders and Trump in US primaries?

Donald Trump's success has been based on the anti-Trump vote being divided between a number of contestants, rues Deepal Lal For the last two months I have been in Los Angeles basking in the......

Inventories of Vadra's realty firm zoom 10 times in 3 years

Image: Robert Vadra. Photograph: Rediff Archives The real estate inventories of Robert Vadra firm Sky Light Realty zoomed nearly 10 times in three years since it previously filed the balance......

When big brands hide behind a veil

Patrick Jake O'Rourke, an American political satirist and journalist recounts a very interesting story in his book Age and Guile – Beat Youth, Innocence and a Bad Haircut. It was 1969 and......

Mamata's mantra for the Railways

She is strong, aggressive, determined and fearless. Now, at the helm of one of India's most enterprising ministries, she promises the best service from the Indian Railways. Meet Mamata Baneerjee,......

The Expendables 3 Contest: Win COOL Prizes!

If you missed Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables 3 in theatres, here's a second chance! Directed by Patrick Hughes, the third film in the superhit series features Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger,......

Can you recognise this actor?

It took us a couple of seconds to believe the actor playing Whitey Bulger in the upcoming Black Mass -- an old man with a receding hairline and eerily light eyes -- was Johnny Depp. ......

Review: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For falters with its script

Sin City 2 doesn't quite illicit the same response as the film film, says Paloma Sharma.Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller co-directed sequel to Sin City has come so late that we've almost already......

Review: The Expendables 3 looks very tired

Suparn Verma may have issues with The Expendables 3 but the joy of watching its iconic cast on screen is a movie event marked in his calendar until they keep making them. As kids, we found our......

Report Card: Kohli 1/10, Rohit 1/10, Ashwin 1/10

It was a nightmare India will want to forget soon.In a stunning turn of events, New Zealand pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Test cricket as they whitewashed India 3-0 at home. This was the......

3rd Test PIX: India's top order collapse again; NZ in control

IMAGES from the Day 1 of the third Test played between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday SCORECARD IMAGE: Ajaz Patel celebrates with teammates after taking the......

India play for pride as trial by spin awaits in Mumbai

A turner in Pune exposed the soft underbelly of Indian batters' technique against slow bowling but as per the current team's philosophy, it has decided to take the bull by its horns by asking for a......

Will India Play 4 Spinners In Mumbai?

IMAGE: Only once has India been ever whitewashed in a Test series at home -- a 2-0 series defeat against South Africa in 2000. Photograph: BCCI High-flying New Zealand are on the verge of history......

Is It Time Up For Rohit, Kohli, Ashwin?

Rohit has managed just one half-century in his last eight innings in which he has tallied 104 runs.Kohli's freefall in Test cricket continues. He has fallen to spin three times in the first two......