The Wonder World Of Indian English

Indian English is the only language that uses the expression 'non-veg' for meat, fish, and those who consume them. A fascinating extract from Shashi Tharoor's A Wonderland of Words: Around the Word......

K'taka student faces action for saying minister 'doesn't know Kannada'

A boy's alleged remark that the Education Minister 'doesn't know Kannada', irked Madhu Bangarappa, who holds the portfolio, as he directed officials to take action against the student. IMAGE:......

Explainer: Oldest democracy votes differently from largest one

For those accustomed to India's first-past-the-post general elections, the US presidential election is a confounding system that includes primaries, caucuses, an electoral college, the ‘early......

'Trump's Going To Be Very Good For India'

'He is the only president, the only American politician, who had the guts to stand with Hindus.' IMAGE: Republican presidential nominee Donald J Trump during his campaign rally at the Van Andel......

Naturals Ice Cream: Amazing Start-Up Story

When its founder Raghunandan Kamath took a calculated risk, his Bollywood customers backed him all the way, Rohith Potti and Pooja Bhula says in this excerpt from Intelligent Fanatics Of......

Channel V gambles again on new format

Channel V faces a tough task. While its revamp -- a new look with focus on reality shows -- is slated for August 22, market analysts are of the view that it's almost a do-or-die situation for the......

Bollywood Appeals 'Go Vote'

Film folk have come out to cast their vote in the Maharashtra assembly elections. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Kartik Aaryan visits the Jamnabai Narsee school in Juhu, north west......

Review: Citadel: Diana Has Fast-Paced Action

Citadel: Diana is fun to watch, in a popcorn entertainment way, observes Deepa Gahlot. It would seem nobody creates regular franchises any more, they create 'universes'. The Citadel spy universe......

Why Varun-Samantha Had To Do Action Themselves

'In the current world of action cinema, where everything is high-tech and glossy, what if we go back in time and take out all the gadgets?' IMAGE: Samantha and Varun Dhawan in Citadel: Honey......

'Critics Wait 20 Years To Like My Films'

'Whenever people say to me that all my work looks unique, I say to them originality is the art of concealing your source.''You can't see the sources that I take from because usually, they are......

Teen sensation stuns Medvedev!

IMAGE: Learner Tien of the US celebrates winning his second round match against Russia's Daniil Medvedev. Photograph: Jaimi Joy/Reuters Inspired American teenager Learner Tien outlasted......

Will BCCI's Jay Shah take over the reins at ICC?

IMAGE: Jay Shah has one year left as BCCI secretary before his cooling off period starts in 2025. Photograph: BCCI  All eyes will be on BCCI secretary Jay Shah during the four-day ICC Annual......

Paris Olympics: 11 YO skater to 61 YO rider to compete

From 11-year-old to 60-plus, Olympics is playground for all Age is just a number, goes the old adage. And it seems particularly true for the Olympics where none is too old or too young to compete.......

Schoolmates, U19 Champs: USA players recall Indian connections

USA cricketers Saurabh, Harmeet open up on connection with Indian stars ahead of T20 WC clash IMAGE: Saurabh Netravalkar opened up on his bond with Suryakumar Yadav. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Victoria pulls out of 2026 CWG: 'Won't take money out of hospital, school fund'

IMAGE: The state of Victoria will not host the 2026 Games due to the high cost. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters Australia's state of Victoria will not host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to......