Is This Lady Behind Missing Chinese Foreign Minister?

China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang has not been seen in public since June 25.Is he unwell, or has he been purged? IMAGE: Fu Xiaotian, left, interviewing Qin Gang, then China's ambassador to the......

The Watchdog That Didn't Bark

In our mystery the watchdog agencies are silent, but it is the market that has barked and has not stopped barking, notes Aakar Patel. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters One can refer to the......

Cruise ship drug case: NCB arrests 1 more drug peddler

The Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested one more drug peddler in connection with the seizure of banned drugs from a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast, an NCB official said on Wednesday. IMAGE:......

Will Partha's arrest in SSC scam impact Mamata?

After the Trinamool’s overwhelming majority in the West Bengal assembly elections last year, the SSC scam has given fresh ammunition to the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Communist Party of......

The watch dogs that didn't bark for IL&FS

Did men and women of redoubtable experience and public service, upholders of the country's steel frame and paragons of corporate governance, never smell a rat? asks Sunil Sethi. Photograph:......

Why blame DeMo and GST? Slowdown was on for over a decade

The watchdogs of the economy have not been barking and it is high time we noticed it, says Shreekant Sambrani. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Even the woman on the street unlearned in......

Don't read but listen to these books

Book lovers can now think of doing away with flipping pages as popular titles will be available in the digital audio format.Imagine hearing to bestsellers like Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, The......

BBC to launch DVDs in India

Cashing in on the fast growing DVD market, BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), has decided to launch its DVDs in India. It is likely to rope in music......

Dominic And The Ladies Purse Review: Mammootty Keeps The Mystery Afloat

The Mammootty-starrer is a passable procedural, let down by half-baked ideas that don't necessarily come together, observes Arjun Menon. Gautham Vasudev Menon is a filmmaker prone to 'ideas'. When......

OTT's 10 Best Male Performances of 2024

Actors get enviably good roles in series and films on streaming platforms. Many of them get a fan following without even doing a feature film. That is the reason why movie stars are gravitating......

Shekhar Home Review: Riveting Watch

Six episodes are not enough, applauds Deepa Gahlot.  Sherlock Holmes is reportedly the most portrayed fictional character in films and television, and the appeal of the eccentric......

Divas & Darlings On OTT This Week

Divas, detectives, darlings, you'll find them all on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you some great options to choose from.   DarlingWhere to watch? Disney+HotstarLanguage: Telugu (with......

When a spring fractured Massa's skull...

Injuries are part and parcel of a sportsman's life. However, in some cases, they occur when the sportsman concerned isn't entirely at fault, but suffers the repurcussions......

England plans fall into Australia's hands

Morale put to the sword by Andrew Symonds and Matthew Hayden, England suffered further embarrassment when it emerged secret plans purporting to detail Australia's weaknesses found their way into......