Don't Expect Modi To Change!

'Commentators have said that dealing with allies as equals will make Modi more sensitive.''Remember that the people Modi is dealing with are equally autocratic in their own lairs.' 'Further, Modi......

Can you help this Indian make aviation history?

'This project started with my mom mortgaging her mangalsutra.''I have been successfully keeping my dream alive by mortgaging my brother's house.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi......

You went too soon, Manohar Parrikar

Nitin A Gokhale, Co-founder, BharatShakti.in and long-time Rediff.com contributor, remembers a most unusual politician. Photograph: Reuters Our first conversation began with a misunderstanding. In......

The Power of Assured Indian Innovation

Can we make high speed 4G Internet available at 10 cents per GB, and make all voice calls free of cost -- that too in a large and diverse country like India? Can we make high-quality but simple......

Villain, victim or scapegoat?

'NiMo having skipped, the next best bet is a high-profile banker.''Ms Usha happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.'Ms Usha's crime? That's as thin as it gets,' says S Muralidharan,......

A Hungarian invention that helped the British in WWII

Tracing the early life of the humble ballpoint pen to its present. IMAGE: Modern folks would not even think of the ballpoint pen as an innovation. It seems to be an inexpensive writing instrument,......

Vedic slokas, witty repartees, Kolkata's who's who at Bandhan book launch

Kolkata’s creme de la creme turned up at the launch of Bandhan, The Making of a Bank, but the evening nevertheless had an informal touch typical of the young bank with CMD Chandra Shekhar......

The Bhramam Review

Every film that Sriram Raghavan makes is a compendium of ideas and sensations that tickle him.Trying to remake a Sriram Raghavan film is like getting excited by somebody else's goosebumps, observes......

Mohanlal would be perfect as Georgekutty.. 25 years ago

The curse of stardom, especially in a country like India -- which wants its Gods to be tidy and punctilious -- is that stardom forces you to stop exploring the frozen sea inside you, and instead......

Video: Want to keep fit? Elli AvrRam shows you how!

'Meditation will keep you calm.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Elli AvrRam/Instagram Elli AvrRam has been keeping fit during the national lockdown. Her exercise is simple -- all you need is a wall!......

The HIGHLIGHTS of Golden Globes 2020

It’s the 77th edition of the Golden Globes -- Hollywood’s annual party night when the who’s who of showbiz turn up in shiny couture, make politically correct speeches, win some,......

Secret to Jadeja's success this World Cup revealed!

IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja's numbers in this current World Cup aren't staggering if one goes by the seven wickets that he has picked from four games but his spells in the middle overs have been highly......