'Brand Stalin' Shows Annamalai His Place

If Tamil Nadu voters preferred the DMK combine, it owed to the Modi-Annamalai combo's ideological battle which often crossed the line of political decency and also challenged 'Tamil pride', argues......

'BJP will have no effect. Not even an iota'

'The people of Tamil Nadu, in particular Chennai, know about the double standards of the BJP. Nothing will work for them here.' IMAGE: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP Thamizhachi Thangapandian......

Guess Their Ages Folks!

There's much talk in the United States about how the main contenders in November's presidential election are old and have dodgy memories. But as The Wall Street Journal newspaper pointed out on......

Court Verdict Reopens Question On Hindu Identity

What should be made out of the Madras high court order involving non-Hindus' entry into Hindu temples, when many non-Hindus are among the hundreds of thousands that have been worshipping at these......

IT, banking, FMCG shares drag Sensex down by 656 pts

Infosys fell the most among Sensex stocks, declining by 2.85 per cent. Among other IT stocks, TCS fell by 1.87 per cent, Wipro by 1.52 per cent, and HCL Tech by 1.70 per cent. NSE Nifty plunged by......

Pandora Papers: A Rich Man's Game

The money stashed away in tax havens is estimated at between $5.6 trillion and $32 trillion, numbers to make your eyes pop, asserts T N Ninan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   'The main......

The Mystery of Narayana Murthy's Retail Biz

In a short span of time, with the help of Amazon, Cloudtail was able to devise a model that could protect it from the vagaries of online retail business.Sai Manish reports. IMAGE: N R Narayana......

'Amul is India's biggest FMCG company'

'We plan to touch Rs 1 trillion of Amul brand's turnover in the next five years.' Photograph: Amul/Twitter   For the first time in its history, dairy major Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing......

2023's Must Watch Movies From Around The World

2023 was a good year for international cinema with many strong films premiering at the Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals. In the post-pandemic situation, as restrictions were......

'If you have too many girls, that's a problem'

'If you don't have children, that's also a problem.''There's no right way to live because everybody has an opinion about your personal life, and how you should live.''You have to listen to them,......

10 AMAZING Stories from Across The World

Aseem Chhabra brings you the Best of the 72nd Berlinale. While the COVID-19 situation in Europe was uncertain, the organisers of Berlinale made the tough decision of physically holding the film......

Mumbai Diaries 26/11 review

What was the need to fictionalise a series on real events that were far more horrific because they were real? asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. Why did one of the 26/11 terrorists, who died, come......

PIX: Ecuadoreans celebrate historic World Cup opener win

IMAGE: Ecuador fans celebrate in Quito after Enner Valencia scored the second goal against Qatar during the FIFA World Cup opening match on Sunday. Photograph: Cristina Vega/Reuters Thousands of......

FIFA World Cup: Chaos at Al Bidda fan fest before opener

IMAGE: A child is passed over a barrier as a crowd attempts to enter the fan festival. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Chaotic scenes broke out inside and outside the fan festival at Al Bidda......

Don't think I can play only one format for India: Dhawan

Never let this feeling creep in that I play only one format for India now: Shikhar Dhawan IMAGE: Shikhar Dhawan has played 22 ODIs and scored 975 runs with 10 half-centuries, the highest by an......

Diego Maradona: The genius who saw heaven and hell

'In our collective imagination Diego Maradona represents a certain glorious past, he's a symbol of what we might have been.' IMAGE: Diego Maradona reacts after receiving a yellow card during the......