Real Heroes Of Web Revolution

The tech creators, or the ones who made billions, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Just the other day, gazing from my home balcony at the distant hills of Raigad, I......

Staring at an abyss

Do India's laws governing the Internet need revolutionary change, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Some nights nowadays I wake with a nightmare, which is unusual for......

Hold Still: UK lockdown caught on camera

After months of anticipation (and 31,000 submissions from the British public), the Duchess of Cambridge’s final selection of images for Hold Still is available to view on the National......

The best pictures from the RAF photographic competition

From Typhoons soaring over the snowy mountains of the Falkland Islands to Red Arrows flying over Buckingham Palace, the images submitted in the Royal Air Force Photographic Competition captures the......

Lessons Tesla's Musk can learn from Apple to enter India

The tech giant learnt the hard way that patience, negotiating flexibility and industry cooperation work better than public statements and tweets when attempting to enter India. Surajeet Das Gupta......

Tata, Reliance ready for mother of all battles

'The competition between the two is definitely going to be of great interest to the Indian market.'Dev Chatterjee reports. IMAGE: Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, left, and Ratan Tata,......

As Microsoft's Internet Explorer bows out, a look at its chequered life

The potted history of the browser wars indicates how much the online space has altered in the last 25 years. Chrome’s dominance, says Devangshu Datta, is unlikely to last forever. There was......

Net neutrality and the privacy debate

Indian policy-makers must see the choices before them as economic, not moral, ones, says Ajit Balakrishnan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The average citizen who looks at the Internet as......

Bollywood Brings House Down in Jeddah!

It was heartening to see so many women -- young and old, many in hijab and burqa shaking their bodies, raising their arms and singing with complete abandonment.Yes, this happened in Saudi Arabia,......

Oscars 2019: Rami Malek wins Best Actor

The complete set of winners on Oscar night! IMAGE: Olivia Colman, winner of Best Actress for The Favourite, Mahershala Ali, winner of Best Supporting Actor for Green Book, and Regina King, winner......

Priyanka stars in Valentine's Day movie

Isn't It Romantic is about a New York woman hit on the head during a mugging.The impact leaves her feeling that she is in a rom-com.Saibal Chatterjee reports. IMAGE: Priyanka Chopra and Adam......

Roma, The Favourite lead 2019's Oscar nominations!

Which films are *you* rooting for? IMAGE: Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born. The nominations for the 91st Annual Academy Awards are out. Hosts Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) and......

PIX: Italy legend Buffon marries partner D'Amico in intimate ceremony

IMAGE: Gianluigi Buffon and his bride Ilaria D'Amico. Photographs: Kind courtesy Gianluigi Buffon/Facebook Former Italy and Juventus great Gianluigi Buffon married his long time partner Ilaria......

Was this a factor in Sri Lanka sweeping NZ?

IMAGE: Kamindu Mendis, who made a hundred in the opening Test, became the fastest Asian to 1,000 Test runs by reaching the milestone in his 13th innings.Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images via......

Kamindu's century rallies Sri Lanka on opening day

IMAGE: Kamindu Mendis continued his dream start to Test cricket, as he registered his fourth century in just his seventh match. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Kamindu Mendis maintained his red-hot......

Six-hitting sprees, hat-tricks: T20 World Cup thrills unfold

IMAGE: Pat Cummins is only the second Australian bowler, after Bret Lee -- 3 for 27 vs Bangladesh in 2007 -- to take a hat-trick in the T20 World Cup. Photograph: Ash Allen/Reuters The ICC......

Southee refuses to blame New Zealand's defeat on World Cup fatigue

IMAGE: Tim Southee said the Kiwis were outplayed by the hosts in the first Test. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters New Zealand cricket captain Tim Southee said they were outplayed by an......