The Soldier Who Became A Legend

A fortnight after he became the face of the Indian soldier in the Kargil war, on July 8, 1999, Vikram Batra died. He was mortally wounded after fighting through the night while recapturing Peak......

High Drama As Campaign Ends In TVM!

As the curtain falls on the campaign for the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat on Wednesday, April 24, a ringside view of the closing ceremonies. IMAGE: A gallery of Shashi Tharoor cutouts on the......

How India celebrated 1st Republic Day

The maiden celebrations marking the birth of the Republic of India were not held on Rajpath (now Kartavya Path), the historical avenue that has over time become synonymous with the ceremony, but it......

Aditya-L1 enters final orbit; yet another landmark, says Modi

In yet another success for its space programme, India's first solar mission craft Aditya L1 on Saturday reached its destination, the L1 point, about 1.5 million kilometres from Earth from where it......

The Rs 4.5-crore Roma is a departure from all other Ferraris

This Rs 4.5 crore (on-road, Mumbai) performance machine is an all-new Prancing Horse that is visually striking, high on tech and being a Ferrari, offers thrilling performance that will excite your......

Advertisements that Indians find 'offensive'

Six major triggers were identified – some expected, some new. Veenu Sandhu reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com An advertisement showing two women talking about Cars24’s......

What makes Reliance Retail a unique venture in India?

Unlike its competitors, RR’s overarching presence in all key related goods and services that has potential to influence buying patterns is its biggest advantage, says Arnab Dutta.......

All hail Modi's 1st BJP Budget

The Modi government is notoriously honest about one fact: It does not listen to economists, observes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Welcome sign rolled out for Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi in......

Why Aattam Is A Masterpiece

What follows is essentially a long scene set in a single location, and you watch in amazement as the scene grows into one of Indian cinema's funniest and most spectacular pieces of sustained......

10 Tamil Comedies You Must Watch On OTT

Comedies are a difficult genre to pull off in today's day and age, thanks to the audiences' increasing exposure to diverse content and dwindling attention spans. Still, there are quite a few Tamil......

Manjummel Boys Review: Heartfelt Ode to Friendship

Manjummel Boys gets so many things right, applauds Arjun Menon. Manjummel Boys, the directorial outing from Chidambaram of Jaan E Man (2021) fame, is a self-contained friendship story, punched up......

2023 At The Movies: A Double Take

It was a year of so many contradictions and contrasts that it became dangerous to talk about movies, people lost their heads discussing Friday releases, psychiatrists began dabbling in film......

Hip Hip Hooray For The Mumbaikar Spirit

This was the first time I was shooting a victory parade for the Indian cricket team and as a cricket fan this was one of the coolest assignments I have had by far. Wearing a blue t-shirt and a pair......

F1 PIX: Verstappen takes his 100th podium with Saudi win

It was the first time Verstappen, winner of a record 19 of 22 races last year, has won the first two races of a season. He has also won 19 of the last 20.   IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen......

Dream11 is the Indian cricket team's new lead sponsor

IMAGE: Indian players during the national anthem during day one of the ICC World Test Championship Final between Australia and India at The Oval on Wednesday, June 07, 2023 Photograph:......

Men in Blue to have new principal jersey sponsor

Dream 11 all set to replace BYJUs as Indian team's principal jersey sponsor Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI/Twitter Fantasy gaming platform Dream 11 is all set to replace Ed-Tech major BYJUs as......

When Ashwin got philosophical

Numbers are part of journey not final destination: Ashwin Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajasthan Royals/Twitter Premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who recently became India's second highest......