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The Legend That Was Pritish Nandy

He was colourful. He was dramatic. He was The Master of His Craft. There never will be an editor as versatile as Pritish Nandy, notes Nikhil Lakshman. IMAGE: Pritish Nandy, Editor Extraordinaire,......

Recalled envoy cautions students going to Canada

Indians hoping to study in Canada should think twice because many students have ended up in substandard colleges with no job prospects despite spending lakhs of rupees, resulting in depression and......

Principal held for deleting Ganesh Chaturthi posts from school WA group

A government school principal was arrested in Kota after he allegedly deleted Ganesh Chaturthi greetings posted on the school WhatsApp group, which triggered protests by people of the village,......

When An Old Friend Passes Away...

There will be work today, there will be work tomorrow, there will be work the day after, but nothing will make up for the eternal regret of not seeing a friend when he was dying. IMAGE: Mukkund......

Mystery object washed ashore in Australia fell off Indian rocket?

A dome-shaped mysterious object has washed up on a remote Australian beach, amid speculation that it could be from a 20-year-old Indian rocket that was used for launching a satellite. IMAGE:......

Microsoft gives ONDC its first Big Tech push

Microsoft has become the first global Big Tech company to join the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), an Indian government initiative for developing a first-of-its-kind open network for......

8 banks recast exposures worth Rs 27,000 cr in OTR 2.0

The country’s largest private lender HDFC Bank had the highest share in restructuring at Rs 17,395 crore, followed by another private lender ICICI Bank at Rs 4,156 crore. Personal loans have......

Strong deal pipeline may boost Q1 show of IT firms: Analysts

Analysts across brokerage houses are pegging revenue growth in the range of 1.5 per cent to 4.5 per cent. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A seasonally-strong quarter, with no immediate......

WhatsApp further clarifies on new privacy policy

WhatsApp on Tuesday said its latest policy update does not affect the privacy of messages as the Facebook-owned company sought to address concerns around security of user data on the platform. In......

Explained: What Walmart's reverse merger with Flipkart means

Although Walmart-Flipkart wholesale game-plan is to target about a $150 billion market out of a total pie of $700 billion in the country, the consolidation marks the end of the multi-brand dream of......

'Zakirbhai, You Will Be Missed And How'

'When he played his inner light shone so bright! His joy embraced us all... we experienced divinity.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Nandita Das/Instagram Ustad Zakir Hussain passed away into the ages......

Pathaan Is About Shah Rukh's Life

More than anything else, Pathaan is a silent and subtle statement of Shah Rukh Khan about his place, his commitment to cinema and, if one can say, his politics, observes Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.......

Can You Watch 384 Films In A Year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

The 74th Cannes Film Festival ended with the jury -- headed by Spike Lee -- handing out awards to a number of international films from France, Iran, Finland, Israel, Norway, Japan and the US. But......

'I was really fond of Kumkum'

Veteran actor Kumkum, who featured in such Hindi movies like CID, Mr X in Bombay and Mother India, passed away on Tuesday, July 28. She was 86. Her sister-in-law Shenaz told PTI that the actress,......

India crush Macau, storm into quarterfinals

India made a sizzling start to their campaign, delivering a 5-0 thrashing to Macau in their opening group D tie of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship in Qingdao, China, on Wednesday.......

'Throwing Youngsters Under The Bus...'

IMAGE: Screengrab of Rohit Sharma criticising Yashasvi Jaiswal for a dropped catch goes viral. Rohit Sharma has drawn sharp criticism after appearing to shift blame onto the younger players......

Neeraj's Paris T-shirt immortalised in World Athletics museum

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra donated the competition t-shirt he wore at the Paris Olympics this year, when he won the silver medal -- becoming the first Indian track-and-field athlete to claim successive......

Coe backs India's bid for 2028 World Athletics U20 C'ships

IMAGE: World Athletics (WA) had, in August this year, invited bids for the 2028 and 2030 editions of the championships and Coe said he is happy that India has joined the process. Photograph:......

'Cricket is India's religion, but...'

IMAGE: Sebastian Coe has been in the country for the past two days, meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya among others to discuss the growth potential of......

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