RSS's Lack Of Enthusiasm Is Showing

According to insiders, their lack of enthusiasm is showing on the ground.There is nothing to suggest that their enthusiasm will return in the final four phases of polling, observes N Sathiya......

'History is littered with religious conflict'

'The othering of religious groups inevitably leads to violence.''It is sadly a narrative that has echoed through the centuries since man first discovered God.' IMAGE: The Se Cathedral at Old Goa,......

How Vizhinjam Port Can Change India's Shipping Fortunes

'It will be important strategically and geographically because there is no port in India which is as close to the international shipping route as Vizhinjam.' IMAGE: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi......

Is WFH A Societal Shift?

...or just a Covid-era practice, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   A friend who is the founder of a several thousand-person tech company in India recently......

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

Though India is one of the fastest growing economies, how big is the country’s budget compared to other countries in the world? India ranks 14 ahead of oil economies such as Saudi Arabia and......

Want to earn 7.3 million for supervising a house?

Familiar with the name, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah? No? How about the Sultan of Brunei? For the longest time, he was the richest man in the world. Even now, Forbes magazine......

Beware! Vishing could ruin you!

Imagine this. You receive an e-mail which warns you that your bank or PayPal account has been compromised and immediate action is required. However, instead of a Web site link you're cajoled into......

Why open source software is hot

What is common ton products such as JBoss and Mono framework? Nothing, except that both of them are open source initiative in Java and .NET world.Products like Linux, Apache Web Server, and JBoss......

Did Parasite deserve all those Oscars?

Parasite's razor-sharp characterisations ensure that the picture is thoroughly entertaining though it falls short of greatness, declares Sreehari Nair.   Is it just me, or has there been a......

Retro Fashion we DON'T want to see again

The Wikipedia entry of the term 'retro' explains its meaning by way of an example, 'clothing from the 1980s or 1990s could be retro.' While we're on our way to 2014, all the 'retro' throwbacks we......

Why we love to HATE Shah Rukh Khan

Let's kick the superstar when he is down, for god knows he makes good copy and helps us grab eyeballs, says Sanchari Bhattacharya. When Neha Dhupia had famously said 'Only sex and Shah Rukh Khan......

How Pep Guardiola Celebrated Record Triumph

Pep Guardiola etched his name in the history of English football after guiding Manchester City to the English Premier League title. City won its fourth EPL title in five years with a 3-2 comeback......

The Muhammad Ali tribute you MUST read!

'Every Ali obituary I read made the point that he 'transcended his sport' -- a reference to the many battles he fought with America even as he fought in America.''What the obituaries leave out is......

Can we please have our cricket back?

'Time was when a giant-economy sized tub of popcorn and an XL-sized bottle of cola was all I needed to enjoy a game of cricket.' 'Today I need popcorn and cola from the 'official' suppliers, plus......

World Cup: Petition filed to name US goalkeeper Tim Howard Secretary of Defense!

US goalkeeper Tim Howard, who pulled off a record-setting 16 saves in a 1-2 World Cup loss against Belgium, was momentarily named Secretary of Defense on Wikipedia as an enthusiastic fan edited the......

Indian cricketers should stop complaining

Indian cricketers should stop pretending to be poor little rich kids and just do what they have been paid for, feels Abhishek Mande The lead sports story in a Mumbai newspaper today is a report of......