'Sab bhagwan ke haath mein hai'

'Our Lockdown Life has a sort of Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde personality about it,' notes Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.All illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com *"Bhagwan ka naam din bhar lena chahiye."......

'Very, very hard for Modi to return with a comparably large majority'

'Most likely scenario is Modi comes back with either a much smaller majority and no majority at all and a coalition.''Very hard to imagine him doing better than he did last time.''He will then be a......

Preet Bharara: A crusader's tenure, a hero's exit

Meet the US Attorney who took on Donald Trump.Monali Sarkar profiles Preet Bharara. IMAGE: Preet Bharara was among the longest serving US Attorneys for the Southern District of New York.......

Jallikattu: Protests intensify, OPS ponders over options, PETA warns Centre

Protests demanding Jallikattu swelled on the streets of Tamil Nadu after agitators rejected statements by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and the state braced for a......

Will Viral Acharya sing a new tune at the RBI?

Hopefully, the grey world of central banking in a nation hit by demonetisation, will lighten up with some of his notes soon.Anup Roy profiles Viral Acharya, the new RBI deputy governor, a man of......

The game corporate India plays

How bridge keeps corporate India sharp and quick-witted.Ranjita Ganesan and Manavi Kapur report. As the India managing director of a German steelmaker that describes itself as the 'global leader......

He is 24, blind, and CEO of a Rs 10-crore company

Srikanth Bolla, CEO of Bollant Industries, has set his sights on changing lives Get rid of him. That was the first thing that neighbours told Srikanth Bolla’s parents when they came to......

15 facts you didn't know about Sundar Pichai

Sundar Pichai has been appointed the new CEO of Google amid a structural overhaul by the tech giant.   Google has created a holding company called Alphabet. Under the new corporate......

What must YOU watch on OTT this week?

The year is ending, but the OTT shows no signs of slowing down. Sukanya Verma brings you everything you can catch this week.   MankWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: English A David Fincher......

'Gandhi's honesty floored me'

Putting together a play about the Father of the Nation is no easy task.But when that play is a musical, the challenges increase.Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar (text), Rajesh Karkera (video) and......

'Television has become mindless trash'

'Movie tickets cost Rs 500, 600 on weekends. Why would someone want to watch Ananth Mahadevan and Saurabh Shukla in Staying Alive instead of Shah Rukh Khan for Rs 300 in Happy New Year?' 'It's a......

Review: Mira Nair's Queen Of Katwe is a ray of inspiration

Queen Of Katwe feels almost like Mira Nair is making a Bollywood film in Africa, notes Raja Sen. Comprehension is a beautiful thing. Cinema wows us by opening our minds to the unexpected and the......

Olympiad gold-medallist Vantika's next big move!

IMAGE: Vantika Agrawal helped India achieve its biggest glory in team chess by winning the first-ever Olympiad gold in Budapest recently. Photographs: FIDE/Michal Walusza Chess Olympiad......

'I saw the spark in Gukesh at 7'

From extracurricular activity to chess World Champion: Gukesh's inspiring journey IMAGE: Dommaraju Gukesh won the individual gold medal on the top board. Photograph: FIDE/Michal Walusza It......

Vishy Anand's Academy: Where Chess Champions Are Made

The Anand effect that's shaping a 'golden generation' Photograph: Kind Courtesy WACA/X  "If you had to roll the dice, these are pretty good teams to roll them with." Viswanathan Anand......

'The percentage of women chess players in India is quite less'

IMAGE: Koneru Humpy said there should be more women's chess tournaments in India to encourage young players to take up the sport. Photograph: Stev Bonhage/Norway Chess/FIDE Former World Rapid......

India's chess future is bright, but...

Current generation of Indian chess players great at grabbing opportunities: Viswanathan Anand Photograph: Kind courtesy Norway Chess/X "Slowly transitioning" from a world champion competitor to a......