He told India about the Himalayan Blunder

Very few today realise that without Brigadier John Dalvi's courage, we would never have known what really happened during those tragic days of October/November 1962, reveals Claude Arpi. IMAGE:......

PLA using Tibetans against India

'Tibetans will participate in future conflicts with India (in all probability, some were already present in Galwan).''As nobody in India would like to have a deadly fight with Tibetan soldiers and......

Lockdown Times: A unique Goan perspective!

Sheela Jaywant invites you to explore the GoaWriters's interesting look at the lockdown. IMAGE: Authors Shashi Deshpande, second from left, Jerry Pinto, right, and Damodar Mauzo, second from......

Inside the toxic world of online trolls

A Molotov cocktail of lies, abuse and bigotry is blowing up social media, discovers Arundhuti Dasgupta, Neha Alawadhi and Romita Majumdar.Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Her nightmare never......

OnePlus One: A killer phone from China for Rs 20,000

  The plain, simple, minimal user interface that the CyanogenMod custom Android ROM brings to the One is delightful, says Vipul Vivek. When my friend first told me about OnePlus One......

Big sale: Lessons for retailers to keep customers happy

  With the festive season underway, retailers in the online and the offline world need to prepare well to offer the best deals to consumers and earn trust. Monday, October 6, 2014, was......

Facebook's fine-print fiasco

It's always a good idea to pay attention to the service terms on social media sites. The importance of reading the fine print became especially clear over the President's Day weekend during a......

Why CEOs don't blog

Quick, tell me the names of five Indian CEOs who blog? I'll wait. No, really. I'll wait. Take your time. Give up? I'm not surprised. Don't be too hard on yourself. I asked this question to 10......

Beautiful Life Lessons from Buddy Hirani

'Buddy knows more about Raju's films because he sits in the editing room.''He has seen Sanju a number of times already!' IMAGE: Manjeet, her son Vir and husband Rajkumar Hirani with Buddy.......

'I don't know why I haven't had a baby yet'

 'I am the undiscovered Julia Roberts of India. They haven't figured it out yet.' Kalki Koechlin gets talking. IMAGE: Kalki on the ramp: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com "I feel like......

Of toilet tales and Bollywood masti!

Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us! How a week that began with MAMI withdrawal symptoms and post-Diwali blues is brought back to life by Marvel's trippiest superhero, Netflix's......

Anurag Kashyap, making his own rules

There is something about Anurag Kashyap -- whose Raman Raghav 2.0 releases June 24 -- that puts the cinema watchdogs on alert, says Veenu Sandhu. IMAGE: Shahid Kapoor in Udta Punjab. Hours before......

'Overwhelmed': Yuvraj to fans as #MissYouYuvi trends

'Cricket will always be my life, just as each of you will always be an irreplaceable part of me' IMAGE: Yuvraj Singh completed one year of his retirement from all forms of cricket. Photograph:......

When Sehwag's advice got Tendulkar dismissed

The former India opener talks about tweeting, his batting and more… IMAGE: Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag speaks at Agenda Aaj Tak, in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photograph: PTI It's......

Seeking parochialism

Not so long ago, there was random moaning about increasing parochialism in Indian cricket. Players were being booed in the home stadiums of their perceived rivals; it was no longer about wanting......