'If he has to keep BJP bosses happy...'

'If Yogiji has to run this government without any problems, he has to remain in power, and if he has to keep the BJP bosses in Delhi and the RSS happy, then he has no option but to do it.'  ......

Shiv ji ki baraat without a groom

India is mushrooming with Deve Gowda wannabes because being a former prime minister is better than being a former chief minister, says Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata......

Oh, they are asking for jobs? Give them cow...

'The jobless armies of youthful India are getting angrier and desperate,' warns Shekhar Gupta.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Brand guru Alyque Padamsee had a favourite boast: Clients ask me......

Rifleman Aurangzeb, Maj Aditya among those awarded Shaurya Chakra

Major Aditya Kumar, who was embroiled in a controversy after his unit fired on a stone-pelting mob in South Kashmir's Shopian in January leading to death of three persons, is among 20 armed forces......

Hinduja squabble: Lessons for business khandaans

'India is home to the third-largest number of family-owned businesses in the world.' 'While everyone pays lip service to succession planning being entrenched in the functional DNA of family-owned......

Bhagwat's message to Modi

'By holding forth on Swadeshi economics, Bhagwat is showing his intent to fight back,' says Shekhar Gupta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The Sarsanghchalak, as the Rashtriya......

Lessons from the Fortis/Raymond family feuds

'Nothing in this world is permanent. So also in business.''And more so in family businesses where family issues often influence business decisions,' point out S Subramanian and Nupur Pavan Bang.......

How Malvinder and Shivinder Singh destroyed the legacy they inherited

Over-expansion, bad management, and multiple allegations irreparably taint Malvinder and Shivinder Singh What do you get when two brothers, third-generation scions of a business house with a solid......

'Gone too soon, Sidharth'

'Life is so unpredictable.''Devastating beyond words.' IMAGE: Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Shukla and Varun Dhawan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Varun Dhawan/Instagram The television and film industry is......

Bobby to Amar Akbar Antony: Super Rishi songs

A Rishi Kapoor song has an identity of its own. Brimming in carefree emotion and youthful courtship, its exuberance regaled listeners in the tradition of romance icons like Dev Anand and Rajesh......

Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet: When Music was King

Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.A fascinating excerpt from Amit Khanna's Words. Sounds. Images: A History Of......

#RIPKhayyamsaab: 'Music lost a note today'

Veteran composer Khayyam passed into the ages on August 20. He was 92. His music was loved by film personalities and political leaders alike, and they took to social media to offer their......

Readers speak out!

Rishi MarkendayIt is 230 in the morning here and I am enjoying the game. I thought that you need to be complimented for your typing speed and your command of english. Do keep up the good work and......

Long live the Little Master

Name:Mira GovindarajanMessage:Makes me nostalgic for some of the golden monets of Indian cricket in the 70's and 80's. Many Happy......