'Wherever Mukesh puts up a plant, I put up a school'

'I sat down and asked what they would want in their new school. One student said a football field, another one asked for computers. One little girl came and sat next to me and said, "A separate......

Think tanks help the nation's intellectual churn

I still believe that it is a good thing that think tanks are mushrooming in Delhi. They provide a platform for discussion, even if they shed more heat than light. With Parliament almost incapable......

Sociologist Shiv Visvanathan: Youth were not protesting against rape but indifference

'Anyone of them could have been the girl. So in a way it had what I call the 'rakhi effect'. Everyone felt the rape victim could have been my sister and everyone felt that could have been......

Britain's Prince Andrew to arrive in Delhi on Monday

Britain's Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, will arrive here tomorrow on a week-long visit to further enhance ties with India in diverse areas including defence and trade. The Prince, who will be in......

The Ambani who got sucked in

Vipul Ambani, a runner who participated in city marathons, never wore his last name on his sleeve, was easy-going, mild-mannered and always smiling. Yet, why did he join a luxury jewellery company,......

Jai Anmol: Meet the low-profile Ambani scion

The new executive director of Reliance Capital has big shoes to fill in every way, but he is taking an understated approach to the challenge, says Joydeep Ghosh.  IMAGE: Jai Anmol has a host......

Gujarat to introduce chapter on Dhirubhai in school books

With a view to imbue students with entrepreneurship, Gujarat government is likely to introduce a chapter on Reliance Group founder Dhirubhai Ambani in school textbooks, officials said on Tuesday.......

Rajan advises students to not take economic freedom for granted

Asserting that values are very important in both professional and personal lives, Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has asked students not to take economic freedom for granted. Rajan was......

Aishwarya-Abhishek Cheer For Aaradhya

Ever wondered who Bollywood's biggest stars cheer for? Their children, of course. So the annual day function at the Dhirubhai Ambani International School in Mumbai turned out to be a star-studded......

'Just for that hour, we didn't think of coronavirus'

"When Modiji announced the (Janta) curfew, I thought why don't I treat people to music during this time?" Sonu Nigam tells Ronjita Kulkarni/Rediff.com. This thought led to a blockbuster online......

Aishwarya, Karisma, Raveena cheer their kids

When the kids performed, their star parents cheered... At the Dhirubhai Ambani International School's annual day, it was time for the parents to sit back and watch their kids perform. From the......

How Farhan Akhtar perfected his Milkha Singh look

When Dhirubhai Ambani International School in Bandra, a western Mumbai suburb, held a sporting meet for the parents of students in February this year, it was no surprise to see actor Farhan......

Sports Shorts: Shiva, Manoj strike gold at Czech boxing tourney

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday Indian boxers packed quite a heavy punch at the 48th Grand Prix Usti Nad Labem, clinching five gold medals, two silver and......

7-yr-old Mumbai girl wins bronze at junior chess meet in UK

Mumbai girl Ahana Shah has won a bronze medal with a score of 4 points out of 5 in the Under-7 category of the 2017 Kenilworth Junior Open Rapid Chess Tournament in the United Kingdom. Ahana, a......

How Nita Ambani built a bigger brand of Mumbai Indians than Reliance

IMAGE: Nita Ambani with Sachin Tendulkar. Photograph: BCCI . A founding member franchise of Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians is a two-time winner of the T20 League in 2013 and 2015 and......

Arjun Tendulkar in Mumbai's U-14 squad

Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun has been selected to play for Mumbai U-14 in the West Zone leg matches of the BCCI tournament which will be held in Ahmedabad from January 20 to February 1. Arjun, who......