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Why South India Is Unhappy With Modi

On one hand, South Indian states have been complaining about denial of a proportionate portion of the sharable funds from the Centre, based on population. On the other hand, they stand to lose Lok......

'Togetherness Is The Message From Ayodhya'

'Sri Ayodhyaji will emerge as the greatest centre of cultural togetherness, universal harmony, vasudeva kutumbakam, compassion, and love for every single living being on this Earth.' IMAGE: A......

To Ukraine, With Love

'If I had to describe my experience of the people in one word, it would be 'warmth'.''They opened their hearts and homes for us.' IMAGE: The National Pirogov Memorial Medical University in......

'It was extremely challenging to snatch lives from the tightening jaws of death'

'The second wave was more virulent, more aggressive.' IMAGE: Patients suffering from coronavirus and in serious condition being treated at an ICU at a hospital in New Delhi, May 28, 2021.......

Migrant workers struggle to survive as pandemic rages

It took a lockdown for us in India to even recognise that the plight of migrants needs to be addressed.They were faceless and unrecognised.They were unappreciated and even hounded.They were poorly......

From someone who knows: How to do well in business

'In any business you have to achieve short-term goals.''But at the same time you have to keep your broader perspective long term.''It is good for business survival.' IMAGE: Dr Habil Khorakiwala,......

How home loans have changed in the past 4 decades

Home buyers 40 years back had a completely different profile: they were in their mid-forties or older and most dipped into their provident fund corpus and other savings to fund a house. D B......

Rajat Gupta must do right thing in India too

While the former managing director of McKinsey & Co, Rajat Gupta, has every right to claim that he is innocent until otherwise established in a court of law, he must adopt the same standards of......

Of pride and poverty

My hired car driver was contemptuous of the two white Ambassadors that wove in an out of the congestion of Ring Road, red lights swirling, banshee horns screaming. Sometimes, one overtook us,......

Brevity is the key to good ads

Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented the Union Budget for 2007-08 in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.Has he made life easier for those related to the advertising industry? What does it mean for the......

Top 10 Tamil Action Films On OTT

Action films of some substance are rare to come by these days. Most film-makers mistake gore and excessive blood for well-constructed action cinema that thrives on drama and interpersonal stakes.......

Why Did Kiran Rao Struggle?

'I was very keen to make another film and I was dying to say action and cut and get back into creating characters and creating worlds.''But I just didn't have a script I was happy with.''I was......

'Happy film-makers are rediscovering me'

'Whatever you see of me on celluloid will be with the idea of wanting to push the envelope.' IMAGE: Shilpa Shetty in Indian Police Force. Shilpa Shetty plays the first female cop in Rohit Shetty's......

Rainbow Rishta Review: Heartwarming!

If these six stories in Rainbow Rishta are any indication, then urban Indian society is moving towards a welcome liberalism, even though reality cannot be so simple, notes Deepa Gahlot. When there......

Garmi Review: Yet Another Violent Show Set In UP

Of late, crime, politics, corruption and hate have been leaking out of every streaming platform.By the time Garmi drops, fatigue has already set in, observes Deepa Gahlot. For most directors, the......

My Daughter Mithali Raj

'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.''"I don't want you to project that you are a......

FIFA U-17 World Cup: What the tournament means for India

It would be unfair to expect India to bedazzle crowds with eye-catching football. This team is built around stability. But despite the talent, progress from a group that also includes -- apart from......

No samba anymore!

Claude Arpi captures the fan's passion for football in these entertaining e-mails to Ivan Crasto, Rediff.com's Sports Editor. Read Claude's first e-mailHis secondHis thirdHis fourthHis 5th:......

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