Row over K'taka minister's gunman tying his shoes

A purported video of Karnataka Social Welfare Minister H C Mahadevappa allegedly being helped by his gunman to wear his shoes has gone viral on social media. The incident occurred during the......

Ex-top cop's startling claim puts Ajit Pawar in trouble

Former Pune police chief Meeran Chadha Borwankar has claimed in a book that the then “district minister” had insisted in 2010 that she complete the process of handing over an auctioned......

Robert Vadra takes on Smriti Irani for linking his name with Adani

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra has said that his wife Priyanka Gandhi would be "very good" in Parliament and hoped that the party plans better for her. IMAGE:......

Several J-K leaders from GN Azad's party re-join Cong

Over 20 leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, most of them from Ghulam Nabi Azad's Democratic Progressive Azad Party, joined the Congress in the presence of party chief Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi on......

Why is Sebi hesitant to ban retail algos despite obvious illegalities?

Because they have become too big and pervasive and the time to regulate is long gone, points out Debashis Basu. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The market watchdog, the Securities and......

Dark fibre case: Sebi slaps Rs 7 cr fine on NSE, Rs 5 cr on Chitra and Subramanian

Sebi has imposed a penalty totalling Rs 44 crore on 18 entities, including the National Stock Exchange, its business development officer Ravi Varanasi, former MD and CEO Chitra Ramkrishna and her......

'Everything is dependent on Ratan Tata'

'I think Ratan felt he had to do everything that he could to retain control of the company started by his forefathers, because that was the first priority and nothing else mattered compared to......

J R D Tata and the birth of Infosys

Mr Tata said a letter had arrived in his office from a young woman who had applied for the graduate engineering programme of TELCO Pune and been turned down.'I wouldn't interfere with your......

Why Mala Sinha Almost Said No To Pyaasa

'My character Meena seemed like a selfish, cold, heartless woman, who abandons her lover because he is moneyless.' IMAGE: Mala Sinha in Pyaasa. Mala Sinha, who turned 86 on November 11, is the......

The Memorable Chapters of Satish Kaushik's Career

I may not have the looks for cinema, but my spirit is unassailable, Satish Kaushik once said in an interview. A four decade-long career full of work before and behind the camera is testament to his......

'Downfall Was Written For Me'

'I regret not showing my grandparents the man I am today.''I was battling with drug and alcohol addiction when they were alive.''They were struggling to see me deteriorating my life and destroying......

'He is 80, but considers himself to be a young man'

'That is the secret of his untiring energy.' IMAGE: Deepak Sawant does the make-up for Amitabh Bachchan on the sets of Teen Patti. Photograph: Rediff.com Archives An actor's journey is not his......

IPL 2022: All The Numbers You Want

Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting facts and figures from IPL 2022. IMAGE: Gujarat Titans celebrate winning the IPL 2022 title after beating the Rajasthan Royals in the final. Photograph:......

3-member panel to probe gymnast Aruna's allegations

IMAGE: World Cup bronze medallist gymnast Aruna Budda Reddy alleged that she was video-graphed without consent during a physical fitness test conducted in March. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty......

6 Shots of Pant in Action

Nearly 40 years ago, coming to the wicket after the Indian innings was in tatters -- Sunil Gavaskar had made 8, Arun Lal 35, Dilip Vengasarkar a duck, Gundappa Vishwanath 24, Mohinder Amarnath 5,......

How Chirag Patil got to play his dad in '83

'Ranveer Singh is on a different level, he is a super human.''The kind of energy, the kind of seriousness and dedication he has towards his work, it is just phenomenal.' IMAGE: Former India......

When Indian skippers and selectors crossed swords...

IMAGE: The team management comprising skipper Virat Kohli are peeved with the national selectors, led by chairman Chetan Sharma, over Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran's contentious selection.......