Why Modi Should Thank Indira Gandhi

If Indira Gandhi hadn't targeted the RSS, Narendra Modi wouldn't be sitting pretty with his second majority and looking at a third, asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Narendra Modi at the foundation......

'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Why Congress Can't Keep Its Flock Together

If the party's members aren't sure what it stands for, see no path to wealth or power, and endure control by a dynasty, which, almighty as it is within the party, cannot get them the votes, they......

Benazir's daughter: Meet Pakistan's first lady

Quite the spitting image of her late mother, both in looks and bearing, Aseefa Bhutto Zardari joins a long line of Pakistani first ladies. Aseefa Bhutto Zardari was just 14 years old when her......

Flying high: Big spike in airfares, demand for hotels during Holi week

If you are planning to travel around Holi this year, brace for sky-high airfare. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com During the week of the festival next month, travellers are likely to feel......

How Vicks Vaporub Become A Blockbuster

Within six months, outlets carrying Vicks jumped from 60,000 pharmacies to 750,000 general stores.The trade boycott collapsed. Consumers were happy, finding Vicks now at every street corner. A......

Pretty Preity In Sparkling Form!

Photographs: BCCI   Bollywood star and Punjab Kings Co-Owner Preity Zinta refuses to be cowed down by PBKS's string of IPL 2024 losses. Preity's presence at the Mullanpur stadium in Mohali......

Tamannaah Gets Ready To Scare You This April

The first quarter of 2024 has ended on a positive note. While Fighter entered the Rs 200 Crore (Rs 2 billion) Club, Shaitaan is aiming for a Rs 150 crore (Rs 1.5 billion) lifetime. And now, Crew is......

Will Kangana Make A Good Politician?

Entertainers can be good politicians if they treat the citizens as the audience, and treat their job like a live show, and work hard to make sure the audience likes them, asserts Sandeep Goyal.......

Here's Where You Can Watch Fighter On OTT

Patriotism, politics, pain, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.   FighterWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Anil......

WPL: Nita Ambani steals the spotlight

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Mumbai Indians/X Nita Ambani, the owner of Mumbai Indians, graced the WPL 2024 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday.......

Meet Mrs Irfan Pathan

Photograph: Kind courtesy Irfan Pathan/Instagram Irfan Pathan and Safa Baig recently celebrated their 8th wedding anniversary. To mark the occasion, Pathan revealed a picture of his spouse and......

Hardik's first words post Gujarat Titans exit...

'...Feels good to be back' Photograph: Kind Courtesy Mumbai Indians/X In a formal trade, all-rounder Hardik Pandya has made a triumphant return to the Mumbai Indians (MI) from the Gujarat Titans......

What Mrs Maxwell Told Indian Trolls

IMAGE: Vini Maxwell's Instagram post. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vini Maxwell/Instagram   A few uncouth Indians have given Indian cricket fans a bad name by trolling Australian cricketers......

PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi, Tendulkar's shout out to Team India!

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar's tweet. Photograph: Sachin Tendulkar/X World Cup final fever has hit every Indian and like always it's the iconic Sachin Tendulkar leading the country in cheering for Team......