Rest In Peace, Onkar Singh, Superman of News

Onkar Singh, a valuable member of the Rediff.com team over the years, breathed his last on January 13.Syed Firdaus Ashraf, who knew him intimately, remembers the ultimate newsman. Illustration:......

No Muslim arrested for Palghar lynching: Maha HM

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday said none of the 101 people arrested in connection with the Palghar lynching case is a Muslim, and accused the opposition of......

The judiciary must fight for its honour

If the judiciary loses this fight, it will suffer irreparable damage and all of us citizens will be the losers.Whether the CJI likes it or not, he is now pitchforked in a situation where he has to......

How kirana stores are embracing retail technology

Everyday consumerables, such as grocery and order-in food items are the key buyout sector, analysts say, and a major reason for kirana stores’ digitisation push. When Paytm, the biggest......

Start-ups lean on temporary jobs to sail through tough times

With future prospects being difficult to predict, hiring for a short period is proving to be cost-effective Around this time last year, a Mumbai-based start-up had raised a big Series-A round. The......

How retailers plan to woo shoppers

Tata, Reliance and Aditya Birla groups have decided to take on e-retailers like Amazon and Flipkart, but their strategy is different from their online peers India could well be the final frontier......

HouseJoy: Household services at your fingertips

  The Bengaluru-based company is vying for a bigger pie of the $100-bn on-demand market Before launching HouseJoy, a Bengaluru-based on-demand home services start-up, Sunil Goel and Arjun......

A Film About Sex Not Seen In India Before

'Agra is about sexuality and sexual repression, and the relationship of sexuality to the physical spaces that we are in.' IMAGE: Priyanka Bose as Priti and Mohit Agarwal as Guru in Agra. In 2014,......

Take The Fun, Fun, Filmi Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.  All set for this week’s fully filmi challenge? Simply identify the movie from the options listed below.......

'I never got along with any actress'

'Even at 50, I will make mistakes, but I'm willing to get up and learn again.' IMAGE: Madhuri Dixit, Sonam and Sangeeta Bijlani in the song Gazar Ne Kiya Hai Ishara from Tridev. Bakhtavar Khan,......

'Khansaab, Deepika would rehearse after midnight'

'Every day, after 'pack-up', Khansaab and Deepika would come for dance practice and rehearse till around 1-1.30 am.''The weather was a challenge because while on screen, it looks warm and sunny, it......