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'If not PM, Mr Modi Will Be President'

But the presidency of India then won't be the same, author and columnist Shobhaa De tells Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar in a no-holds-barred conversation. Videos: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com......

Anil Dharker passes into the ages

Columnist and editor Anil Dharker passed away in Mumbai on Friday. Photograph: Kind courtesy @anildharker/Twitter Dharker, 74, was the founder and director of the Mumbai International......

'Slumdog Millionaire opens doors for me as a diplomat'

'If I get posted to a place, if people engage with me just as an Indian diplomat, I have X amount of leverage.''But when they look at me as the high commissioner of India and the author of Slumdog......

Why Shobhaa De deserves to be booed

'You can ignore someone's passion, but how can you taunt someone for being obsessed with achieving greatness in her/his chosen field?' asks Sudhir Bisht. Shobhaa De likes to be known as a......

'India is like a soft-shell crab, but will grow into something hard and powerful'

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the mass yoga event on the second International Day of Yoga at the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh, June 21, 2016. Photograph: PTI 'The prime minister speaks......

Why Raghuram Rajan Raced At RBI

The speed at which he led the central bank in different areas -- ranging from internal reorganisation to inflation fighting, stabilising the currency, taking on rogue corporations, cleaning up bank......

What led BJP towards this harakiri?

'You want a steady, confident, self-assured and highly skilful hand at the till.''It is a pity that the BJP has decided to deprive itself of such a hand at this politically sensitive time.''It is......

At 50, witty 'Amul' girl captured in book

Over the past four decades she provided a running commentary on the state of affairs of India and on her 50th anniversary, the cheeky, impish 'Amul' girl, has got a birthday present! The likes of......

Penguin India in digital mode

Penguin is getting ready to launch digital content business in India. With 500 digital titles and counting, John Makinson, CEO of Penguin, is convinced that the publishing house will have a good......

Book Review: One night @ the call center

Bestseller lists have been making a killing off Chetan Bhagat, and publishers Rupa seem to have found themselves a worthy successor to Anurag Mathur (The Inscrutable Americans), who, hopefully,......

A Memorable Dinner With Aamir Khan

By refusing to follow the pack and remain politically correct, Aamir Khan has paid a price.A fascinating excerpt from Shobhaa De's new book, Insatiable. IMAGE: Aamir Khan. All photographs: Kind......

Lockdown Blues? Let Lillete Tell A Story

'The lockdown underlined a lot of things, especially feelings of loneliness.' IMAGE: Lillete Dubey flanked by actors Ira Dubey, right, and Joy Sengupta during the rehearsals of Lockdown Liaisons.......

'I don't want to do aunty roles again'

'When Zubeida came, everybody loved me and I got a slew of offers of the same kind.''People started saying,"Aap nayi Aruna Irani ban jayegi".' Photograph: Kind courtesy Lillete Dubey/Instagram......

'Shah Rukh is a very possessive person'

'Shah Rukh's a possessive friend.''I think I may have hurt him when I made a film without him.''And I think I got hurt because when I did, I felt he didn't give me that paternal feeling that I had......

Watch! Karan Johar, you've never seen him like this

When Hitesh Harisinghani (Text, Videos) went for the launch of Karan Johar’s book, An Unsuitable Boy, this was not what he had expected. It was like a Karan Johar film. There was a beautiful......

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