'Unbelievable after six years my mother got bail'

'I was laughing and crying at the same time. Right now, just extremely happy that she will be out and amongst us soon.' IMAGE: During happier times, Koel Sen, left, with her mother Professor Shoma......

Elgar: SC notes long detention, delay in charges, grants bail to activist

In a relief to academic-activist Shoma Kanti Sen, arrested in June 2018 in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, the Supreme Court on Friday granted her bail while taking cognisance......

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

'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......

Market regulator Sebi considers tighter norms for proprietary trades

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is considering segregation of settlement for proprietary trades and retail trades to avoid misuse and circumvention by certain brokers, its......

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......

One of the biggest land deals in Mumbai: Rs 5,200 cr for Bombay Dyeing's Worli asset

In one of the biggest land deals in the financial capital, Wadias-run Bombay Dyeing on Wednesday announced the sale of a 22-acre land parcel to Japan's Sumitomo for Rs 5,200 crore. IMAGE: The......

Adani's Dharavi dream: Producing millionaires minus slumdog prefix

Billionaire Gautam Adani on Wednesday shared a personal note on the development of Dharavi in Mumbai, days after the Maharashtra government issued a resolution to award the Dharavi redevelopment......

Aditi Sings Ang Laga De, Noodle Sa Dil

'There must have been some wonderful genetic disorder due to which I was attracted towards filmi songs.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Aditi Paul/Instagram One of the things that was appreciated in......

'What Still Resonates Is That Voice'

'How many voices from that time have stood the test of time?''There have been RJs before him and after him, but no one has enjoyed his popularity and longevity.' IMAGE: Ameen Sayani. Photograph:......

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......

'We View Wildlife As A Threat'

'We need to understand and respect wildlife behaviour.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shonet Anthony Barretto/Facebook Before turning to film-making, Shonet Anthony Barretto was a choreographer who......

Bishan Singh Bedi: The Sardar of Spin who conquered hearts

IMAGE: Bishan Singh Bedi with Ravichandran Ashwin and Erapalli Prasanna during the BCCI Annual Awards in Bengaluru on March 8, 2017. Photograph: BCCI He could mess with a batter's mind with his......

When Sachin, 15, Played His First Senior Game

'I remember walking up to him and telling him, "Sambhal ke khelna".' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar bats during a Test against Pakistan in Lahore in 1989. Photograph: Ben Radford/Allsport/Getty Images......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......