Delhi chokes on thick smog as air quality remains severe

Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs dropped to the severe category again on Wednesday morning, with smoke from post-harvest paddy straw burning in neighbouring states accounting for one-third of......

Odd-even scheme returns in Delhi from Nov 13-20; in-person classes suspended

With Delhi recording air pollution levels seven to eight times above safe standards on Monday, the city government announced the return of its flagship odd-even scheme after four years anticipating......

Delhi's air quality likely to dip, anti-pollution plan kicks in

Amid a likely increase in pollution levels, the Centre's air quality panel on Saturday directed authorities in the National Capital Region to increase parking fees to discourage private transport......

'Dons Are More Decent Than Politicians'

'I was wondering whether I would ever come out alive.' All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "Being a Naxalite prisoner the jail officials didn't allow me to read books. Dreaded dons were......

'Huge demand for life insurance products in India'

'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......

Why villas have become homebuyers' favourite choice

Investing in a villa at a prime location is seen as a financially prudent decision that provides appreciation and stability in the long run. Aneeka Chatterjee & Ayushman Baruah report. Luxury real......

'India will be beneficiary of China plus one strategy'

'Our factories are world-class and are becoming increasingly attractive for our global business leaders to use to serve other markets.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com ABB India is......

Can Isha Do What Her Dad Did With Jio?

Isha's stab at the bottom of the laptop pyramid shows she is a true Ambani. IMAGE: Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani with his daughter Isha Ambani. Photograph: ANI......

The Godfather: A Hell to Make

Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride.Like Michael Corleone, he got into it......

'The artist in me does get dissatisfied'

'In the whole of my career, some ten-twenty characters might have really satisfied me.' IMAGE: Nedumudi Venu in Madhura Raja. This interview with the legendary actor Nedumudi Venu, who passed into......

'Politics should not be treated like lavatory cleaning'

'Politics has become a toilet because we delegate everything.''We have to catch a bus, watch a cricket match, live our life... we feel this (politics) is not part of our responsibility.' IMAGE:......