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......

A 10-Point Wishlist For Modi's Third Term

If Modi wants to leave a real legacy, breaking India's strategic triangulation would be the real gift, notes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish......

Rajya Sabha bids farewell to 68 members

Fondly remembering the contribution of retiring members from the Rajya Sabha, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said the wisdom shared by them would be greatly missed and their departure would......

Will the brand-new Jal Shakti ministry keep India's head above water?

Can the newly-minted Jal Shakti ministry bring water to some 19 crore Indian households that have never had taps or heard the sound of flowing water, wonders Vinayak Chatterjee. The ministry of......

'India will feel impact of future financial crisis more than in 2008'

'I can confidently say there will be another financial crisis soon enough, and probably more than one global crisis within the next century, given the increasingly integrated nature of the global......

How Information revolution differs from Industrial Revolution

There is mounting evidence that the Information Revolution may mean the end of large-scale vertically integrated businesses whose guiding principle, “economies of scale”, was the......

'They said casting Alia was a mistake'

'Gangubai required Alia to change her body language, voice, even the look in her eyes.''I threw the challenge at her and she was more than up to it.' IMAGE: Alia Bhatt spotted at Sanjay Leela......

The A to Z of Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan turns 75 on October 11. Rediff.com celebrates the superstar with this special series, looking back at the very things that made him the BIG B. We first published this special in......

'Bhansali can't get away with showing anything he wants'

'These people from Mumbai just understand the language of either silver, or shoes,' Lokendra Singh Kalvi, founder patron of the Shree Rajput Karni Sena, tells Dhruv Munjal.Illustration: Uttam......

How 1974 Ranji Trophy win shaped Karnataka cricket

'It was an inspiration for all of us. Right from our U15 and U17 tours, all we could hear was how Karnataka beat the mighty Bombay' Photograph: Kind courtesy GR Viswanath/Instagram Warm spells of......

2nd Test: Mindset, technical changes imperative for India batters

IMAGE: Heading into the second game, the Indian batters will need to step up as the hosts look to level the five-match series 1-1. Photograph: BCCI After England tore the prediction books for an......

There Will Surely Never Be Another Bishan Singh Bedi

One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday.Rediff.com salutes the legend. IMAGE: Bedi in action, August 2, 1971. Photograph: Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty......

Nationwide shock as Italy miss out on World Cup 2022

IMAGE: Italian players in disbelief after they miss out on World Cup Qualification. Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters Eight months after winning the European Championship trophy and being......

Why Did BCCI Mess With Kohli?

Now we do not know if the Board bugs the dressing room or employs Pegasus in players' phones. But nothing stopped them from speaking with Kohli, points out Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Virat Kohli, who......