Venkaiah Naidu, Vyjayantimala, Chiranjeevi awarded Padma Vibhushan

Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, megastar Konidela Chiranjeevi, famous actor of yesteryears Vyjayantimala Bali are among personalities who have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan in the......

Milkha, Chetak, Vayu among people's choice of names for cheetahs in Kuno Park

Milkha, Chetak, Vayu, Svasti and Twara are some of the names that people have suggested for the eight cheetahs Prime Minister Narendra Modi released in the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on......

Official sacked by court says Sheshnag idol found inside Gyanvapi complex

Several sculptures of gods and goddesses along with other structures related to Hindu motifs were seen in the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, said advocate Ajay Kumar Mishra, who was appointed......

The king who shunned glamour

'Simplicity was very much a hallmark of the Kerala lifestyle those days.' IMAGE: The last maharaja of Travancore as the chief scout. All photographs: Kind courtesy History Liberated: The Sree......

Govt seeks India Inc's view on economic revival

Officers across departments and ministries have been asked to speak to people across sectors for ‘SWOT' analysis of issues for revival of the economy. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

'Possible now to have a career in the social sector'

The Vedica Scholars Programme for Women has helped many girls move up the ladder with a business education and liberal arts and find what they really want or are suited to do. IMAGE: Vedica......

Why Mamata Banerjee threatens to take over Duncans Goenka group

The Duncans Goenka group is in a spot of bother over the death of workers and non-payment of dues to employees. In early 1979, Kolkata-based Keshav Prasad Goenka arranged his companies into three......

Top bureaucrats eye high profile CCI jobs

As many as 230 persons, including ex-Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla, former Corporate Affairs Secretary R Bandyopadhyay and other senior bureaucrats and eminent economists have lined up for the two......

Modern Love Chennai: Whistle Podu!

Things may not always look bright, but the sun won't stay out forever is a running theme conveyed across its short films about people from various walks of life in all their varying moods and......

Why Salman Missed His Niece's Birthday Party

Salman Khan and his little niece Ayat Sharma share the same birth date, December 27. While he will turn 57, she'll three! Her parents Aayush Sharma and Arpita Khan threw a birthday party for their......

Taimur Goes To A Birthday Party

Genelia D'Souza and Riteish Deshmukh threw a birthday party for their son Riaan, who turned eight on November 25. The winter carnival-themed party saw Bollywood's super moms arrive with their......

Karishma's On A Dinner Date!

Kishore Kumar's legendary bungalow in Juhu, northwest Mumbai, has become a swanky restaurant, thanks to cricketer Virat Kohli. Gouri Kunj, as it was then known, has been renamed One8 Commune......

Wish India's darling Dipa Karmakar a happy birthday!

IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar competes during the qualification round at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters The first Indian gymnast to reach the finals of the Olympic Games, Dipa......