All In The Family In The Name Of Politics

With some variations, all regional political formations, whether in power presently or out of it, share some common features: Tight family control of the political apparatus, key members in elected......

The protector of women from breast cancer

'Having dedicated my life towards improving breast healthcare in my motherland.' 'I shall continue to work with rock-solid determination following this "chosen" path.' IMAGE: Dr Raghu Ram......

'Wrong to allege ED is politically motivated'

'Whatever ED officers do -- issue summons, conduct searches or arrest a person -- they have to face the courts.' IMAGE: Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate......

'During the war, we reached 40 km into Pakistan'

'My brave JCO managed to get to the gun, sit on top of the dead man and fired away at the attacking aircraft till they melted away into the darkness.' IMAGE: Indian soldiers fire on Pakistani......

'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......

Sanjay Varma: Indian who played a role in Alibaba's early success

Photograph: Courtesy, Enterprise Asia 'Gather the shrimp and the whales will come,' was a line that Alibaba's founder Jack Ma used often in the early years of the Chinese e-commerce giant. Sanjay......

The man you should thank for high-speed WiFi and 4G

Meet Joseph Paulraj, a pioneer of MIMO wireless communications, a technology breakthrough that has revolutionised high speed wireless delivery of multimedia services for billions of people across......

'Faster growth doesn't automatically ensure jobs'

Deep Joshi retired from the rural development NGO Professional Assistance for Development Action two years ago, but it took him nearly a month to find time for Lunch with BS. That wasn't because he......

Love Family Dramas? There's So Much To Choose From!

Indian audiences have always favoured family dramas. One of the earliest popular serials on Doordarshan was Hum Log. Later, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi and Dekh Bhai Dekh became family comedy classics. When......

10 Classic Tamil Films On OTT

When it comes to Tamil cinema, if you take away the superstars, the thalas and the thalapathis, love is a central theme that always triumphs and strikes a chord with the audience. The varying......

'I knew my film would not have a hero or villain'

'Rakesh's life is hard, but he knows how to find joy.''He doesn't think his life's value comes from money. He sees no shame in his poverty.' IMAGE: A scene from Against The Tide. In what seems......

Watched These Amazing 2022 Movies?

As the pandemic slowed down in 2022, people across the world came back to movie theatres. This summer, Tom Cruise's refurbished Top Gun: Maverick became a huge global hit. And just around the time......

Sports Shorts: Anand out of contention in Norway

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand had to hold himself with black and he survived many anxious and nearly catastrophic positions under the normal......

'Virat was born to lead'

'He was not even 15 when he showed skills at captaincy.''Now that he is the captain, I keep telling him not to expect from others what easily comes to him.'Another fascinating excerpt from Vijay......

Best of enemies: Blatter-Platini rift to shape FIFA election

- What's in Michel Platini’s head at the moment is how to take Sepp Blatter's job, and whether the Swiss can conspire to stop him. - Those who know Blatter say the future of FIFA after he has......

Forlan, the discovery of this World Cup

Claude Arpi captures the fan's passion for football in these entertaining e-mails to Ivan Crasto, Rediff.com's Sports Editor. Read Claude's first e-mailHis secondHis thirdHis fourthHis Revolution......