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Did 'Howdy Modi' really help India?

The Howdy Modi put a dagger into the heart of the 'bipartisan consensus' in the US regarding the relations with (Modi's) India, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Nurse famous for iconic World War II kiss photo dies at 92

Greta Friedman, the woman kissed passionately by an American sailor in the iconic black and white picture taken in Times Square here after the World War II ended in 1945, has died. Friedman, 92,......

Modi is not Chacha Nehru, or Chacha Modi, but Modi

'His script, his body language is different, at the most he is a trained pracharak, a national politician building a base, an audience, a community of behaviours and followers from a younger......

'Arnab Goswami is the Ekta Kapoor of TV news'

For Arnab Goswami, the television studio is a stage and he plays his part to the hilt, with a finger on the pulse of the English-speaking audience, says Veenu Sandhu On Thursday night, minutes......

Pope Francis named Time magazine's Person of the Year 2013

Pope Francis has been named Person of the Year 2013 by Time magazine for changing the perception of the Catholic Church in an extraordinary way within just nine months in office. Time said......

Low-cost Spicejet first to offer free WiFi onboard

The budget carrier is expected to be the first in India to offer on board Wi-Fi when it is cleared by the government. Instead of flyers being charged for the service, advertisers would bear the......

Why India loves a one-stop beauty store

Right marketing and product strategy have helped Falguni Nayar build Nykaa, an enormously successful beauty retail business. When Falguni Nayar left investment banking firm Kotak Mahindra Capital......

How effective communication can take companies to great heights

Social media usage is now ubiquitous outside and inside companies. These platforms offer a new channel to communicate and interact with stakeholders, say experts Company A had a problem. Some......

The 10 highest paid Indian-American CEOs

Satya Nadella is the highest-paid CEO in the US. So how do the other Indian-American executives fare? Image: Satya Nadella with Bill Gates. Photograph, courtesy: Microsoft Rs 525......

Insurers turn attention to wealthy with customised products

Apart from special services from banks for their wealth management needs, high net worth individuals (HNIs) are now getting offers from insurance companies, too.Apart from specialised personnel to......

'Lockdown put a full stop to Rashid's life'

'He used to come to the cinema hall like he was visiting a temple for worship.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A week before the well-respected film critic Rashid Irani passed away,......

The Legend is dead, his work lives on

IMAGE: Soumitra Chatterjee and Tushar Bandyopadhya in Satyajit Ray's Apur Sansar, He was the actor who epitomised the best of world cinema, transcending the boundaries of country, state and......

He has played Chanakya 1,039 times

'Every time I step on stage, I feel like I'm performing the play for the first time,' Manoj Joshi tells Sadiya Updade. IMAGE: Manoj Joshi in and as Chanakya in the play. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

'Ratan Singh's situation is similar to mine'

'Maharawal Ratan Singh's situation is very similar to Shahid's situation in Padmaavat, as an actor.''I was pitted against very high odds, in a very unlikely situation, and I had to somehow come out......

Sarkar 3 Review: The cycle of doom has been completed

Ram Gopal Varma is back with Part Three of that series, which presented to us the first clear evidence that the great man was slipping, rues Sreehari Nair. To give Ram Gopal Varma credit where......

Big six is the number for Hamilton in Texas

A victory in Texas would take Lewis Hamilton's career total to 84 wins, seven behind the all-time record set by Ferrari great Michael Schumacher on his way to seven titles. IMAGE: If Lewis......

Seeking parochialism

Not so long ago, there was random moaning about increasing parochialism in Indian cricket. Players were being booed in the home stadiums of their perceived rivals; it was no longer about wanting......

Remembering Ratzenberger

Walk around the Imola circuit to Tamburello corner on a sunny April morning and there is nothing to jog the memory that this was where Ayrton Senna died a decade ago.One could stroll past without......

Farewell Austria, but for how long?

Austrians queued up for a Formula One farewell on Sunday while quietly hoping that the reports of the death of their home grand prix were exaggerated."I don't believe this is it. I bet you the......

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