'Why promote silly characters like Mickey Mouse and Goofy?'

'Children should be brought up connected to our culture and should be introduced to characters from our mythologies.''What is this Baa Baa Black Sheep?'Nikita Puri makes sense of Mohandas Pai's......

PHOTOS: Royals in the jungle: Will and Kate@Kaziranga

British royal couple Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton on Thursday visited the Kaziranga National Park in a jeep safari. ENTER THE ANIMAL KINGDOM: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and......

When Clinton came a-calling

Bill Clinton was the first American President to travel to India in over 20 years. Abhishek Mande glances at that memorable visit through the eyes of Rediff.com reports and excerpts from Clinton's......

Humayun lies in wait for Obama

Barack Obama's staff could not have chosen a better venue than Humayun's Tomb for his only cultural outing in the capital, says Archana Masih. In a city as historic as Delhi -- one that writer......

India's richest join Gates in philanthropy tete-e-tete

Last week saw a buzz of activity in one of the plush city hotels, where corporate leaders from diverse fields flocked to join a closed-door meeting with Microsoft co-founder and chairman,......

Worst is over for global economy, says Premji

The outlook for global economy has turned positive this year and the worst is over even though the road ahead is full of challenges, Wipro chairman and a co-chair of the World Economic Forum Azim......

Gates, Hewlett earmark $9.1 mn for Indian kids

The William and Flora Hewlett and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations announced a $9.1 million grant for Pratham, a non-profit organisation, recently to help 60 million children in India get added......

The 400 richest Americans

The nine-figure fortune won't get you much mention these days, at least not on these pages. This year, for the first time, everyone in The Forbes 400 has at least $1 billion. The collective net......

Federer and Nadal to attempt world record in Cape Town

'I will play in my mother’s home country against my toughest rival and friend Rafa Nadal.' IMAGE: The clash between the two tennis greats will take place on February 7 at the Cape Town......

Brawn is a Formula One phenomenon

If a jubilant Jenson Button had his way, fellow Briton Ross Brawn would have his name on a shiny medal as well as on a championship-winning Formula One car and team. Without the 'Big Bear', as the......