Living with leopards in Incredible India

A National Geographic feature on leopards in Mumbai has just gone viral on social media. But two years ago, Sumit Bhattacharya/Rediff.com met pioneering wildlife scientist Vidya Athreya, whose......

56 personalities receive Padma awards from President

President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday presented Padma awards to 56 distinguished personalities including actor Paresh Rawal, ace tennis player Leander Paes and author Ruskin Bond. Cricketer Yuvraj......

The woman who never gave up hope

From a mind-numbing accident 15 years ago that confined her to a wheelchair, Arlene D'Souza has clawed her way back. For her never-say-die spirit, she was recently awarded the Nina Foundation's......

Ousted Mint editor Narisetti joins Washington Post

Raju Narisetti, who recently quit the Hindustan Times group's business newspaper Mint, has now been named one of the two managing editors of the Washington Post. Reports said that The Post named......

'Some of the growth rate figures are spurious and misleading'

'The whole land acquisition bill is a part of the payback to the corporate' 'It is the joke of the century, if the BJP were to pretend that it was a clean government' 'Maharashtra is busy banning......

My Sunny Balcony: A passion that is a business

It was a cool January evening in 2009 in Bengaluru and coffee time as usual for the four friends -- environmental consultant Shailesh Deshpande, web designer Athreya Chidambi,......

Cong for social welfare, BJP for reforms: Experts

Even as the stakes are being weighed on who would form the next government, management experts feel that if Congress-led government is formed at the Centre, social welfare sector will get a major......

Global think tanks want Indian biz leaders

When the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the global think tank, first invited Sunil Mittal to join its board of trustees last October, the Bharti Group chairman was not immediately......

PIX: Samantha wins big at awards night

The Zee Cine Awards Telugu honoured a lot of film folk over the weekend, even as they got together for a red carpet party. Here's looking at moments from the awards night. Photograph: Kind......

'24 was made keeping kids in mind, and they're loving it!'

'We think children are not as smart but that is so unfair.' 24 director Vikram Kumar gets talking about his latest hit. Director Vikram Kumar seems to be churning out hit after hit with seemingly......

Review: 24 is an interesting thriller

24 is a cleverly crafted entertainer that is worth your time and money, feels S Saraswathi. Manam director Vikram Kumar’s latest offering 24 is a science fiction thriller that......