'It was more than ego.''It carried with it a sincere belief that he was the quintessence of the country, that the country's destiny was irrevocably intertwined with his destiny.'An excerpt from T J......
For the residents of Vrindavan Bungalows-2 Society in Raysan village of Gandhinagar, Hiraben was an epitome of simplicity, who always maintained a low profile despite being Prime Minister Narendra......
Leaders from different parties on Friday paid tributes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Hiraben, who passed away in Ahmedabad two days after she was hospitalised. Photograph: PTI Photo 'I......
Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud, who was part of the Supreme Court benches that delivered several landmark verdicts including the Ayodhya land dispute case, was sworn in as the 50th Chief......
Counted as a judge who enriched the ‘verdict docket' of the apex court, Justice Chandrachud is viewed as sharp, articulate and forward looking. Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, who took......
In recent years, the conduct of a few private banks’ corner-room occupants and the role of their boards have come into sharper relief. Raghu Mohan reports. Illustration: Uttam......
Eminent industrialist and former chairman of the Bajaj group Rahul Bajaj passed away on Saturday due to illness at his home in Pune, according to a group official. Bajaj (83), who stood down......
Amartyada, says Omkar Goswami, thank you for being the humane, caring and socially concerned economist that you are. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Born in 1933, Amartya Sen......
One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968.At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.They......
Father of the Indian software industry and the first CEO of Tata Consultancy Services, Faqir Chand Kohli, passed away on Thursday. He was 96 years old. In 2002 Kohli was awarded the Padma Bhushan......
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand, who would have turned 99 today, September 26. IMAGE: Dev Anand. This feature was first posted on Rediff.com on April 4,......
'He always had this big, goofy grin on his face and would speak to me with complete attention, something I was not used to as a shy child who kept to herself.'Amala Dasarathi recalls her encounters......
'I didn't even know where Bombay was before I came here.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shilpa Shukla/Instagram "People still remember me as the Chak De girl!" Shilpa Shukla says with a laugh. It has......
Photograph: Kind courtesy Kartik Aaryan/Instagram Kartik Aaryan will play the title role in his next film, Freddy, to be directed by Ajay Bahl. "In Freddy, Kartik will play a character unlike any......
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade. IMAGE: A scene from Bulbul Can Sing. As the second decade of the young century comes to an end, it is time to look at how......
IMAGE: Rishabh Pant with his coach Tarak Singh, who passed away on Saturday morning. Photograph: Rishabh Pant/Twitter Tarak Sinha, the Indian coach with most number of international and......
Photograph: Kind Courtesy Southern Railway/Twitter Orphaned at five, raised by her daily wager grandmother and forced to run barefoot early on as shoes was a luxury she couldn't afford, sprinter......
IMAGE: India's table tennis player Gnanasekaran Sathiyan with Venugopal Chandrasekhar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Gnanasekaran Sathiyan/Instagram Former India table tennis player Venugopal......
IMAGE: Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Photograph: Zlatan Ibrahimovic/Twitter He has already sampled the life of a singer at Italy’s Sanremo music festival, and AC Milan striker......
Juventus move into last 16 with 2-1 win over Ferencvaros IMAGE: Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their first goal with Paulo Dybala. Photograph: Massimo Pinca/Reuters Juventus......