The Soldier Who Became A Legend

A fortnight after he became the face of the Indian soldier in the Kargil war, on July 8, 1999, Vikram Batra died. He was mortally wounded after fighting through the night while recapturing Peak......

KochharGate: A Litmus Test For CBI

In Chanda's defence, one can always say, why would the Videocon Group take care of her husband as a quid pro quo to get a loan? After all, the group has taken money from the entire banking industry......

The A to Z of 2020

Wow -- 2020, huh? From the deadly coronavirus to lockdowns, wildfires to the Black Lives Matter movement, to the Bihar and US elections, it's been a year we won't forget. It's hard to believe it......

President hosts Inspired Teachers at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Thirty one outstanding teachers were invited to Rashtrapati Bhavan for a first-ever in-residence programme. Rashme Sehgal reports for Rediff.com In an effort to lend a more interactive and......

RBI's Shaktikanta Das is Asia Pacific central banker of the year

Nominating Das, the Banker magazine, which announced the award, said India’s banks have faced a series of challenges, from non-performing loans to issues around fraud. Faced with these......

SBI wins Asian Banker award

The State Bank has won the prestigious Asian Banker Achievement Award for being the strongest bank in Asia Pacific region, instituted by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority and the Asian Banker......

TCS wins Banker Technology Award

Tata Consultancy Services has won the 'The Banker Technology Award 2003', co sponsored by the UK-based Financial Times Group and the Banker Magazine's, in the stock exchange category for the......

RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das to demit office on Tuesday

Shaktikanta Das will demit the office on Tuesday after completing six years as the 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Revenue Secretary Sanjay......

Meet the Power Couples!

Bollywood's power couple Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora Khan are going to introduce you to the other power couples in showbiz, and let YOU be a part of their daily life! Of course, it's all on......

Why Wolf Of Wall Street is an irresponsible film

Martin Scorsese's The Wolf Of Wall Street could set a bad precedent, feels Aseem Chhabra. Last weekend I watched Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 Oscar-winning masterpiece The Godfather at the Museum of......

Pixar's desi star who may win an Oscar

'John Lasseter gave me such good advice. He said the reason why he wanted me to tell the story was because it was about my dad and me. He said if it is a father and son story, it will relate......

Men's tennis seems so middle-aged...

'Not only are four of the top five fathers, but Federer famously injured a knee, weakened by years of twisting and turning on tennis courts, early this year while giving his elder pair of twins a......