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Delhi MCD bypolls: BJP wins 7 wards, AAP 3, Cong opens account

In the first electoral contest in Delhi since February's assembly election, the Bharatiya Janata Party fell short of expectations, winning seven of the 12 seats in the Municipal Corporation of......

BJP sweeps Haryana civic polls, big setback for Cong

Less than six months after scoring a hat-trick of wins in Haryana assembly elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party swept the civic polls in the state on Wednesday, bagging nine of the ten......

Pawan Kalyan to be Andhra dy CM; Naidu's son gets IT

The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday designated Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan as deputy chief minister. IMAGE: Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan greets Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.......

J-K parties back Pandit, Dogra employees' demand for relocation from Kashmir

All major parties in Jammu and Kashmir, including the Bharatiya Janata Party, have come out openly in support of Kashmiri Pandit and Dogra employees and backed their demands for "relocation" from......

25 learnings for India from China Standoff

Just like China wants Trump to lose the US presidential poll, it may want Modi to lose the Lok Sabha polls.So months before the 2024 elections, China may take possession of an important area, say......

Active funds vs ETFs: Where should you invest?

ETFs may be an option if you are considering only large-cap funds, experts tell Tinesh Bhasin. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com With the launch of Bharat 22 Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), the......

The dancing legends wowing India

Bharata Natyam legends Shanta and V P Dhananjayan discover they are a national sentation after their Vodafone ads.Nikita Puri encounters a couple who believe in breaking moulds. IMAGE: Shanta and......

Can SBI Mutual Fund be the top AMC?

In 5 years, the AMC has clocked a growth rate of 40% with its AUM up nearly 4 times.Ashley Coutinho reports. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters SBI Mutual Fund has had its share of ups and......

When investors turn entrepreneurs

Venture capitalists are leveraging their experience to build something new. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. Alok Mittal, Rohini Chakravarthy, Ashish Mohapatra, Anshoo Sharma, Raul......

Chat with Mariyaan director Bharat Bala, right here!

Ace filmmaker Bharat Bala's name is synonymous with Vande Mataram after he made the video with his friend, music director AR Rahman. His first feature film Hari Om, produced by Tips Films was a......

Bharat Bala: Mariyaan is the story of human survival

Bharat Bala's name is synonymous with Vande Mataram, the song and video with his friend A R Rahman. Equally popular was the Jana Gana Mana video. Bala had also directed the opening ceremony of the......

'Life is worth fighting for every step, every minute, every second'

'I'm totally focussed on finding the right energies around me. A lot of the treatment is psychosomatic; as my mother keeps reiterating, if you think positive, positive things will happen to you.'......

Parvathy: Dhanush is a very private person

Parvathy Menon made a huge impact on Tamil cinema with her very powerful performance in the film Poo. A very choosy actress, she did very few Tamil films after that though she has had a few......

PIX: Aditi Rao Hydari, AR Rahman at Mariyaan screening

Tamil director Bharat Bala's Dhanush starrer Mariyaan, that released in theatres on July 19, was screened for Bollywood celebrities in Mumbai over the weekend. Murder 3 actress Aditi Rao Hydari was......

Rampant India U-17s humiliate Brunei in Asian Cup qualifiers

IMAGE: Team India pose for a photograph prior to kick-off. Photograph: AIFF The India U-17 boys came up with a brutal performance, hammering Brunei 13-0 in their opening Group D game of the U-17......

Meet the man responsible for CWG turnaround

Filmmaker Bharat Bala, the creative director of the Commonwealth Games opening and closing ceremonies, takes a well-deserved bow. After 18 months of hectic activity, Bharat Bala, the creative......

Spotting the Incredible in India

Bharat Bala, the filmmaker who directed the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, reveals how it went off so well, despite the hurdles his team encountered, in conversation with Rediff.com's......

Exclusive: Shyam Benegal on the Commonwealth Games

Decision-making in the government is a painful affair, film director Shyam Benegal, one of the masterminds behind last week's Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, tells Rediff.com's Patcy N.Behind......