RSS outfit starts 'garbh sanskar' to teach cultural values in womb

Samvardhinee Nyas, an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has started a campaign titled 'Garbha Sanskar' for pregnant women to teach babies culture and values in the womb, its national......

'Kalnirnay belongs to the people of India'

'Kalnirnay is like a bible for any family.' Shakti Salgaonkar, executive director, Sumangal Group in a freewheeling chat with Satish Bodas/Rediff.com, discusses 50 years of Kalnirnay, a calendar......

Modi's brother, family leave for Ahmedabad after recovery, to meet mother

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's brother Prahlad Modi and family members, who were undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mysuru after sustaining injuries in a road accident, on Wednesday left for......

'An India exists outside BJP's narrative'

'This is India. We have allowed ourselves to be dictated by the narrative that the BJP has set for itself.' IMAGE: Yogendra Yadav, the well-known social scientist, political thinker and farmers......

'Ranchi incident is a learning experience'

'We should have calmed down the child. We will do an internal analysis on that.' Photograph: PTI Photo India's largest airline is going through a phase of transition. By October, there will be......

HDFC-HDFC Bank: Great Marriage, But...

But there are challenges, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Photograph: PTI Photo In Samuel Beckett's classic, Waiting for Godot, two tramps, Vladimir (nicknamed Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), are engaged......

India Inc offer return gifts to get staff back to office

Big tech companies such as TCS, Wipro and Infosys have either begun or are in the process of calling employees back to office in a staggered manner. As Covid-19 cases recede, India Inc is once......

Tokyo Olympics: Yen for Losing Money

Atanu Biswas explains the economics behind hosting a Games in pandemic times. IMAGE: Fireworks light up the Olympic stadium in Tokyo during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, July......

'I was so intimidated by Ranveer'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Bhumi Pednekar/Instagram Did you know that Bhumi Pednekar auditioned Ranveer Singh long before he became a star? Yes, the casting director turning brilliant actress has......

Why she brings tears to Shabana Azmi's eyes

'I've never been more nervous about any of my films.''I can't eat, sleep or speak.''I can barely breathe.' IMAGE: Aditi Subedi in Baba Azmi's Mee Raqsam. Baba Azmi turned director with the film,......

Sridevi the eternal screen Goddess of Bollywood

Sridevi had updated her art to become more contemporary than current actors.She was new-age and yet vintage.By making the predictable so precious, she makes it a scene that could hold its head high......

Confident Rahane a bowler's captain, says Ishant

'Jinx spreads calm energy in a pressure situation. There won't be any tension, he'd communicate with the bowlers very well.' IMAGE: Ajinkya Rahane maintains a low profile on the field and the......

Here's why WI trio declined to tour England

'We were never going to force or try to coerce and we didn't ask them to reconsider.' IMAGE: Shimron Hetmyer was one of the three players who decided against touring England for the Test series.......

PIX: Messi stars for Barca; Oxlade-Chamberlain double

A round of Wednesday night's Champions League group stage matches. IMAGE: Lionel Messi celebrates scoring Barcelona's opening goal in the Champions League Group F match against Slavia Prague, at......