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Man in China reunites with son 24 years after abduction

A Chinese man, whose 24-year search for his abducted son that was turned into a movie and saw him travel over 5 lakh kilometres on a motorbike across the country, has finally reunited with his son.......

Hesitant at first, people rush to vaccination centres amid 2nd wave

'Everyone wants to take a vaccine. The last time a camp was held, there were 1,000 people for 500 doses. People are waiting and returning disappointed. At times, it is creating problems. The demand......

Is Pinarayi jealous of Shailaja's popularity?

'Here is a woman who has got widespread appreciation for her work.''Social media was full of posts wanting her as the chief ministerial candidate.''This kind of popularity did not go well within......

'A lot of garbage came in from Trinamool'

'Mamata will beat the living daylights out of BJP workers with the result that people who are not totally committed, they will promptly leave the party and go back to Trinamool.''Or when they find......

China gets tough with Bangladesh

We can expect to see more Chinese wolf warrior diplomats on the prowl, in India's neighbourhood, though its mailed fist is not so visible while dealing with India, observes Colonel R Hariharan......

Meet the Jeep so beloved of the Indian Army

For all those auto enthusiasts who thought Mahindra have only been manufacturing Jeeps and trucks in the '90s, Timeless Mahindra offers plenty of interesting surprises, discovers Rajesh......

Setback for Jack Ma; his mother of all IPOs suspended

Jack Ma, founder of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba suffered a major setback on Tuesday as Shanghai and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges suspended dual listing of the shares of his world's biggest......

Long weekend brings cheer to hotels, travel firms as demand picks up

While airlines are seeing improved demand and industry-wide seat occupancy has increased to over 60%, it is road trips which are generating higher traction. Booking trends show that customers are......

How Mukesh Ambani plans to expand his empire

Its trajectory in telecom is well known but now it is pushing for a similar leap into the ranks of the top players in its other businesses: media and entertainment, e-commerce, a series of online......

A better world after Covid?

It is time to shrug off the ideological shackles about the way we work, play and live, says Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Most of us, unless we are professional......

What made Pankaj Tripathi Cry

'Never had I imagined even in my wildest dreams that this 18-year-journey through 80 films would bring me so much love, respect and appreciation.''I never thought I would become such a charchit......

'Yoga is not a fad.. it's deeply spiritual'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Mouni Roy/Instagram Mouni Roy: So.... can't begin to explain how yoga and meditation has changed my mindset and in turn has brought positive impact on my body.. it is so......

Covid doesn't stop superstars from shooting!

Shooting is underway for Amitabh Bachchan's Goodbye, Shah Rukh Khan's Pathan, Salman Khan's Tiger 3 and Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan's Adipurush among other films. IMAGE: Akshay Kumar has been......

15 BEAUTIFUL stories, told on screen

Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale. I usually spend 10 days of February in Berlin attending the Berlinale, the most exciting international film festival in Europe, in the early......

Mohanlal would be perfect as Georgekutty.. 25 years ago

The curse of stardom, especially in a country like India -- which wants its Gods to be tidy and punctilious -- is that stardom forces you to stop exploring the frozen sea inside you, and instead......

How Dhoni groomed Chahar into a match winner...

Chahar talks about Dhoni's hand in his match-winning effort IMAGE: MS Dhoni with Deepak Chahar. Photograph: BCCI/IPL India pacer Deepak Chahar, who starred with the bat in the second ODI against......

Amid COVID gloom, could it be 'India Shining' in Tokyo?

IMAGE: Indian women’s hockey team. Photograph: Kind Courtesy SAI Media/Twitter There is palpable tension, a sense of dread actually, but the COVID-hit Olympic Games starting Friday or......

Tokyo Games: Nigerian delegate hospitalised with COVID-19

The individual, a non-athlete in their 60s, tested positive on Thursday evening at the airport with mild symptoms but was hospitalised because of age and pre-existing conditions, the broadcaster......

PIX: Fans in tears as England fall short at final hurdle

IMAGE: England fans at Trafalgar Square in tears after their team lost to Italy in the final of Euro 2020 at Wembley stadium in London on Sunday. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters The tears of......

'Can 55 years of hurt really be about to end?'

The English media praised manager Gareth Southgate, who has carried the pain of his penalty shoot-out miss at the semi-finals of Euro 96 and often been criticised for his tactics. IMAGE:......

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