The Sam I Knew

'Beyond the 'sir' and the 'salute', there was a man who cared about his soldiers and that's what made him a great leader.'Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's grandson Jehan remembers the man who was the......

Jaitley should practise what he preaches

'The government should refrain from 'adventurism' and 'megalomania'.''But this should be true of reckless government action against every Indian, whether or not they are wealthy or have access to......

Maha govt moves SC against activist Navlakha's release from house arrest

The Maharshtra government moved the Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the Delhi high court order allowing Gautam Navlakha, one of the five rights activists arrested in connection with the......

Koregaon-Bhima case: Activist Gautam Navlakha freed from house arrest

The Delhi high court on Monday freed Gautam Navlakha from house arrest, five weeks after he and four other rights activists were arrested in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence in......

RBL Bank: Strange Corner Office Changes

One thing is for sure: It smacks of the regulator's lack of confidence in the bank's board, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Photograph: Mahipal Soni/Rediff.com On June 19, 2018, the day ICICI Bank......

Why are foreign banks marching out of retail banking?

Foreign banks set the template in consumer banking in its infancy, but have almost vacated this booming space. Raghu Mohan reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com On March 8, Axis Bank......

Share of women in boardrooms up for eighth year in a row

However, women still account for less than a fifth of directorships among Nifty500 companies. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Investment banking star and Moelis India chief executive......

Rs 1 trillion relief for corporate bonds, courtesy RBI

The RBI on Friday said it will give banks Rs 1 trillion through targeted long-term repo operations (TLTROs), of up to three-year maturity, to deploy in “investment-grade corporate bonds,......

Nushrratt, Katrina, Huma: Who Shone Best?

Bollywood's ladies take their Diwali style very seriously, and their effort showed -- and how! -- at Producer Ramesh Taurani's Diwali party.   Nushrratt Bharuccha lives up to the Orange Is......

10 Must Watch Hostage Dramas On OTT

From the promos of Jawan, it looks like Shah Rukh Khan takes a metro train hostage, even as he serenades them with Hemant Kumar's song from Bees Saal Baad. There have been several films about......

The Top 10 Spy Thrillers On OTT

The West has had an advantage over Indian cinema and OTT when it comes to espionage thrillers -- the two World Wars and the Cold War were grist for the mill, and then the Middle East joined the......

Nushrratt Goes On A Movie Date With...

No matter what the reviews say, film folk queued up to watch Chatrapathi at a special screening in Mumbai, and welcome Telugu movie star Bellamkonda Sreenivas to Bollywood with his Hindi screen......

Suniel Shetty, Sonu Sood to play cricket in US

IMAGE: Sonu Sood will join a hoard of Bollywood stars for a celebrity match. Photograph: Joe Penney/Reuters With the inaugural edition of the US Masters T10, the sport got a big boost in the......

Shorts: Jehan races to commanding win at Monza

IMAGE: India's Jehan Daruwala of Red Bull celebrates on the podium on winning the F2 race in Monza on Saturday. Photograph: Jehan Daruwala/Twitter India's Jehan Daruvala sealed his second Formula......

'Neighbour's wife' lands DK in hot water

IMAGE: Dinesh Karthik is part of the Sky Sports commentary team for the limited overs series between England and Sri Lanka. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dinesh Karthik/Instagram   What did......