From double-decker bus to flat: When Mumbai was held 'hostage'

In the last decade or so, the financial capital has witnessed multiple hostage-taking scenarios.  IMAGE: Police deployed outside the RA studio at Powai, where a man, identified as Rohit Arya,......

Have Climate Summits Lost The Mojo?

How the UN's flagship climate summit lost its direction and what's at stake. IMAGE: An aerial view of an area submerged in water amid heavy rainfall caused by cyclone Montha in Warangal, October......

'Educated Youth Voted RJD, Uneducated Youth Voted JD-U'

'When you compare Bihar's poverty from its earlier times, then there is a huge difference. Things have improved a lot. And migration has played an important role in reducing poverty.' IMAGE:......

'Lalu Family's Has Had Problems For Long'

'In times of adversity, families unite, but the reverse is happening in the Lalu family.' IMAGE: Rashtriya Janata Dal Founder Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, younger son Tejaswi Yadav,......

Meet India's Corporate Fraudsters

The average Indian fraudster isn't an outsider exploiting security loopholes.He's usually a man between 26 and 45 years of age, working in operations or procurement, with more than six years at the......

Are The Rich Paying Less Tax?

They are not just underreporting income; they are reshaping what the income tax system perceives. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   There have long been heated debates about the......

Vibe Coding's Challenge For India's IT Cos

'Could the impending new crisis, vibe coding, similarly create not a disaster like what befell Indian handlooms during the Industrial Revolution but another opportunity like what the Y2K crisis......

5G will make our cities smarter and society safer: Akash Ambani

Akash Ambani, head of India's biggest telecom company, on Tuesday said high-speed fifth-generation cellular network or 5G will transform healthcare services, education, agriculture and disaster......

'Gurus Abuse The Very People Who Give Them Power'

'What is it about the institution of faith that makes somebody get a sense of impunity, that they believe they can get away with anything?' IMAGE: Huma Qureshi in Bayaan.......

Review: Can't Root For This Maalik

Maalik is just unpleasant, not even slightly engaging, observes Deepa Gahlot. The son of an oppressed farmer decides to go rogue and give himself the title of Maalik. There is class and caste......

'After The Scene, He Broke Down And Wept'

'The entire shoot paused after that.''There was a heaviness on set -- a shared recognition of the horror we were portraying.' IMAGE: Abhishek Banerjee, Mia Maelzar and Shubham Vardhan in Stolen.......

'Love Marriage Was Taboo'

'I have always looked at people and said, 'You just have to accept. You just have to love. You just have to let this person be and the trouble would be less'.''But we keep complicating things, and......