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A Heart Surgeon's Stunning Wildlife Photographs

'Conservation is fundamental to the resilience of our communities and the health of our planet,' says Dr Ramakanta Panda, one the world's top heart surgeons. After a successful show in Delhi, Dr......

100 Indian Elephants March To New York

Photograph: Kind courtesy The Great Elephant Migration A huge herd of elephants -- 100 of them -- are arriving in Manhattan on Friday, which is also auspiciously the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi. Nope,......

Bihar man who gifted property to elephants killed

IMAGE: Akhtar Imam with one of his beloved elephants. Photograph: M I Khan for Rediff.com Akhtar Imam, who had gifted nearly 10 bighas of land worth crores of rupees to his two elephants,......

Why I left my wealth to my elephants

'My elephants saved my life.''They love me more than my family members who only love my property.' Akhtar Imam, who is in his early 50s, is an elephant owner with a difference. He love to be a......

PHOTOS: It's an odd, odd world out there!

These images prove what a whacky world we live in! A gibbon walks amid models of vehicles at a zoo in the park of miniatures in Bakhchisaray, Crimea. Photograph: Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters A......

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......

What Went Wrong For Cyrus Mistry At Tatas

If Cyrus's protestations of having no knowledge of his imminent dismissal are to be taken at face value, he was extraordinarily naive and insulated from the ground reality.There were enough straws......

In line with Tata's personal style

John Elliott, the author of Implosion: India's Tryst with Reality, on his Riding the Elephant blog says the sacking of Cyrus Mistry as chairman of Tata Sons was in line with Ratan Tata’s......

In India, private equity firms bet big on shopping malls

The rise of the mall in India, at a time when many in the United States are becoming debt-ridden white elephants. E-commerce in India has been booming and online giants like Amazon......

Divine help! Modi eyes temple gold to tide over trade imbalance

A successful gold monetisation programme could go a long way in helping India reduce its trade imbalance. Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to get his hands on temple gold to......

Have You Read This Story About Hope?

'The Elephant Whisperers is a hopeful story of respect and cooperation with nature in an era rife with conflict and threat to our beautiful planet.' IMAGE: 'There was never a moment when......

Why Veerappan's Story Needed To Be Told

'He killed so many people, doing the kind of horrible things he did, and yet, he believed he was making the right choices.' IMAGE: Veerappan in The Hunt for Veerappan. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

The WORST FILMS of 2021

Every year, with the good, there are bad movies too. Subhash K Jha picks his seven worst films of 2021. Bhuj: The Pride Of India As a pulp, patriotic drama, Bhuj is shamefully shoddy work,......

'I am the godfather of disco'

'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......

Jodhaa Akbar is a spectacular watch

Set against the bloody and turbulent period of the 16th century when Akbar is consolidating his empire through unorthodox alliances that includes a marriage to a spirited Rajput princess, Jodhaa......