Naidu's Arrest: Will TDP Implode?

Is Chandrababu Naidu being in jail an opportunity?How will the TDP capitalise on it?Or will it implode with nothing more than a sigh? IMAGE: Telugu Desam Party President Nara Chandrababu Naidu......

Time To Abolish Quotas?

Ultimately quotas kill talent and true meritocracy, argues R Jagannathan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com We are having the wrong kind of conversations on inclusion and inequity, both in......

'I got support in all jail authorities except Tihar'

'The IB and authorities knew I had given away all my property and had nothing in my name.''Even among police officers, they all respected me for this sacrifice which is rare these days.''They......

Kargil: How MiG-25 Played A Special Role

'All enemy positions lay exposed, providing immense information to the Indian Army and IAF to conduct successful flushing out operations.' IMAGE: The MiG-25: 'It was a beast with immense power. It......

Rahul Bajaj and his phantoms of fear

'I suggest Rahul Bajaj come out in the open and give us his own white paper on the perceived sense of fear that he thinks haunts corporate India,' says Dr Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: Businessman Rahul......

How TED hopes to change the world

'Our real future is the boy in the slum and the girl in the village.''We need to find the voices that can empower them to lead a better life,' TED Talks' Chris Anderson tells Niraj......

How Dhirubhai Ambani changed the style of doing business in India

No one could have imagined then that the former student of Junagadh’s Bahadur Kanji High School, who during the sixties lived in a one-room chawl in Mumbai with his wife and children, would......

Of Bhopal and a democracy we can be proud of

The magnitude of outrage triggered by the miscarriage of justice in the Bhopal gas leak tragedy is a moment of truth for all of us, says Rajni Bakshi. How ironic that the film Rajneeti was released......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

The HARD-HITTING RELEVANCE of Govind Nihalani's Party

Cinema entertains, exhilarates and enlightens. Its ability to relate and inform the viewer through universal, timeless emotions are what contributes to its legacy, now available more easily than......

'I am a people's actor'

'If this is how the audience likes me, I will continue doing it.'Jagdeepsaab, in a Rediff.com interview, 22 years ago. The twinkle has faded a little, the face is lined, but the voice is as nasal......

Bollywood couples heat up mag covers

Nothing marks a greater exclusive than roping in a power couple to pose for a magazine cover. Considering the reluctance of Bollywood's celebrity couples to plug their 'together' status, this......

Winds of change: Women cricketers set for pay boost!

Winds of change mean windfall for women players (reuters) IMAGE: Captain Mithali Raj with the Indian women's team. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com For the world’s women......

12 things you should know about 'super galactico' Cristiano Ronaldo

In his nearly 15-year football career on the big stage, Cristiano Ronaldo has memerised fans and opponents alike, with his nimble footwork and goal-scoring prowess. Not only has the 31-year-old......

'They said we didn't deserve to be here. We have answered them now'

When minnows Jammu and Kashmir defeated 40-times Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai on Wednesday, it was perhaps the biggest-ever shock victory in domestic Indian cricket. Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande......

Time will help cricketers to deal with Hughes tragedy

Flowers and a cricket bat are left outside Phillip Hughes property. Photograph: Joosep Martinson/Getty Images Cricketers at the elite level will simply need time to process the death of Phillip......

World Cup builds on success of IPL

An unprecedented auction in Mumbai last year transformed the face of cricket between the first two Twenty20 World Cups. After eight city-based franchises had bid against each other for the world's......