'China Takes India Seriously', But...

'The strategic difference over technology and territory between India and China remain great and security interests on both sides will likely prevent a short-term rapprochement of any depth.'......

How Indira govt tried to control media during Emergency

'Skirmishes with officials in the Press Information Bureau were an everyday affair as the newspapers sought clearances from the media censors for publishing the next day's editions' IMAGE: Former......

Lessons India Taught China In 1962 War

The well-fought defensive battles in Aksai Chin and eastern Arunachal, in remote and forbidding locations such as Galwan, Rezang La, Gurung Hill and Walong, effectively halted Chinese advances not......

History In A Minute: Sarojini Naidu

A salute to Sarojini Naidu freedom fighter, poet, women's right activist on her 146th birth anniversary. IMAGE: A garlanded portrait of Sarojini Naidu on her birth anniversary at Old Parliament......

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan gets Rs 9,000 crore

The government on Monday announced allocation of Rs 9,000 crore (Rs 90 billion) for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the country's biggest drive to improve sanitation and cleanliness, especially in rural......

'Had liberalisation not taken place, I may have gone back to the US'

An exclusive excerpt from Girish Kuber's The Tatas: How A Family Built A Business And A Nation. IMAGE: J R D Tata, left, with Ratan Tata. Photograph: Kind courtesy Gopal Shetty When you took......

Finmin gets 2 ministers of state after 4-year break

Asked about the Congress’s opposition to the GST Bill, Santosh Kumar Gangwar said no party opposes GST outside Parliament. IMAGE: Santosh Kumar Gangwar is now minister of state......

Accounts under Jan Dhan Yojana? A whopping 87.6 million!

The banks have been directed by govt to open at least one account for an adult member of every household Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project Jan Dhan Yojana has so far been able to register......

Mohanlal, SRK, Rani, Vikrant Dazzle National Awards

The 71st National Awards were presented at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 3, 2025. Photograph: Press Information Bureau The big winners of the night: Mohanlal, Shah Rukh Khan,......

'Film Industry Isn't So Responsible For Nepotism'

'It's also the media and the audience.''The audiences want to watch what the media is putting about certain star kids.''The industry feels since the audience is interested, let's make a movie with......

National Awards: 'Wanted A Good Picture To Hang At Home'

IMAGE: Vikrant Massey and wife Sheetal Thakur. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sheetal Thakur/Instagram Moments before he received his maiden National Film Award for Best Actor, Vikrant Massey said his......

The First Song Ranbir Played For Raha Was...

'If you just listen to the lyrics, they're so simple. It's definitely a great philosophy to live life by.' IMAGE: Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt with their daughter Raha. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

After Arjuna, TT ace Amalraj targets top 100

'I am very happy to get national recognition of my long and hard work,' Anthony Amalraj tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar after winning the Arjuna Award. IMAGE: Anthony Amalraj receives the Arjuna......

We have a chance to win TT team gold at CWG: Amalraj

IMAGE: Anthony Amalraj receives the Arjuna Award from President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan, August 29, 2017. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Press Information Bureau Anthony Amalraj jumped......

Sachin@50: 50 Interesting Facts

Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com On Monday, April 24, 2023, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar will be 50 years old. For those of us who first saw him stride onto a cricket field aged 16 back in......