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Mukul Roy has dementia, Parkinson's disease: Doctors

Bengal's maverick politician Mukul Roy, who has flip-flopped between the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party over the last few years has been suffering from Parkinson's disease and......

'For The First Time, We Will Be Able To Say A Particular Caste Is More Backward Than The Other'

'For the first time in this country, perhaps the first time anywhere, we are going to use backwardness index.''It is a fundamental shift in the discourse in the country's social justice.' IMAGE:......

Gangster tries to escape from police custody, shot dead

Gangster Aman Sahu, also known as Aman Sao, was killed in an encounter when members of his gang tried to free him from police custody in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Tuesday, officials said. The......

Why Business Wants Modi To Return In 2024

The BJP is the preferred choice because it offers what the Mughals and later British offered in their time: A stable polity and an environment in which business could function, explains T N Ninan.......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Sahara case: A classic example of slippages by authorities

Subrata Roy, the Sahara Group chief seems to be sinking further in the land asset controversy. Investigating authorities have found multiple defects in title deeds that he has submitted till now.......

Mutual funds are still the best bet

Though there are more than 3,000 mutual fund schemes, these are well classified across the risk-return spectrum, says Manavendra Prasad. In an article "Who cares for mutual funds" (Business......

Sebi suggests Skype breaks for Subrata Roy

Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday suggested Sahara chief Subrata Roy be allowed to step out of Tihar jail for a few hours every day to negotiate the......

Path-breaking ideas? Try reading these books, Mr Modi!

Prime Minister Narendra Modi might find it fruitful to spare some time to look for ideas in the world of books, suggests TN Ninan The prime minister has spent New Year's Eve asking his senior-most......

Why Sahara chief Subrata Roy may have to go back to jail

SC refuses to extend the deadline for Sahara to deposit Rs 600 crore Sahara group chief Subrata Roy could be in for serious trouble again, with the Supreme Court, on Thursday, toughening its stand......

What Made Geeta Dutt's Life So Tragic

The song that best encapsulates Geeta Dutt's unfairly abbreviated life would probably be: Yaad Karoge, Yaad Karoge, Ek Din Humko Yaad Karoge.On her 95th birth anniversary on November 23, Dinesh......

How Manoj Kumar Became Mr Bharat

IMAGE: Manoj Kumar in Shaheed. Shaheed was Manoj Kumar's first patriotic success. This small-budget black-and-white film had enormous impact, besides laying the foundation for Manoj's famous......

'Sholay Is 'Dadagiri' Cinematography'

'The way the anticipation is built up for Gabbar Singh's introduction scene with sound, image and details of his personality, like the combat boots he wears.' 'The camera comes so close -- not a......

Sanya Wins Hearts

Ananya's musical weekend... Akshay's cricketing master class... Mallika flaunts her abs... Photograph: Kind courtesy Sanya Malhotra/Instagram We saw her as Mrs. Now, Sanya Malhotra reminds us who......

'He was always very indulgent towards me, a bit like a father to a wayward son'

'Satyadev Dubey left without writing the dialogues for the end of Mandi. So there would be brainstorming sessions before every scene.' 'One particular scene needed a dramatic opening line and no......

What Was Mr Jhakaas Telling The Hitman?

IMAGE: Aditya Roy Kapoor, left, and Anil Kapoor chat with Rohit Sharma before the toss on Friday, May 12, 2023. Photographs: BCCI Was Anil Kapoor giving Mumbai Indians Skipper Rohit Sharma a pep......

Spain Masters: Sikki-Sumeeth knocked out in semis

IMAGE: India's mixed doubles pair of N Sikki Reddy and B Sumeeth Reddy. Photograph: BAI Media/X India's challenge in the Madrid Spain Masters Super 300 tournament ended in Madrid on Saturday after......

Srikanth, Chaliha top trials, make Asian Games teams

IMAGE: Kidambi Srikanth. Photograph: Getty Images Kidambi Srikanth and Ashmita Chaliha on Sunday topped the men's and women's singles selection trials respectively to assure themselves a place in......

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources. IMAGE: A glimpse of the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the venue for the......

Asia C'ship: Struggling with rhythm & form, Indian shuttlers face uphill task

IMAGE: PV Sindhu will begin her campaign against Taiwanese Wen Chi-hsu. Photograph: Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images Top Indian shuttlers, including double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, will hope to find......