The soldier who became a legend

A fortnight after he became the face of the Indian soldier in the Kargil war, on July 8, 1999, Vikram Batra died. He was mortally wounded after fighting through the night while recapturing Peak......

Racist attacks 'cut me the deepest' as first lady: Michelle Obama

Former first lady of the United States Michelle Obama recently talked about women empowerment as well as racism that has left many a scar on her. Talking at the Wome’s Foundation......

Pepsi pulls ad accused of mocking 'Black Lives Matter' protests

Pepsi has pulled an advertisement after it was widely mocked and criticised for appearing to trivialise protests for social justice causes. IMAGE: A still from the ad showing model Kendall Jenner......

A baffling week in Tamil Nadu

In Tamil Nadu, Divya Nair encounters jallikattu, a ban on colas and a water shortage.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   I spent the last fortnight in Coimbatore at a family event. Many......

Challenges facing the draft food label norms

The regional players are outrightly opposed to the idea, while MNCs are looking for procedural changes that, they say, will align the labelling criteria with global practices. The upcoming draft......

Will ITC's Sanjiv Puri manage to give shape to Deveshwar's grand plans?

To take the Rs 49,000 crore ITC to the top slot in the highly competitive FMCG business will require some aggression. In 2011, just after getting another five-year term as chairman of ITC, Yogesh......

How consumers are forcing big brands to behave better

Is this paradigm shift in brand-consumer power-sharing coming to fruition in India too? IMAGE: Social media outrage over Pepsi's ad with Kendall Jenner made the company pull the ad. The ad was......

Pepsi makes a Splash with its new vitamin water

PepsiCo bets on value-added water by launching vitamin-fortified drinks in a segment that is growing rapidly in India. With the demand for carbonated soft drinks falling, PepsiCo is shifting focus......

The Women in Rajinikanth's Life

As Rajinikanth's Kaala releases across the world today, it's all set to be another hit to the superstar's credit.While every other role of Rajinikanth has been analysed and revered, T E Narasimhan......

It's playtime in Hollywood

It's playtime. The global box-office these days is dominated by... toys! Filmmakers, while sucking comicbooks and old movies dry, are now also equally involved in toys -- products that have......

Rakhi Sawant's grand engagement

After such publicity and hype, Rakhi Sawant's telly show has met with a grand finale with the actress getting engaged to Elesh Parujanwala. After weeks of speculation and high drama, Rakhi decided......

Reader's take on Saawariya

I've relocated. Bed 7, Ward 12, Wockhardt, Cunningham road. Fun Cinemas? A block away. Emergency, it seems. I was told, when I regained consciousness, that I had poisoned myself. I'm trying to......

NFL: Washington to retire Redskins name and logo

  IMAGE: The team that became the Washington Redskins was founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves. They changed their name to the Redskins the following year and moved to Washington, DC, in 1937.......

NFL: Washington Redskins to consider changing name of team

IMAGE: The team that became the Washington Redskins was founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves. They changed their name to the Redskins the following year and moved to Washington, DC, in 1937.......

PHOTOS: J-Lo, Shakira project power of women at Super Bowl

The 12-minute halftime show, along with commercials, has become a popular feature of the Super Bowl spectacle on par with the game itself, which draws some 100 million television viewers in the......

PIX: Drama-free Super Bowl halftime show

IMAGE: Adam Levine of Maroon 5 performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Maroon 5 threw just about everything at the Super Bowl halftime show:......

PHOTOS: Beyonce, Bruno Mars heat up Coldplay's Super Bowl halftime show

IMAGE: Beyonce (left) and Chris Martin of Coldplay perform onstage during the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday. Photograph: Matt......