India's first 'books village'

Bhilar, a strawberry farming hub in Maharashtra, has been transformed into India's first 'books village', discovers Ranjita Ganesan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It is the fifth visit to......

Raj Babbar defends himself: 'People can't digest the fact that I am honest'

'I am one of the most law-abiding politicians and you won’t find me in any scuffle anywhere,' Raj Babbar tells Subhash K Jha Recently, actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar was caught......

The game corporate India plays

How bridge keeps corporate India sharp and quick-witted.Ranjita Ganesan and Manavi Kapur report. As the India managing director of a German steelmaker that describes itself as the 'global leader......

When Chiranjeevi Felt Humiliated

'I felt insulted, very hurt, that Indian cinema meant only Hindi cinema.' IMAGE: Ram Charan with his father Chiranjeevi in Acharya. Recalling a visit to Delhi in 1988, Chiranjeevi said it was......

Why Tamannah Bhatia is trying to change

'I'm trying to move away from what I've done before, not because I'm not happy with what it was, but because I have already done that.' IMAGE: Tamannaah Bhatia plays Anuradha, an ethical hacker,......

No one knows Kamal Haasan better than I do

'I can write a book about Kamal Haasan. No, make that three books.'Subhash K Jha remembers the fine actor on his 66th birtdhay.   IMAGE: Kamal Haasan in Nayagan.   Everytime he asked me......

How KBC is now shot

'We are very protective of him.''People can't go close to him and take pictures like before.'Ranjita Ganesan reports. Youthful elbow bumps have replaced the old hugs and handshakes as the chosen......

Ghosal, Nandrajog have it easy

Minor upsets notwithstanding, matches went according to seedingsin the 55th ICL National Squash Championship in Chennai on Wednesday. The performances of the topplayers show that Saurav Ghosal and......

Readers wishes to John Wright

Name:Balakrishnan Sreenivas Message:May this genial man continue as our cricket team for many for years to come. He taught us what real professionalism is. A nation of 1 billion people who are......