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How 2 Women Spent 8 Months At Sea

What tasks they accomplished, how they stayed fit, what did they eat, whom did they meet, what they brought back... amazing stories from an epic voyage. IMAGE: Lieutenant Commanders Dilna K, left,......

'The Boat Was Rocking Like A Washing Machine'

'It was pitch-dark when we rounded Cape Horn. The waves were coming in full force. It was like a washing machine -- both of us and our boat Tarini.' IMAGE: Lieutenant Commanders Dilna K, left and......

They Took The Tiranga Around The World

Lieutenant Commanders Roopa A and Dilna K from the Indian Navy have stamped India's name on the high seas.Sailing across four continents, 3 oceans and 3 capes, they are home after 8 months. IMAGE:......

2 Women, 1 Boat & A Journey Around The World

'The Pacific crossing was the longest and toughest leg. Temperatures dropped near zero and they navigated through two cyclones.' IMAGE: Commander Abhilash Tomy, right, with Lieutenant Commanders......

'My daughter saw her husband being shot dead'

Two families from Karnataka were left grief-stricken after the terror attack in Pahalgam on Tuesday, which claimed 26 lives. IMAGE: Security personnel carry out a search operation at Baisaran area......

In Sebi's Fire: Vivek & Roopa Kudva

After Chanda and Deepak Kochchar, the Kudvas are the second power couple in the financial world to come under the regulatory glare.Joydeep Ghosh reports. IMAGE: Vivek Kudva, Asia Pacific......

BRIC report turns Roopa a celebrity

She is all of 25. But when she sells the "India story", CEOs twice her age listen with rapt attention. Meet Roopa Purushothaman, co-author of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) report that......

ED raids Franklin Templeton premises in money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches at some places linked to asset manager Franklin Templeton and its former and current executives as part of a money laundering investigation,......

Sebi bars Franklin Templeton from launching new debt schemes for 2 years

Sebi on Monday barred Franklin Templeton AMC from launching any new debt scheme for two years and fined it Rs 5 crore for violating regulatory norms in the case of winding up of six debt schemes in......

What Went Wrong at Axis Mutual Fund

Following the money and freezing anything unaccounted is the only way to set an example for others, suggests Debashis Basu. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Recently, Axis Mutual Fund removed......

The Kannada Film That Trumps Adolescence

The unspoken subject of Mithya is violence, and the big zinger here is our recognition that the movie is showing us the makings of a juvenile delinquent -- perhaps the finest since Truffaut......

Raj Kapoor@100: The Woman's Director

Dinesh Raheja views Raj Kapoor's cinema through his women, while celebrating his birth centenary on December 14. IMAGE: Raj Kapoor and Nargis in Barsaat. In Raj Kapoor's swan song, Ram Teri Ganga......

Watch Raj Kapoor's Films On OTT

The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film? The younger generation perhaps may have never. They may not know his tremendous......

8 Times You Couldn't Look Away From Zeenat Aman

Zeenat Aman had scored more hit songs than any of her contemporaries.This can be attributed partly to happenstance and partly to the fact that her forte for high glamour could be showcased most......

Will Kareena Solve Buckingham Murders?

With The Buckingham Murders, Kareena Kapoor seems to have found an ideal vessel to channel her newfound ambitions at this juncture of her career, observes Mayur Sanap. Kareena Kapoor Khan's......

Indian men shatter 15-year-old national relay record

IMAGE: Indian men's 4x100m relay team clocked 38.69 seconds to set a new national record during the Indian Open Relay Competition in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Photograph: Athletics Federation of......

Tribute: 'Learn from the last shot and keep going'

'My homage to him was the medals I placed in his hands to bless each time I was able to win them.' 'And the abiding love and respect I will always have for him.' Roopa Unnikrishnan, Arjuna awardee......

Nikhil Chopra: From commentator to caddie

IMAGE: Nikhil Chopra takes some time out to be with his son. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship is no doubt a major landmark in the career of young amateur......