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Assam: 'Unemployment is a great danger'

'There are more young people in Assam who are unemployed than possibly anywhere else.'Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi explains the election issues in his state.Aditi Phadnis listens in. IMAGE: Gaurav......

An Indian legend you probably don't know about

In a corner of Kolkata lived a man who made Latin American music cool before urban India became hip to salsa.Sumit Bhattacharya remembers Monojit Datta, ace percussionist, guru and unknown legend.......

When Venezuela's star stopped shining

In the '70s, when other Latin American nations were crumbling under ruinous debt, Venezuela remained economically solvent and politically stable.Not only was it a democracy in a continent plagued......

Venezuela: Before the Implosion

As Venezuelans continue to flee the starvation, crime and the horrific inflation that continues to mark the worst crisis it has ever faced, Radha Roy Biswas looks back at a devastated country she......

The Silver Generation: India's elderly

When Hiren Mehta started managing a day care program for seniors in Mumbai, he had certain ideas about what older Indians wanted. "We used to have spiritual discourses and old movies here......

This is how the rich and famous tie the knot these days!

Image: Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty at their wedding. Photograph: Rediff Archives. The image is used for representational purpose only. From high security cards to personalised cocktails,......

Upper crust: Exclusive sites for the super-rich

Chaiti Narula, a television professional, does not buy shoes and clothes online. She would rather walk into Palladium, a high-end mall in South Mumbai. But for everything else, she wouldn't mind......

McDonald's plans 40 new restaurants in India

McDonald's is one of the world's leading fast food service companies with footprint in 118 countries. This fast food chain serves around 50 million customers on a daily basis. McDonald's was......

Delhi Metro gets faster, swankier

Delhi Metro on Friday rolled out its new fleet of broad gauge trains, which are more faster and swankier than the present ones, as DMRC chief E Sreedharan promised more trains to meet the......

'India will beat global indices in performance'

V Vaidyanathan, the new managing director and CEO of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, is trying to get the private sector player overcome the temporary distractions and once again grab market......

Will he give Bollywood its next superstars?

Arun, 24, is from Kolkata. He's a bartender.Vidya, 8, studies in an English medium school. Her father is a chaiwala.Purvika, 9, has big, bright eyes. Her father works in a beer bar.All of them are......

Bollywood loves to holiday in Goa!

A look at all the times Goa played Bollywood's favourite getaway on screen. Image: Rajshri Deshpande, Pavleen Gujral, Anushka Manchanda and Sandhya Mridul in Angry Indian Goddesses......

10 Crazy Things Bollywood loves to do in Rains!

Take a look! The magic of monsoon, its scenes and scent is out of the world. Does it tempt you to dance in muddy, germ-infested puddles and ruin perfectly shampooed hair till it resembles a field......

Sunny Leone: It's silly to ban beef

'With complete respect to all the religions and the choices they have made, I feel it’s silly to ban beef because if you ban one thing, you might as well ban everything.' 'I have a hard time......

Meet the DID Super Moms

After auditioning hundreds of moms all over India, Dance India Dance Super Moms has selected its top 15 contestants. These ladies will be choreographed by Siddhesh Pai, Mayuresh Wadkar and......

Sanath Jayasuriya: Dancing with Madhuri

Madhuri praised him in Sinhalese, saying, 'Gondhak hundai (Very good)', which instantly made Sanath smile.A fascinating excerpt from Chandresh Narayan's Sanath Jayasuriya: A Biography. IMAGE:......

Vihan's silver lining on heartbreak day for India at Asian Games

Iran ended seven-time champions India's unchallenged kabaddi domination in the Asian Games since the sport was first introduced in 1990. IMAGE: Shardul Vihan celebrates after winning the silver......

Deepika flops again, crashes out of Asian Games

'I also expect myself to do well. I do not feel pressure at big events. We don't think like, this is a big event.' IMAGE: Deepika Kumari failed to win a medal at the Asian Games. Photograph: PTI......

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 10 at the Rio Olympics

Check out the gold medallists on Day 10 of the Rio Olympics on Monday: Kenya's Rudisha retains 800m title IMAGE: Kenya's David Lekuta Rudisha poses after winning the gold medal in the Men's 800m......

Spotted: Ishant and Gambhir at Nottingham

Reader Shivanand B Patil sent us this picture from Nottingham. 'Can you beleive, me, my wife and kids crossing a traffic lights in Nottingham City (UK) and see two of our cricket stars coming......

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