Fire at Mumbai Covid hospital: FIR names HDIL's Wadhawans

As the fire at a Bhandup mall which claimed the lives of nine COVID-19 patients admitted at the hospital in the same building was finally doused on Saturday, a case has been registered against HDIL......

9 COVID-19 patients killed in Mumbai mall hospital fire

Nine coronavirus patients died in a fire at a COVID-19 hospital in a Mumbai mall on Friday, civic officials said, adding more misery to a state that has emerged as the hardest hit in the pandemic.......

From the Raj to Azadi, how I saw India change

As a child in British India, Bharati Dutt lived a privileged and sheltered life in an extended joint family of civil servants, doctors, engineers and Gandhians. Between the ages of seven and 11,......

My days as a prisoner of war in Pakistan

On Wednesday, India confirmed that a pilot of a MiG fighter had been taken prisoner by Pakistan amid attempts of foiling an attack by the neighbouring country. In light of his capture, Rediff.com......

In non-cigarettes push, how ITC built more than 25 FMCG mother brands

A young couple sharing a laugh — in the living room over a Polish joke book, on the beach, in the rain — with the tagline, “Made for each other”, hung from billboards at......

'Huge demand for life insurance products in India'

'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......

What India Inc says about Budget 2022

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled a Rs 39.45 lakh crore Budget with a view to fire up the key engines of the economy to sustain a world-beating recovery from the pandemic.......

Investing in stocks? Beware of these 4 concepts

In good times, analysts justify valuations giving interesting investment rationale.     In the early 1990s, when Harshad Mehta was trading in Associated Cement Company’s stock......

Rajinikanth: 'We are late, but we will hit the target'

'I know this movie will be a superhit -- not because it's a Rs 600 crore budget or because we worked hard for more than three years on it.''It's because some movies have magic and some don't.''This......

Beautiful Life Lessons from Buddy Hirani

'Buddy knows more about Raju's films because he sits in the editing room.''He has seen Sanju a number of times already!' IMAGE: Manjeet, her son Vir and husband Rajkumar Hirani with Buddy.......

Review: I Am Singh is laughably amateur

Ankur Pathak doesn't even know how a film like this makes it to the theatres The film opens with its title imprinted on the bottom stripes of the American flag. And then an old lady, who eventually......

Prosenjit disappoints, again!

In Tabu Bhalobasi, Prosenjit stars as Raj, a non-resident Indian who returns to Kolkata to marry the daughter of his father's old friend. Prosenjit's father, played by Ranjit Mallik,is an immensely......

The story of Mukesh Kumar: 'Dream is now in front of me'

IMAGE: Mukesh Kumar was selected in the Test and ODI squads for the upcoming tour of the West Indies. Photograph: BCCI For someone who has come through the grind and lost many battles, including......

Tendulkar pays tribute to nurses, says grateful for everything they do

Former India captain Sachin Tendulkar paid tribute to the nation's nursing staff on the occasion of 'International Nurses Day', saying that the COVID-19 pandemic has made everyone realise their......

IPL teams, players donate for COVID-19 relief efforts

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/IPL   In response to the terrifying surge of COVID-19 cases in the country, Indian Premier League teams have joined the effort to fight the crisis by announcing......

How panic spread as IPL bubble was breached

Players recall how it changed after COVID came knocking Photograph: Kind courtesy KKR/Twitter There was undeniable fear once COVID-19 found its way into IPL's bio-bubble, some Indian players......

Buttler's warm parting message for India

Amid the rampant second Covid-19 wave in the country, England and Rajasthan Royals batsman Jos Buttler has said that India is going through difficult times and he also urged everyone to stay safe.......