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History in Minutes: When Dr Ambedkar Was Denied Water

On the 134th birth anniversary of the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, Utkarsh Mishra revisits three incidents from Dr B R Ambedkar's life that lay bare the deeply entrenched nature of......

'Omar Will Be Sure Shot Chief Minister'

'INDIA will easily cross 50 seats out of 90 in Jammu and Kashmir.' IMAGE: Omar Abdullah hits the campaign trail in Budgam. Photographs: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com Twenty four years is a long time......

A house for Dr Ambedkar in the UK

'If the museum in his memory inspires and instils among Brahminical British Indians an attitude of equality towards Dalits, the edifice would be worth it,' reports Ashis Ray.Illustration: Uttam......

Assaulted Indian student in Australia remains critical

The condition of the 20-year-old Indian student, who was brutally attacked on December 29, remains critical but he was responding to medicine well, according to his brother. Manrajwinder Singh from......

Former Barclays banker Ashok Vaswani to head Kotak Mahindra Bank

Ashok Vaswani, a banker with more than three-and-half decades experience in building and scaling up businesses across consumer and corporate banking and payments, will be the next managing director......

Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, 62, passes away

Veteran stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, often referred to as India's Warren Buffett, died in Mumbai on Sunday morning. He was 62. Photograph: Rakesh Jhunjhunwala/Facebook Jhunjhunwala......

When Rakesh Jhunjhunwala used to get Rs 60 as trainee CA

Nearly four decades ago, when Rakesh Jhunjhunwala was a young chartered accountant in training, he was paid a conveyance of Rs 60. Photograph: ANI Photo Deductions would take away Rs 15 from this......

'We have been a bit like a fast tortoise'

'My biggest contribution is the creation of the first 'modern Indian law firm',' Cyril Shroff tells Sudipto Dey.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com On a Saturday afternoon, a few minutes past......

Deepak Parekh: The man with a penchant for doing things right

Parekh has made clean business not only a cornerstone of how the HDFC group is run, but also embodies that spirit in his dealings with others in the world of business and politics. Writing about......

'Duggu can do anything he sets his mind to'

'As tempers flared, worried for his safety, I requested Duggu to sit in his car by the gate.''He did.''Later, I asked him how he could have remained so calm in the circumstances.''He told me......

Vinod Khanna passes away

Veteran Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna passed away at the Sir H N Reliance Foundation and Research Centre in Mumbai this morning. He was suffering from cancer. The hospital authorities refused to......

Goodbye, Vinod! Khanna's schoolmates pay tribute

‘We dated for a while and I treasure those moments.’ ‘He was fun-loving and mischievous.’ ‘He was a super guy to know.’ Reportage: A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com......

'Everyday was a nightmare on the sets of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'

'Nobody laughed during the shooting. There were fights, swearing and what not. Tempers were high but the unit and the actors stayed on and, finally, the film was made.' 'But it was like riding a......

'Chess as a sport is getting younger'

It is a festive afternoon at Mumbai's Sydenham College. Chess wizard Vishwanathan Anand, on a promotional visit for NIIT to support World Computer Literacy Day, is playing 23 young college......