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Oh! The Summer! The Summer!

'Rashtrapati Bhavan may have hygiene standards that are a benchmark for the rest of the hoi polloi, but you had to feel sorry for the august assembly of guests who braved the temperature for a seat......

Why Donald Trump would feel at home in India

Because we mirror his beliefs, says Savera R Someshwar. I watched a mother last night. A mother who, 12 years after her son lost his life in the line of duty, in a war that was not of her making,......

Elections: What you don't always see

A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com shares interesting vignettes that usually get lost in the heat and dust of election coverage.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Will Amma be back?......

The fun has gone out of flying

The tarmacs of our airports these days burst over with a rainbow of aircraft of umpteen private airlines. And in holiday season it looks like virtually half of India is out flying. We have reason......

Reits seek 'equity' label, option to take loan from banks

Real estate investment trusts (Reits) are in talks with regulatory bodies — the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) — to seek changes in......

Darjeeling tea hits 8-yr low in auctions

Geopolitical headwinds leading to lower demand from export markets, coupled with lower domestic buying, have dragged the auction average of Darjeeling tea to its lowest level since 2015.......

Russia will play a major role in India's energy sector

Old timers in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) still remember how in early 2000 its overseas subsidiary, ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), was on the verge of closure. Though OVL was set up in......

India's fuel pricing mechanism is opaque and removed from reality

The Modi government should find a way out of this conundrum before it loses itself in the maze. S Dinakar reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com What could be more uncertain than Virat......

TVS group all set for mega restructuring

The restructuring, which will involve nine listed companies, including TVS Motor, Sundaram Clayton, Sundram Fasteners, TVS Electronics and TVS Srichakra, among others, will give each family......

Happy birthday, Mohanlal

It's raining birthdays on social media! Photograph: Kind courtesy Prithviraj/Instagram Mohanlal turns 61 on May 21, and his colleagues gave him a lot of love on social media. Prithviraj,, who......

Why I love and hate Dil Se..

Favourite movie homes, comparing Amitabh-Shashi's beds in Kabhi Kabhie and discovering the truth about Salman Khan's 1990s chartbuster...All in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week. Monday When not......

Bigg Boss 11: Sleepy Salman, boring contestants

The new season looks super dreary, warns Sukanya Verma. Every year a group of small-time and self-proclaimed celebrities tussle for prominence under the watchful eye of Bigg Boss. His looming......

A millipede and Kimi Katkar's monsoon romance!

Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us! Reflecting on trashy music we love, a millipede and Kimi Katkar’s monsoon romance, why Shah Rukh Khan is every journalist’s dream......

Review: Azhar: Such a wasted chance!

Emraan Hashmi and director Tony D'Souza try hard, and their effort shows. But Raja Sen wishes he could have said the boys played well. When news of the match-fixing scandal broke, my very first......

From Amitabh to Madhuri, tweets hail India

As India won the World Cup, the tweeters went berserk. A sample of some of the more interesting tweets this wonderful night: From Bollywood legend Madhuri Dixit-Nene: Congrats Team India!!! We......

Asian Cup holders Japan held by Qatar

Uruguay-born Sebastian Quintana fired a dramatic late equaliser to earn Qatar a 1-1 draw against holders Japan in their Asian Cup opener on Monday. Naohiro Takahara's close-range strike after 61......

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