Laughter was a component of Parmeshar Godrej's large-hearted Punjabi spirit, recalls Sunil Sethi.
The attacks that killed 130 people in Paris last November and 32 in Brussels in March forced a reassessment by Brazil's security forces. An anti-terrorism effort is now at the heart of their planning for the Olympics.
Diplomats agree that amid stormy relations with China and Pakistan, Modi has posted impressive foreign policy successes, notes Aditi Phadnis.
India's foremost architect and town planner was renowned as much for his 'breathing' spaces as for his irascible personality
Sandeep Shanbhag, a chartered accountant and director of Wonderland Consultants, a tax and financial advisory firm, discussed the impact of Budget proposals in a chat with Rediff.com's readers.
Upstaged by the swanky malls in town, both M G Road and Brigade Road have lost their "happening" status
The incomparable Mohammed Rafi would have turned 93 today, December 24. Raju Bharatan salutes the legend.