'We need to see more Indian Americans and people of colour hold elected office and serve in executive roles.'
Once Mazar-i-Sharif falls, some isolate pockets of resistance may remain, which the Taliban would tackle through political work or coercion, asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
All Pakistani moves towards peace will be seen as tactical compromises, to be abandoned when the situation changes, observes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
The actor model was the showstopper was Falguni and Shane Peacock at LFW.
At least two of them - Lava and Micromax - are arming themselves against the Chinese rivals which made them insignificant in the local market over the past few years.
'The question often being asked is whether the demand for petrol and diesel is price inelastic?' asks Arun Balakrishnan, former chairman and managing director, Hindustan Petroleum.
Meet the GenNext designers who showcased their collection at Lakme Fashion Week.
The Lucknow girl also tells you what you can eat during the lockdown.
Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2. To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com bring you a treasure trove of features from our archives.
Presenting stunning ethnic creations from Shruti Sancheti and Soumitra Mondal at Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2013.
It's return of the sexy back again!
The fighter jet conducted Eklavya formation by flying at a height of around 300 meter along with two Jagaur and two MIG-29 aircraft. The five jets resembled a V shape with Rafale leading the pack.
Interestingly, in his entire remarks, Modi never once mentioned regional security, Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar points out.
Why do Innovation Revolutions happen outside India, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Covering 37 different legislations such as the Partnership Act of 1932, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, and laws on environmental protection, consumer protection and labour interests, the recommendations have been shared with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
You need to take a real close look to figure out that she's a digital model.
The world's largest coffee chain is opening the largest Starbucks in the world in the Windy City of Chicago on November 15. Starbucks Reserve Roastery Chicago, the company's sixth and final Reserve Roastery, housed inside Crate & Barrel's former flagship location on Michigan Avenue is 35,000 square feet large and five floors high. And we have got to say that it's a paradise for coffee lovers!
Indian elections are won and lost on 'negative' imageries and campaigns - but not certainly on 'negativity' as a political trait and electoral creed, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy.
Proper planning coupled with sound advice can ensure that wealth creation is well within everyone's reach.
Like ants declining to question the rules of the anthill, they feel innately justified in their approach, notes Shyam G Menon.
Vaani Kapoor made a stunning entry at the Amazon Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2017.
Attlee said Great Britain had concluded that the Indian element of the army was no longer reliable and that Netaji's Indian National Army had demonstrated that. That had shaken the foundation on which Britain's Indian empire rested, argues Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd).
'As Indians, we should be claiming and celebrating 'Bhartiyata' rather than seeking commitment to beliefs which are divisive and exclusionary.'
'Oscar has been given to A R Rahman.' Ringa Ringa Ringa, Choli ki peeche kya hai -- What's the difference? Exactly the same. Also, Jai ho.' 'I did Ramba ho in 1985.' 'Rahman combined three of my songs and got Best Original Score.' 'The Ho came from me.' 'Bappi Lahiri brought the Ho to Bollywood.'
The Natural History Museum's annual competition and exhibition, Wildlife Photographer of the Year has been the longest-running and most prestigious nature and wildlife photography competition that has been recognising the world's best nature photography every year since 1965.
Presenting the best looks from GQ 100 Best Dressed.
Take a look at these beautiful creations from the runway and get them straight to your rack.
The designer duo reveal how they put together Deepika Padukone's reception look.
The wrong of victimising, targeting and persecuting homosexuals on the basis of archaic and prejudiced ideas has gone for long. Time we set it right, says Mohd Asim.
'It is just an excuse to say that the Centre has run out of money.' 'Pruning these schemes would mean hard time for the people of India.'
A fashion and portrait photographer, he was born and raised in Athens.
On Day Two of the Lakme Fashion Week, Kallol Datta's muses stunned in black and blue creations.
He will be remembered not only as a writer but as one of the great chroniclers and interrogators of the history of our times, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'A breakthrough in eastern Ladakh leading to disengagement and creation of a buffer zone will obviate the need of military deployment through the winter months ahead,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Should we be exposing our women volunteers to the barbarity of actual combat?
Before migrating into the theatre command concept, it would be worthwhile to study the shortfalls experienced by the Tri Services Command in the Andaman and Nicobar islands and make good the deficiencies, suggests Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).
Glimpses from Blender's Pride Bangalore Fashion Week.
'If you look at its melody, it's nothing.'
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