Pritish Nandy's interview of Kishore Kumar for The Illustrated Weekly Of India was a stunner.
Of all the other cities in India, Bangalore is one city, where you can actually walk around and take in the crowd and confusion, says Sumit Ganguli.
With scorcher days ahead, you must be looking for ways to avoid the heat. Here are few!
Experts tell you where to find the finest crusts with the most savoury toppings in these Indian cities
'It is only for a particular kind of Indian. The thing is: Even some of those types of Indians do not like it,' says Aakar Patel.
LFW model Anita Kumar tells us how she fought multiple rejections and came back stronger each time.
Do we really need to wait for a special day to be reminded of our country's rich heritage and culture, asks author and management guru Virender Kapoor.
'Look at Mr Modi. He is a part of this new middle class.' 'India has never before seen this kind of social mobility, certainly not since medieval times.' 'As a result, India's entrenched elite, which is a class of people with a strong sense of entitlement, is being tamed,' Sanjeev Sanyal tells Shyamal Majumdar and Arup Roychoudhury.
Experts pick the most effective advertisements of the year.
'Despite a quarter century since India began the uphill battle of moving away from its peculiar hybrid of imperial-feudal-socialism, it remains distressingly -- and sometimes reassuringly -- the country I left in 1986,' says Rahul Jacob.
'In one mansion we visited, I was told the doors in the back courtyard had to be kept closed because to have the front and back doors open at the same time would result in Chettiar wealth flowing away,' notes Rahul Jacob after a memorable visit to Karaikudi.
'He totally gets the Gandhis...' 'If anything, he pays too much attention to the Gandhis.' 'I feel that in places like UP, where the Congress doesn't matter, he often spends time blasting the Gandhis.'
The market could be influenced by events elsewhere in the world and regardless of what happens to India's economy
Most successful and ambitious business leaders feel persuaded that they have no competent successor, says R G Vilakudi.
MUST READ: The speech Nayantara Sahgal was not allowed to give.
'The world wants India to succeed. It also worries now that India over-promises and under-delivers,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Every time she takes to the stage, the actress has a bold message to share.
'Patel was more in tune with the popular mood than Jawaharlal Nehru. While the principle that Hindus and Muslims should be able to live together remained central to Nehru's vision for India, the Sardar was less sentimental.' 'Nehru would angrily face down mobs himself, rushing from trouble spot to trouble spot. A veritable tent city, filled with Muslim refugees, sprouted on the lawns of his bungalow... Mountbatten feared Nehru's impulsiveness would get him killed, and assigned soldiers to watch over him.' Nisid Hajari's Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition casts fresh light on the events and personalities behind the horrific division of the subcontinent which haunts the India and Pakistan to this day.
What's it like for two people of the same sex to be in love Mumbai? Anita Aikara/Rediff.com finds out.
'Politics is not a post for retired people to enjoy.'
Here's the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the United States Congress.
'If you just click sexy pictures, you are only going to have a bunch of perverts following you.' 'What do perverts buy? They don't even buy condoms.'
Feel they can't run companies anymore but can be there as guides
International travel guide Lonely Planet has just released its list of top ten cities to visit next year. And Chennai made the cut!
It is a sight that both warms and breaks the heart. The women of Shaheen Bagh seem oblivious of the cold, these women and their children, the latter ranging in age from 19 days to early teens, who have been occupying the road for over two weeks now. Some of them have not gone home for days, but their faces are clear, unlined by fatigue, their eyes bright and fierce as those of the falcon, shaheen, the area is named for.
'The middle class is already alienated.' 'If the stockmarket is destabilised, the BJP is finished; the party will lose in every town.' 'And if the stockmarket crash happens now, the BJP will not cross the 150 mark in 2019.'
Aseem Chhabra lists the top 10 films at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
R K Studios is not just another piece of real estate; it is part of India's movie history.
Following is the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 73rd Independence Day.
'Disney is presenting Black Panther as Manoj Muntashir's film.' 'Such a big studio, a billion dollar film is being released as Manoj Muntashir's film.' 'It is in the same space of Baahubali, which I wrote.' 'The film has got a kingdom, kings, treachery... things which are very much up my alley.'
After 800 days, is it a little clearer that Accused No 1 through 4 are responsible for her death?
Mittal would travel in trucks with his consignments.
On the actor's 54th birthday on November 2, we write another tome about the boy with big dreams and a regrettable haircut, who defied incredible odds to become one of the most loved actors on the planet.
Desis in the US recall their earliest celebration of the festival of lights on American soil. Chaya Babu reports
Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera recounts the brief moments of interaction and conversation he had with the international celebrity.
More people from the content side should be running the business of media if the industry has to grow, Bloomberg's Parry Ravindranathan tells Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Niren Bhavanani tells us why Pokemon Go is officially more popular than Tinder.
This is your chance to squeeze in a quick trip before the monsoon sets in.
Donald Trump's executive order prohibiting the entry of people from seven Muslim-majority nations widened the rift between the Trump administration and several leading American companies.
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