Chidambaram mocked her with a tongue-in-cheek tweet.
Kohli gets 'Spirit of Cricket' gong; Stokes is ICC Cricketer of the Year.
Baahubali is a spectacular achievement, which not only deserves its place in history but also proves filmmakers should dream big and more often, feels Sukanya Verma.
A five-point plan that will change your life.
'It will be a repeated folly to ever think that China will not attack us.'
'The logical step is to challenge the very legitimacy of the Chinese claim over Tibet,' recommends Inspector General Gurdip Singh Uban (retd).
Bahader had previously told media he was 75, which he attributed to "rounding up".
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020.
Former World champion Viswanathan Anand struggled for the second day running as he was held to a draw by almost-retired Robert Hess of the United States in the second round of Isle of Man International Chess tournament.
'Hello Namaste' has been described as a "festive upbeat Hinglish" number which highlights the UK-India friendship.
Since courses in the UK are of shorter duration, education, it may be affordable as compared to other study abroad destinations, says Sushil Sukhwani.
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'Does it mean that we are witnessing the end of an era?' 'Probably not, but the post-Trump trade war has certainly brought a lot of instability in China,' notes Claude Arpi.
Major General Sujan Singh Uban, a legendary veteran of the Second World War, was a natural choice to raise, train and command the Special Frontier Force and mould them into a well oiled fighting machine, recalls his son Inspector General Gurdip Singh Uban (retd), who led SFF troops during the Kargil War.
Kailash Satyarthi, winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize along with Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, lost a page of his speech on Wednesday midway through his lecture and wondered whether this had happened before to any other Nobel laureate.
Actor-model Rohit Khandelwal made India proud by becoming the first Asian, Indian to win Mr World 2016 title.
As the pandemic unfolded, the India-China relationship has come under severe stress. To restore normalcy, agreements between the two countries must be respected scrupulously in their entirety. Where the Line of Actual Control is concerned, any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo is unacceptable, declares External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday made a last-ditch direct and personal appeal to British voters to vote in favour of remaining within the European Union, pleading them to think of the consequences of their "momentous decision" on the "hopes and dreams" of their children and grandchildren.
Generations of Indians don't quite grasp that there would barely be an India had it not been for the Sardar whose steadfastness and guile stitched together that which had been united only in philosophy and spirituality and sometimes not even then -- for thousands of years. A fascinating excerpt from Hindol Sengupta's The Man Who Saved India, Sardar Patel and His Idea of India.
A defiant FIFA President Sepp Blatter declared there was no moving the 2022 World Cup form Qatar, despite widespread concerns about the bidding process that took the tournament to the Middle East for the first time.
'All of us wear multiple faces, multiple masks. but who are we really?', J J Valaya, designer and photographer, asks K S Shekhawat.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Tuesday
TTV Dinakaran could be in more trouble as I-T officials have found a connection between him and Jaya TV and other Jayalalithaa companies, reports Aditi Phadnis.
India will eye another dominant performance against hosts England in a three- match ODI series
'He still has to deal with party norms and traditions and has been careful to follow the order of seniority,' points out Claude Arpi.
He was arrested by Swiss authorities for trespassing at the event in July 2015 but later released.
20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history. Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.
Even as plans to redevelop Dharavi continue to gather dust in government files, its young residents have chalked their own course and chosen to fly high. Hepzi Anthony recounts a few inspiring tales.
This week's digest of stories that are weird, true and funny.
How could India@75 improve law and order, courts, social, physical and soft infrastructure, efficient cities, e-governance, ease of doing business and other essential state functions by 2022, asks Shailesh Pathak.
A look at Tamil films which earned critical acclaim and also commercial success!
The year is coming to an end and overall, it's been one hell of a year! We have had our share of ups and downs and we look forward to a better 2020. While we count down the days to the new year, let's also reflect on those who gave us strength to stand up in what we believe, the courageous who didn't bow down and the ones with gumption who inspired us to be better. We, Rediff.com, have selected 26 personalities, who we think are worthy of the title -- HERO OF THE YEAR -- and we want you, dear readers, to choose your hero!
'The entire explanation of the episode is difficult to digest.'
'The most ambitious part of the BAE-HAL agreement involves building an advanced version of the Hawk, which could be used as a light, manoeuvrable, fighter that could operate in the narrow valleys of India's Himalayan frontier, where high-performance fighters cannot turn,' reports Ajai Shukla.
More than Guru Dronacharya, the cult of his wife, Kripi, runs stronger in Gurgaon.
Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera takes in the best of Bhutan, a beautiful little kingdom that has bundles and bundles of goodness to offer.
Sahara Group got other much-needed relief with the apex court lifting its embargo of permitting it to sell only 19 properties.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a historic moment for Andhra Pradesh, as he laid the foundation stone of capital Amaravati at the Uddandarayuni Palem on Thursday. More than 10,000 police personnels were deployed for the even in the city.
Mallya's defence team is being led by the firm Joseph Hague Aaronson LLP. They have instructed barrister Clare Montgomery, a specialist in criminal, regulatory and fraud law, to argue in court on their behalf.
The United Kingdom votes on June 8. A quick guide to the post terror election.
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