'Our only child. A Communist.' 'There was an encounter by the police inside this room, five years ago. He was shot in one arm, but managed to escape.' 'Missing since then. May Jesus keep him alive.' A revealing excerpt from Asim Mukhopadhyay's Half Man: A Novel On The Naxal Movement.
Perils of retiring at 45 His goals include retirement by 45, after which he would pursue his passion for golf, travel and music.
'India, he announced, is a "free, open, inclusive region" committed to the "common pursuit of progress and prosperity".' 'Prosperity yes. But free? Open?' 'Ask the Dalit tanner, the Muslim butcher, the Christian priest who writes pastoral letters.' 'Ask cattle traders of any religion or a Delhiwallah who enjoys a juicy steak.' 'Ask a Muslim who falls in love with a Hindu or vice versa,' says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
In a competitive market, pricing is the management's business. The consumer has so many choices -- single screens, multiplexes, TV, online streaming or DVDs. Nothing forces him to go to a multiplex. Nor are films an essential commodity where prices have to be regulated, says Vanita Kohli Khandekar.
Superfoods like low-carb veggies and fatty fish will help diabetics keep their sugar under check.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Rather than moaning, grinning, and gossiping, be reasonable and logical while you speak with them.
Shane Warne's tell-all autobiography is every bit as controversial and engrossing as his cricketing career, notes Dhruv Munjal.
Kaaka Muttai is a delightful entertainer with a subtle message, writes S Saraswathi.
Keeping up the attack on Priyanka Gandhi, Narendra Modi gave another spin to her neech rajniti comments, saying that those allowing foodgrains to rot and the ones responsible for the Commonwealth Games scam were the ones indulging in neech rajniti.
Modi will hold several bilateral meetings with the leaders of the SCO member countries including China's Xi Jinping.
You cannot sow today and reap tomorrow.
The BJP, which has two MLAs in the MDA government, backed the Cabinet decision.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrkar ruled out the possibility of deploying the Indian Army in anti-Naxal operations.
London-based Indian model Bhavna Suri tells us why models deserve equal respect as any other profession.
The 70-year-old is so unassuming that it is reported that he has not removed the name plate in his ancestral home in Jodhpur that reads, 'Judge, Supreme Court'.
Pune architects Dhruvang Hingmire and Priyanka Gunjikar are building houses out of mud and stone, employing local artists and contributing to the village economy.
It's never to late to squeeze in a quick trip this month.
We celebrate Bollywood's lesser-known friends on Friendship Day.
Modi seems to have forgotten the solution to rising tomato prices he had in mind in 2014.
High retail concentration in small companies; many left to fend for themselves in penny stocks
But for the PM's decision, my teenage daughter, a child of the post-economic reforms generation, could never have imagined the Socialist India that remains so much a part of my growing up years, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'You cannot sack all the players so sack the manager -- whether right or wrong'
Cyber espionage operations dated back to at least 2005
The Musahars, still regarded as 'untouchables' in the state, usually hunt rats for food in the paddy fields.
Tearing into the claims of the United Progressive Alliance about its flagship employment generation programme MNREGA, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Tuesday alleged it had only "filled the pockets of Congress" and sought to debunk the much-touted RTI.
The close-onto four years (since November 2015) Peter has spent in Arthur Road jail, central Mumbai, in judicial custody, have taken their toll, lending him a bit of a melancholy stoop, a laborious gait and a tired face, turning him prematurely into a much older man than his nearly 64 years. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.
Blaring music. Manic shoppers. A foreign brand launch.
She quit her career in financial services to pursue her passion for writing.
Run and do not look back when you see these real estate code words
Dr Anand Rai says his fight has cost him a great deal. But the battle is far from over.
Recruiters want to know if you can express your ideas clearly, confidently in a group, solve problems and take decisions.
For the love of films... and larger-than-life food!
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Raja Sen doffs his cap to Robin Williams, a comedian who believed in going all-out."
'Kishore Kumar lived like a king and knew that he could get away with anything. It's as simple as that.'
Glaring bloopers, cheesy writing and not even a smidgen of sense contribute to the hopeless mess that is Emraan Hashmi and Amyra Dastur starrer Mr X is, says Sukanya Verma.
Tim Pigott-Smith hated the natives in The Jewel in the Crown, but went back a lover of India at the end of the four-month shoot. India not only gave him a career-defining role but touched him in many different ways. Documentary filmmaker Siddharth Kak -- who acted with the classy actor in the beloved television series -- shares his memories with Rediff.com's Archana Masih.
Goa's Rural Development Minister Fransisco Miccky Pacheco, whose conviction for assaulting a government servant was upheld by the Supreme Court, resigned from the cabinet on Friday saying he did not want to cause further embarrassment to the BJP-led government in the state.
