'I love beaches and hence I love my swimsuits.'
First time voters say they expect political leaders to focus on "real issues".
From how to hire the right people for the job to effective ways to upscale your business, these books can guide you to make your start-up dream
''This body is mine. And bearing its burden has become quite a task,' Dilip Kumar once told Subhash K Jha.'
'While we conversed in Marathi, she would always make it a point to ask me in English, "Are you okay? Have you eaten?"' 'I sorely miss that care and concern.'
This is the meatiest role of Sidharth Malhotra's career and the man sure enough gives it his all. There's charm, swagger, warmth, empathy, verve, authority -- a lively portrait of a lion, a legend, applauds Sukanya Verma.
Saratchandra wrote when India was under British raj, but his concerns were contemporary.
Entrance exam aspirants, here's how you can be at the top of your game!
Persistence is the name of the game, says Vineet Bajpai.
'So far the youth were Modi's strength.' 'It now seems under pressure, and for good reason: Crisis in education, jobs, slowdown in manufacturing, and thereby trading,' points out Shekhar Gupta.
'If I keep criticising AITA, I won't get a call from them. I am still weighing my options. I have done a lot of good things, the work ethics, I have a lot to offer'
I was not expecting to be impressed by the Tata Punch. But my drive proved me wrong, says Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, despite being a cricket star like no other, was never entirely a cricket story. He was, still is and will always remain a social story.
'Absolute non-violence is not only sinful, but immoral.' 'This doctrine of non-violence benumbed the revolutionary fervor, softened the limbs and hearts of the Hindus, and stiffened the bones of enemies.' A revealing excerpt from Vikram Sampath's Savarkar (Part 2): A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966.
Hotel Mumbai wants to be a gripping depiction of a grim time but it could've been a lot more, feels Sukanya Verma.
'This will be the first open university in Kerala and it is a great tribute to Gurudevan by the helmsman of the Communist movement in Kerala,' observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
From teaching to YouTube, these ideas will help students chase their dreams early on.
The title alludes to Socrates willingly drinking poisonous hemlock as his punishment after he was convicted of corrupting the minds of the young and impiety in ancient Athens.
YIM has been instrumental in more than 90 young Indian scientists going back to India.
The footprints of Indian-origin corporate executives at multinationals is expanding, with Sandeep Kataria taking over the reins of footwear major Bata as its global chief executive officer. From FMCG majors to IT titans, Kataria joins the league of Indian-origin executives who have climbed the highest echelons of corporate across diverse sectors globally. From Nooyi to Pichai to Nadella, the list of such people at the helm of multi-billion dollar enterprises is long.
Kamala succeeded as she identified herself with the larger minority groups rather than narrow ethnicity, prodded by her mother who did not want to return to India, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, who has done multiple stints in India's embassy in Washington, DC.
598 problems. 7,531 possible solutions. 10,000 students. Vivek Kulkarni takes us through the making of the 36-hour event.
Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.
The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.
Dil Chahta Hai revolutionised the language of Hindi films. Sukanya Verma shows us how.
The transcript of the Milkha Singh Rediff Chat.
Paatal Lok is definitely a must watch show. The credit for its success goes to the writers who enthralled us with their unique characters, but also to the wonderful band of actors who grabbed the opportunity to showcase their frightening raw talent, notes Aseem Chhabra.
VG Siddhartha's story 'will be a good case study and not a deterrent to those who want to be entrepreneurs. I don't think it will scare young entrepreneurs. I think these cases will make them sensible. They will understand that they have to be very careful about certain things, otherwise, they will have to pay a heavy price.'
Secret Superstar's cheerful, feel-good imagery of a rotten reality reflects a young adult's hopeful perspective yet to be crushed by the weight of cynicism, says Sukanya Verma.
'Sounds familiar? Barring inflation, much else looks, sounds, and feels more than a bit like 1974.' 'A phenomenally popular leader, with a party of unquestioning followers, a broken Opposition, a nationalist high and an economy in free fall, crippling joblessness,' recalls Shekhar Gupta.
'Even today, I am like a kid in a candy land -- I look at my airplane with as much excitement as an eight year old.'
When Nehru came in active contact with Gandhi 100 years ago, he was a Westernised rationalist while Gandhi was deeply soaked in the Indian ethos and spirituality, notes Rasheed Kidwai.
Did you know that India is among the top five countries in food processing?
He is stemming migration to cities and ushering in social change in Uttarakhand.
'Having dedicated my life towards improving breast healthcare in my motherland. I shall continue to work with rock-solid determination following this "chosen" path.'
Teesta Karkera, 13, of Thakur Public School, Mumbai, tells us how Children's Day isn't celebrated the way it used to be.
'Somehow the Flying Sikh has endured in people's memory.'
The call from T N Seshan, the then cabinet secretary to Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, relayed the pressure by the United States and NATO to delay the launch.
The second season of City Of Dreams has more pulp, hardly any juice, feels Sreehari Nair.
Watching Raabta possibly can't be anyone's idea of entertainment in this birth or last, feels Sukanya Verma.
