Neighbour confirms eyewitness's US story

K Madhusudhan Nair is the adhyaksh (chairman) of the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Samaj Seva Trust and a local leader at Macchimar Nagar, situated at Cuffe Parade, south Mumbai, just a few metres away......

56 personalities receive Padma awards from President

President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday presented Padma awards to 56 distinguished personalities including actor Paresh Rawal, ace tennis player Leander Paes and author Ruskin Bond. Cricketer Yuvraj......

After losing their seats, Congress MPs set to lose their houses

Still to recover from their electoral rout, defeated Congress members of Parliament and ministers are now faced with the heart-wrenching job of moving out of their official houses, says Rediff.com......

The real culprits behind India's Partition

AMU has once again been pulled into a crossfire of crass political opportunism.In these post-truth times, that the university also had political stirrings not subscribing to the Muslim League is......

Branded fashion goes to small-town India

AND, W, Biba step up their game worldwide. While global brands go all out to woo India customers. IMAGE: Smaller Indian cities have ready customers, hungry for branded fashion, but they do not have......

Mystery of the missing train

When trains and stations become desirable again, we might have a murder mystery with the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train as a setting, says Bibek Debroy. Image: The origin of railways in India is......

Sensex back to winning ways after 2 days of fall

The benchmark Sensex rebounded about 425 points to end well above the 38,000-mark on Tuesday, breaking its two-day falling streak on gains in heavyweights RIL, SBI and ICICI Bank amid persistent......

It's still a man's world, women sidelined in India Inc

When it comes to key hands-on management positions, India Inc is still largely run by men. Ireena Vittal's resignation as independent director from the board of Axis Bank on grounds of a possible......

Mira Nair to direct Rani

For those who wondered where Rani Mukerji would go after filming Black with ace director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, here's the answer in two words: Mira Nair.This is not the first timethe duchess of......

The Disciple review

The Disciple is an ode to music and a salute to Mumbai.The city can be harsh, but it also lets the voices of struggling classical musicians exist, although often they live on the edge of society,......

PIX: Sunny Deol visits Rediff!

When Sunny Deol walks in, he owns the room. And that's exactly what happened when he visited the Rediff.com office to promote his new film, Ghayal Once Again. The actor, who is otherwise known to......

Andhadhun Review: The most fun you'll have in a movie theatre this year

'Sriram Raghavan is mainstream Hindi cinema's greatest gift to us,' declares Sreehari Nair after watching the director's latest movie caper. SPOILER ALERT AHEAD, folks! In Andhadhun, Director......