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Commander Hugh Gantzer passed away at his beloved cottage in Mussoorie on February 2 aged 95. Together with his dear wife Colleen (who passed away in 2024 at 90), they were India’s First Couple...

Colleen and Hugh Gantzer were the GOATs of travel writers. IMAGE: Hugh and Colleen Gantzer at their cottage Ockbrook in Mussoorie. Photographs: Seema Pant for Rediff Key Points Hugh and Colleen...

'The pandemic has led to an immense disruption in the world's political, financial, military and geopolitical situation. The pandemic was a warning.' Photograph: Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff Key...

A special court in Mumbai on Friday discharged Nationalist Congress Party minister Chhagan Bhujbal in an alleged money laundering case linked to financial irregularities in construction of...

A monthly allowance of Rs 1,500 for domestic helps and women from the fishing community who sell fish, 100 units of free power, and property tax waiver for houses up to 700 sq feet are key promises...

India’s leading conglomerates are stepping up investments in real estate, recasting what was once a peripheral activity into a core growth driver. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Supported...

Usually, in the western view, corporate success is attributed to efficiency, organisational structure, and scale.R Gopalakrishnan and Harish Bhat argue that philosophy, culture, and the...

Bombay House will be closed for business as it goes for renovation - its first such closure in 93 years Natarajan Chandrasekaran is known to be a marathon man. But ever since he has taken over as...

'Only four or five original companies remain; the rest have been replaced every decade as sectors evolve or leadership shifts.' 'Companies that fail to adapt -- like many textile mills from the...

Which were India's first companies that still exist today? Many trace their origins to over a century back. These venerable organisations are business entities. But they chronicle the beginnings of...

A R Rahman feels a power shift may have happened in the past eight years, as 'people who are not creative have the power now to decide things.' Photograph: Kind courtesy AR Rahman/Instagram Less...

'The Dhamaal director wanted an innocent guy who's still like a child. He hinted that my voice was very strong.''I worked it out: I got this dungarees look, made him slouch, got rid of the bass in...

'For some inexplicable reason I began to fancy that Dilip Kumar and I were siblings.' IMAGE: Dharmendra and Dilip Kumar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Dharmendra/Instagram Much before he won the...

Long before she became one of Bollywood's most iconic dancers, actor Helen faced a personal crisis when her ex-husband, filmmaker PN Arora, threw her out of her own home, eventually forcing her to...

'At parties and premieres, Meena openly showered affection towards Dharam. Sometimes she would even take his hand and the next day it would be in print.''On one occasion, mischievously almost, she...