'Trapped workers played cricket'

'I decided to send a bat and a ball which was smaller in size so that it shouldn't get stuck in the pipe. And with that, they had a little good time.' IMAGE: The workers inside Uttarkashi's......

'I told them India was like a giant jumbo jet. It would take off slowly and be unstoppable'

This doctor couple put their faith in India. And in return India has put faith in them. IMAGE: The Parikhs in Paris in 1984. On December 5, 1988, a cold winter evening, an Air India plane touched......

'Goli bahut bhayanak chal rahi hai'

'Bola nikal jao. Sala firing karte hai Russi.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Bombs are spitting down from the frosty winter sky in Kyiv. But Mahadev Sahay* sounds rather cheerful.......

'This government choked Kashmiris'

'Ruling Kashmir with fear has its price.' IMAGE: Security personnel outside the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on Eid, May 13, 2021. Photograph: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com "It would be wrong to presume......

Jaydeep Barman is changing India's restaurant business

'As long as people are eating we will be there,' Rebel Foods CEO Jaydeep Barman tells Viveat Susan Pinto and Niraj Bhatt.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   We are not surprised when......

Why BigBasket focuses on fruits, vegetables

'We've seen tremendous traction from fruit and vegetables.''Around 18% of our business comes from these, almost three times higher than physical stores.' Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters......

India's hotels business: 'Lots of Chinese capital will come in'

'Jin Jiang had invested in Louvre Hotels.''Louvre, a couple of months ago, took a majority in Sarovar hotels.''So they are coming in now.''Look at the Chinese -- two quarters ago they took 25......

Lessons Pepsi should learn from Tata Tea

IMAGE: The Pepsi ad, which has now been pulled, attracted deserved uproar with people variously dubbing it "tone-deaf", "racist" and "simplistic".  How India became a high-priority......

Big Girls Don't Cry Review: Watchable

Big Girls Don't Cry is too solemn to be fun and too timid to be truly bold, feels Deepa Gahlot. For the new generation, it is probably the Harry Potter books set in a boarding school that......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

'I have very deep connections with India'

'When democracy first came to Bhutan people had no idea and they were like 'What is that?' 'Oh it's that thing they have in India where the leaders are always fighting and arguing'.' IMAGE: A......

The Archies Review: Return To Innocence

The Archies is an evergreen thought passed on from generation to generation. But Sukanya Verma wishes it had some of the comic's tee-hee humour and hyuk hyuk too. Long before there was cable TV,......

Hardik Pandya's mysterious ritual breaks the Internet!

Hardik Pandya illuminated the 2023 World Cup clash against Pakistan with his incredible skill and flair. The electrifying episode unfolded at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, leaving......

Smriti praises Maroof for 'inspiring' post-pregnancy comeback

Photograph: Kind courtesy Cricket World Cup/Twitter Pakistan cricket captain Bismah Maroof is wining the internet after a photograph showing her arriving for the ICC Women’s World Cup with......

'When the police came knocking at my door...'

'People tell me to forget, but it is something to learn from.''A couple of seconds can change your life completely.' IMAGE: Shanthakumaran Sreesanth will be eligible to return to cricket after his......

Winter Olympics sidelights: Two Swiss freestyle skiers contract norovirus

IMAGE: The Olympic rings are pictured at the Alpensia resort for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch Two Swiss freestyle skiers have contracted the norovirus,......

Azarenka relishing future 'battle of mums' with Serena

IMAGE: Victoria Azarenka of Belarus plays a backhand. Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Victoria Azarenka cannot wait to renew her rivalry with close friend Serena Williams in what could......