Nehru to Advani: Full list of Bharat Ratna awardees

The decision to award the Bharat Ratna to Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur has taken the number of recipients of the country's highest......

BJP stalwart L K Advani to be awarded Bharat Ratna

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that Bharatiya Janata party stalwart and former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest......

SC upholds bail to accused in Dabholkar murder case

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by the daughter of slain Maharashtra rationalist Narendra Dabholkar challenging the bail granted by the Bombay high court to an accused in the......

'Today Is Worse Than British Times'

'Today, the BJP is using power in such a manner that they not only crush the Opposition, but even their own supporters can't rebel.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the third and......

NSE Rot Goes Deeper

The rot is is not limited to Chitra Ramkrishna and the yogi, observed Debashis Basu. IMAGE: Chitra Ramkrishna, the National Stock Exchange's former managing director, who was arrested on Monday,......

Why Dr Kurien Deserves The Bharat Ratna

It is largely due to his vision and efforts that we have almost quadrupled our per capita milk availability in the last 40 years, points out Shailesh Dobhal. IMAGE: Dr Verghese Kurien cuts a cake......

GVR, the man who put the bite in Sebi's orders

In a tribute to GVR, former Sebi chairman C B Bhave says, a brilliant mind, he delighted in hard work and meticulous preparation. G V Ramakrishna (GVR as he was popularly known) breathed his......

Why is India Inc so scared all the time?

'India Inc has been afraid to criticise the government of the day for many years now, and it is perhaps unfair to blame the current one alone,' says Shyamal Majumdar. Illustration: Dominic......

Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video Review: Lost In Execution

Much of Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video's enjoyment comes from the carefully picked star cast who do a pretty good job, observes Mayur Sanap. Imagine losing everything dear to you: Your job,......

'Nitin Dada sounded absolutely fine'

'His time had not come, he went away before his time was up.' IMAGE: Nitin Chandrakant Desai, the well-known art director, committed death by suicide at his studio in Karjat. Photograph: Kind......

'Friendship is the key to making a film'

'Film shooting is a long process, and it is important to have a good bonding with the person you are going to spend six to eight months of your life.''Baaki, film toh bann jaati hain.' IMAGE:......

What Shahid Finds 'Really Tough'

IMAGE: Shahid Kapoor. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Shahid Kapoor packs in a lot of blood and gore in his new film, Bloody Daddy, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar (Tiger Zinda Hai,......

Coach Bhave decodes the rise of CSK pacer Mukesh

  IMAGE: CSK pacer Mukesh Choudhary celebrates the wicket of Royal Challengers Bangalore's Virat Kohli. Photograph: BCCI When a lanky Mukesh Choudhary, all of 16 back in the day, bowled for......

'Kai Po Che' child star Digvijay ready to realise IPL dream

  IMAGE: Digvijay Deshmukh was snapped up by Mumbai Indians at the IPL Auction on Thursday. Photograph: Twitter Remember the shy little boy Ali, who used to love playing marbles and hit sixes......

India dominates SAG; win 50 medals on Day 4

India breaches 100-mark to consolidate top spot in South Asian Games IMAGE: India won highest number of medal in athletics. Photograph: SAG 2019/Twitter Led by strong performances by wushu players......

All eyes will be on this pitch curator in Pune

Chance for curator Salgaonkar to redeem himself IMAGE: Pitch curators (picture for representative purpose only).Photograph: Harish Kotian/rediff.com Wearing his trademark hat and white shirt,......

Bowlers, Agarwal help Karnataka lift Mushtaq Ali Trophy

IMAGE: Karnataka dished out a clinical all-round performance to beat Maharashtra. Photograph: PTI Opener Mayank Agarwal smashed an unbeaten 85 off 57 balls as Karnataka dished out a clinical......