Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

'Palestinians live in an open prison'

'Israelis arrested us before this war and continue to do so -- even more so -- now.' IMAGE: A Palestinian prisoner is carried on the shoulders after being released amid a hostages-prisoners swap......

Modi inaugurates Atal Setu, India's longest sea bridge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the country's longest sea bridge 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu' which connects south Mumbai with the satellite city of Navi......

42% OBC quota in panchayats if Cong comes to power: Rahul in T'gana

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, while reiterating his party's commitment to proportionate representation, on Friday said Telangana is going to witness a toofan (storm) of support for his party in the......

SoftBank-backed Ola raises $500-mn term loan

Ola is likely to use the loan to fuel its vision for future of mobility across businesses including ride-hailing, vehicle commerce, delivery with foods, quick commerce & financial services.......

What pandemic, ask India's insurance companies

Though COVID-19 will wreak more damage to the finances of the Indian population, the insurance sector is unlikely to get hurt.Subhomoy Bhattacharjee reports. Illustration: Dominic......

Was Peter Kerkar responsible for the 'death' of Cox & Kings?

Was Cox & Kings' Group Chief Executive Officer Ajay Ajit “Peter” Kerkar duped by his employees, as he claims, or did a cocktail of greed, poor cost control and bad management bring......

How 'working in office' will never be the same again

Fear of the disease has affected the way employees commute, the number of coffee breaks they take, and even their conversations with colleagues. Does a restricted environment affect the spirit of......

What you DON'T KNOW about Nedumudi Venu

A Nedumudi Venu character was happiest when moving his head to a piece of music with his eyes closed; or, when inventing off of a note that a co-actor had left unfinished; or, when reciting a poem......

Why I proposed at an army camp

Popping the question to Nandita Mahtani, Commando style at an army camp while rappelling down a wall. Surrounded by 300 army men... Photograph: Kind courtesy Vidyut Jammwal/Instagram Exactly a......

Is Nayattu anti-Dalit? Is Karnan pro-Dalit?

'If questioning and dethroning hierarchies is your primary motive, why not put an end to the practice of announcing your shining star, your box office draw, in big flaming letters and mentioning......

10 roles that proved Soumitra Chatterjee's versatility

This is an alternate list of 10 screen roles that saw Soumitra Chatterjee, a paragon of gentility, venture beyond his comfort zone and deliver masterclasses of subtlety and depth, lists Saibal......

Sumit Nagal eyes Olympic glory next

IMAGE: Having broken into the top-100, Sumit Nagal sets his eyes on the Olympics. Photograph: Ciro De Luca/Reuters His dream of being inside the global top-100 has been realised but Sumit Nagal is......

Controversy erupts as Prasad slams BCCI's mismanagement

My criticism for BCCI was about ticketing, scheduling and not against any individual: Prasad IMAGE: The ICC in consultation with hosts BCCI rescheduled as many as nine games, including the marquee......

World champs Aditi and Deotale's journey started from same sugarcane farmland

IMAGE: Ojas Deotale became the world champion when he bagged the compound men's title. Photograph: World Archery/Twitter Pravin Sawant, a police constable in Satara in Maharashtra, now hopes his......

'It really feels good to win a gold medal for my country'

'I was the only Indian boxer in the final and I badly wanted to win gold for my country.''When the referee raised my hand and I was declared the winner, I could not stop the tears rolling down.'......

Captain Mithali wants young players to enjoy World Cup time

India begins World up campaign against Pakistan, on March 6. 'The only advice I would give the young players is enjoy the big stage, because if you pile up the pressure you may not be playing the......