'There Will Always Be Heartburn'

The Supreme Court will also hear similar pleas related to permanent commission from the Indian Navy, followed by the Indian Air Force and Coast Guard. The Centre on Thursday defended its policy on......

No bias in women Army officers' permanent commission, Centre tells SC

The Centre on Wednesday denied any discrimination in granting permanent commission to Short Service Commission women Army officers when compared with their male counterparts while assuring the......

'Judges Don't Descend From Mars Or The Moon'

'The quality of justice is directly linked to the quality of judges -- if that suffers, justice delivery suffers.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   In the leafy lanes of Golf Links, one of......

Women RPF personnel to carry chilli spray cans to deter threats

The Indian Railways has decided to equip women personnel of the Railway Protection Force with chilli spray cans, a government press note said on Friday. IMAGE: Women RPF personnel click pictures......

'Let's stop this gender bias on corporate boards'

While the support for the cause of greater representation of women directors on corporate boards is well meaning, it smacks of a patronising attitude, says Rama Bijapurkar.     They say......

India Inc's succession plan is seeing a gender shift

Women leaders, succession planners and lawyers say doors in family businesses are opening but a stronger push is needed. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Legacy planning firm Terentia is......

At 17.3%, India Inc badly lags women board members

Corporate India lags the rest of its Western and Asian peers by a wide margin when it comes to the presence of women on their boards, with just 17.3 per cent of the large companies having them on......

Number of women in blue-collar jobs increasing across manufacturing sector

“Lady candidates need not apply.” Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Helpsg/Pixabay So read the postscript in a job......

'People Do Ridiculous Stuff When They Are Heartbroken'

'The idea was to not give any morality lessons.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajshri Deshpande/Instagram As someone who brought remarkable intensity to her roles in Sacred Games, Manto, Sexy Durga,......

'I'm Grateful I'm Indian'

'Thankfully, as Indians, we have a long history of trans people in our culture, in our religions, in our mythology.''It's not a fad which has suddenly come into existence, the way that a lot of......

'Aamir And I Are Still Very Close'

'After being married for almost 18 years, and since there was never any rancour between us, we are still very close, as parents of Azad, as colleagues in the film work that we do, and as friends.'......

'I Wanted To Make A Happy Film'

'I wanted people to know that women across all ages have an exciting life.' IMAGE: Tahira Kashyap Khurrana with Divya Dutta and Sakshi Tanwar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Tahira Kashyap......

New IOC chief to strive for consensus on gender policy

IMAGE: Newly appointed International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry attends her first Executive Board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland. Photograph: Denis......

Cricket Gets A New Format - Test Twenty!

The inaugural Test Twenty season will be launched in January 2026, featuring six global franchises -- three Indian city-based teams and three international teams (Dubai, London, and one from the......

Tears to Triumph: Jemimah's Inspirational Story!

'It's easy to take sympathy. It's easiest to give excuses. But defining your character is most difficult.' IMAGE: An emotional Jemimah Rodrigues with her father Ivan after winning the World Cup......

'This Act will ensure that our athletes are clean'

IMAGE: All India Football Federation President Kalyan Chaubey. Photograph: Micha Walusza/FIDE All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey congratulated Union Sports Minister......

Visionary & long overdue: PT Usha hails sports bill

'Let me take you back to 1984, I was just 20 when I missed an Olympic medal in Los Angeles. That day my heart broke... there was no comprehensive sports law to support the dreams that we carried in......