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Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

Prabha Atre: The Hindustani vocalist who followed no tradition

She wanted to sing till her last breath and she did. Almost. Prabha Atre, the woman who could have been lawyer, scientist or doctor but became a globally renowned Hindustani classical vocalist......

B'desh votes on Sunday; PM Hasina poised to win another term

Bangladesh will go to the polls on Sunday in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to win a fourth straight term in the absence of the main Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party......

'Believe me, nobody can do reassurance better than Mr Modi'

'You ain't seen anything yet,' EAM Jaishankar says about the India-US relationship.Abhijit J Masih reports from the Colors of Friendship event at India House in Washington, DC. IMAGE: External......

India's Discoveries Haven't Received Attention They Deserve

In the ancient world there is a great deal of give and take and reciprocal learning.India was an integral and important constituent of such interchanges of goods and ideas. A fascinating excerpt......

PM Modi flags concerns over bias in AI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for a global framework for ethical use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as he flagged concerns surrounding bias in such modern technologies and their......

Flipkart promotes several leaders as it gears up for blockbuster IPO

Flipkart has promoted several of its leaders into newer roles at a time when the Walmart-owned e-commerce giant has internally raised its IPO (initial public offering) valuation target to about $60......

Black Friday Sale receives good response, shoppers throng stores, websites

Black Friday sales in India received a good response as brands dropped their prices making customers queue up outside stores where discounts were steeper. Discounts were offered both online and......

Saregama strikes the right notes

In the past couple of years, Saregama has redefined itself into a 'content IP company'.Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. Photograph: Kind courtesy Saregama India The music firm is rising high on......

Vandana Maurya's story: From a biotech researcher to a social worker

India is witnessing a radical transformation where highly qualified youngsters are giving up cushy jobs to make a difference in the lives of poor people in rural areas. Manu A......

'This film makes you become patient'

'Usually, we are always worried that we are missing out something in life.''We are very keen for the audience to have this as a cinema experience in theatres.''You get the rare chance to be......

'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 Powerful Short Film Winning Hearts

'Rapists do have families.''I wanted to see how a father or mother would deal with it.''They go through shame as well and get discriminated from the rest of the village.''Why don't we show it that......

Why There's So Much Global Love For RRR

Like Slumdog Millionaire, RRR will remain a one-time phenomenon until another big, larger-than-life Indian film connects with critics in the West, predicts Aseem Chhabra. Fourteen years ago, a......

'Film-makers have forgotten the real India'

'The real India lives in the villages where everyone is trying to improve the other.' IMAGE: Raghubir Yadav is one of India's finest actors. Raghubir Yadav is a phenomenal actor, who embraces......

'They said we didn't deserve to be here. We have answered them now'

When minnows Jammu and Kashmir defeated 40-times Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai on Wednesday, it was perhaps the biggest-ever shock victory in domestic Indian cricket. Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande......

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