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Before Atique Ahmed, there was Chand Baba in UP

Atique Ahmed is one of the most feared dons in Uttar Pradesh today.There was another don who preceded Atique and had he survived, Atique wouldn't have been around today, recalls Sudhir Bisht.......

'I think I am a natural ajji'

'Children are curious by nature, so I thought of writing these books, which provide creative but convincing explanations and also teach values like sharing is caring,' Sudha Murty tells Chintan......

NSG In Action Like Never Before

The National Security Guard calendar of 2023 is special as a lady commando in training is included in the calendar for the first time. These stunning images, covering the NSG commandos using......

A Last Christmas for Santha Bakery

December 2022 could be the last Christmas for Santha Bakery, a business drawing its lineage from the first Christmas cake baked in Kerala.Will fortunes change, wonders Shyam G Menon. Photograph:......

I'll be in power by hook or crook to do good work, Nitish once said

"I shall be in power, by hook or by crook, but once I have power I will do good work," a 26-year-old Nitish Kumar is believed to have said, according to a book by a leading journalist. IMAGE: JD-U......

Facebook vs Facebake/Facecake and IPR violations in India

In a country like India, where counterfeit items are sold in every nook and corner, the regulation of trademark infringement poses a big challenge. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Earlier......

The Strange Death Of India's Pen King

If there is a morality tale here, it is that debt and death spare no king. IMAGE: Vikram Kothari. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Vikram Kothari had two coronations, first as the Gutkha......

Enforcing A Ban On Cryptos Is IMPOSSIBLE

Traders who pay in rupees generate over Rs 50 crore in daily cryptocurrency volumes.Indians actually invest a great deal more in forex-denominated trades, observes Devangshu Dutta, explaining why......

What Brought Economy to Its Knees

A combination of demonetisation, a poorly and hurriedly implemented GST, and more recently the "botched up" lockdown of the economy to control the spread of Covid has brought the economy to its......

Homestays come to travellers' aid in Covid times

Intimate getaways offered in the form of homestays by hotels are proving to be the flavour of this extraordinary and difficult time. Not far from cities, they offer a pleasant respite from......

'I knew my film would not have a hero or villain'

'Rakesh's life is hard, but he knows how to find joy.''He doesn't think his life's value comes from money. He sees no shame in his poverty.' IMAGE: A scene from Against The Tide. In what seems......

The Romantics: Of Yash Chopra and his biggest blockbuster: Adi!

Aditya Chopra may be a household name in India, but few have seen his face, recognise his voice or know the brain behind the business outside his tight inner circle.The Romantics makes sure it has......

Harry & Meghan: Extremely One-Sided

There's so much left unsaid in the Netflix documentary Harry & Meghan. Is Meghan Markle really the victim of a racist section of the media? What was the real cause of Harry's estrangement from his......

'Soumitra Chatterjee is bigger than a Ray actor'

'He never went to the Bombay industry.' IMAGE: Soumitra Chatterjee and Madhabi Mukherjee in Satyajit Ray's classic Charulata. There is a story Soumitra Chatterjee likes to tell. In the......

The DDLJ Quiz

On October 20, 1995, a love story called Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge hit the screens and every single thing about it -- from Raj and Simran to palat and phurr became a part of Bollywood lexicon. In......

Gaza War: Cricket club to rescue of Indian researchers in Israel

IMAGE: Israeli firefighters extinguish a car which caught on fire after a rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip in Ashkelon. Photograph: Nir Elias/Reuters A cricket club in the southern Israeli......

PHOTOS: How Dhawan spends his day off in Sydney

IMAGE: India opener Shikhar Dhawan enjoys a yatch ride as he goes past the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House in the background. Photograph: PMG India opener Shikhar Dhawan had a......

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