Is The Congress Doomed?

The Congress needs to reorganise itself at the grassroots, infuse younger blood, and have more boots on the ground.Just offering freebies is not the answer anymore, argues Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: A......

Mahatma Gandhi was 'quite a complicated being': Union minister

The role and contribution of Mahatma Gandhi in India's freedom struggle is well documented and he was "quite a complicated being", Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday. IMAGE:......

How Kharge Can Change Indian Politics

A new Congress leader may make an electoral impact by his very presence.Congress voters who had moved away from the party, after being influenced by the BJP's 'family rule' campaign, can now return......

The Great Cheetah Tamasha

The Bengal Tiger, the Asiatic Lion and the more widespread leopard have had to swallow their pride.Rarely has the prime minister turned up in person, sun hat and camera at the ready, to welcome a......

The Jet brand that Naresh Goyal built

Even in ruin, Jet retained its one essential brand quality: Dignity, says brand guru Sandeep Goyal.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Jet Airways may be gone, but I remain a loyal fan of the......

Vande Bharat Express: Love at first sight

The train has a lot to offer to its passengers: Silent run, fully-sealed gangway connecting two coaches, GPS-based passenger information system, modular bio-vacuum and disabled-friendly toilets,......

How Sanjiv Bajaj changed Indian finance

'Research shows that customers want their loans instantly.''So the team asked can we reduce the time for approval from 5 days to 30 seconds?''It took the company two years of hard work to tear......

Viral Acharya needs a 'Bharat Darshan'

'Tilting at the government in English in front of India may make him feel like Joan of Arc, but without a feel for Bharat he will merely be Don Quixote,' says S Muraleedharan, former managing......

Magic Magic Moments. Amitabh Style

Sukanya Verma applauds the man, the movies and the many, many, MANY memories he's created on the big screen through 80 Amitabh Bachchan moments. Amitabh Magic: Adventures of Mr Natwarlal More......

'Rajubhai always helped the poor'

'The moment he got to know that any comedian was struggling or and had not paid rent for months, he would immediately help because he himself had struggled.' IMAGE: Raju Srivastav, left, with......

The Godfather: A Hell to Make

Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride.Like Michael Corleone, he got into it......

'Heroines flocked to him, but...'

'... their love was jinxed.''His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than......

Check out this Sen-sation's 'greatest comeback'

'I was training well but post-surgery, I was falling sick and immunity was not well, I had a lot of health issues. I couldn't play 100 per cent.' IMAGE: Lakshya Sen beat All England Champion Li......

'Now we are in the champion mindset'

'When we are playing at our best, it's very difficult for people to beat us.' IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankiredy and Chirag Shetty during a practice session at the Goregaon Sports Club in suburban......

BCCI request CA for 'IPL style bio-bubble' in Brisbane

‘The discussions are still on, but, today, BCCI has formally sent a letter seeking relaxation of hard quarantine for its players if they are to have the match in Brisbane.’ IMAGE: The......

The Parsi Dronacharya

'I am a gadha (donkey)! But God has been on my side and I have managed to produce players,' Dronacharya Awardee Merzban Patel tells Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com. IMAGE: Merzban Patel's enthusiasm for......

My Daughter Mithali Raj

'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.''"I don't want you to project that you are a......