Trump's visit to India to feature many firsts

Donald Trump's visit next week is the first ever stand-alone trip by a US president to India. IMAGE: US President Donald Trump with US First Lady Melania Trump and his daughter Ivanka and......

Backstage for the Trump visit

What goes behind the scenes for an American President's visit?Archana Masih/Rediff.com finds out. IMAGE: Members of the Gujarat police's bomb disposal squad scan a plant, February 18, 2020, along......

Why America hates Iran

India should do what we can to ensure that our two friends do not get into a confrontation that is meaningless and ultimately damaging to everyone including us, says Aakar Patel. IMAGE: United......

Why Indian celebrities choose silence

"A Meryl Streep or Jimmy Kimmel can speak their mind, and stay assured that they won't be harmed." "That does not happen in India. Goons can land up anywhere unannounced. The rampant online abuse......

Mutual funds rake in 'opportunistic flows' as market mood improves

A buoyant equity market, coupled with an improved performance of mutual funds (MFs) on the returns chart, has heightened retail investors’ appetite for equities. Illustration: Uttam......

Rising markets fails to lift new investor addition by mutual funds

Even as the returns of mutual fund (MF) schemes have improved considerably in the past three months, addition of new investors has remained in the slow lane for the MF industry. Illustration:......

NFO collections shrink in 2022 as new equity fund launches dry up

Mutual funds have ratcheted up Rs 53,700 crore (Rs 537 billion) through new fund offers (NFOs) in 2022 until November, against Rs 1 trillion in Calendar 2021, notwithstanding the number of launches......

SIP account redemptions rise to 11-mth high as investors dip into savings

Retail investors seem to have dipped into their mutual fund savings to meet pre-festival spending. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com According to data released by the Association of Mutual......

PIX: Raveena, Hemant Oberoi remember 26/11

On November 26, Mumbai paid tribute to the martyrs and victims of the Mumbai terror attack. Last evening, Bollywood watched Hotel Mumbai, a movie inspired by the horrific events......

MKDNH: A Mumbai Bollywood ignores

'Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota is exactly why Hindi cinema needs more film-makers who know a South Indian language,' notes J Jagannath. IMAGE: Abhimanyu Dasani in Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota. Vasan Bala......

Stars flood Kapil Sharma's reception

What a moralebooster for the comic returning to our television screens this weekend! When Kapil Sharma appeared on the Kaun Banega Crorepati finale last month, Amitabh Bachchan promised the......

Why Jimmy Sheirgill didn't want to be a chocolate boy hero

'Being a chocolate lover boy, I wouldn't last long. So I decided to get rid of the tag as soon as possible.''That's why I started doing films like Haasil and Munnabhai MBBS.'With films like Yahaan,......

Bumrah didn't do me any favours by bowling like a genius: Wood

IMAGE: England pace ace Mark Wood believes England shouldn’t get too confident having won the opening Test. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters England getting bamboozled on turning......

When England Stunned India!

IMAGE: Alastair Cook led England to a historic Test series win over India in 2012. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Ben Stokes and his team-mates have their task cut out as they look to emulate......

Will India try out Umran, Samson in final NZ T20?

IMAGE: The biggest disappointment was the non-inclusion of fast bowler Umran Malik in the first T20 against New Zealand. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images A drastic change in approach is need......

New-look India eye 'fresh' start in New Zealand

IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and Deepak Hooda during the Indian team's training session at Basin Reserve in Wellington, on Wednesday. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Having not......

Will India batters get more game time in 2nd ODI?

IMAGE: Shubman Gill and opening partner Shikhar Dhawan, struck a half-century each and were the only two batters who got some time in the middle in the opening ODI against Zimbabwe on Thursday.......