Most Indian fathers still want their children to study at the IITs and IIMs and draw a six-figure salary.
Soundarya, daughter of actress Jayamala talks about making her debut in films.
One India is doing great against the coronavirus, lauding the gains of the lockdown and thanking the government, and the other lacks commitment, says Sumit Bhattacharya.
Andrei Shevchenko's new life in London means giving up sports cars, improving his golf and trying to learn English.
Apoorve Dubey lists out the 15 things that will make you a successful entrepreneur.
By some strange and bizarre twist of fate, Omar Mateen did exactly what he did not intend to do. He took the lives of gay people and made them extraordinary. He infused their stories with a poignancy they might not have possessed otherwise. He enabled the rest of the world to see themselves in their stories, to weep at the sheer waste of lives cut short, says Sandip Roy.
'If I were to say, I had the best vegetarian food in my life in Vietnam, nobody would believe me.' 'When I proclaimed this to my friends, they didn't believe me. I had to show them the pictures and make them drool!!'
Stars pens down their thoughts, moods and resolutions for the New Year.
Here's what the elephant-headed Lord teaches us about money
'Goddess Laxmi doesn't come just by praying to her.' 'You have to make yourself attractive to Laxmi for her to come to you.'
Bitten by the entrepreneurial bug, IIM alumnus Rahul Chigopkar jumped into one of the most lucrative area of 2011 in India- Deals. But what happened to IzziDeals? Rahul shares his experiences with us.
Ajit Balakrishnan offers lessons from another tech revolution not so long ago.
Shakib Al Hasan who was in brilliant form before the ban, amassing 606 runs in the 2019 World Cup in the UK, said he regrets how he went about the situation.
Only NIIF has stayed the course as a viable infrastructure financing institution.
'The fact that she kept her faith in the power of doing good all through the thick and thin in her life, that she worked sincerely for the upliftment of the tribals, the downtrodden and the backwards, is one of the most inspirational aspects of her life.'
'My mother (Yogita Bali) tells me you were camera ready as soon as you came out of my womb.'
Use credit wisely, save, take insurance and sensibly invest in equities.
Karisma-Kareena meet up with cousins... Akshay meets a 'mastermind'... Saiyami shoots for a new show...
Rediff reader Rashmi Pillai, a pharma professional from Mumbai suggests how to stay positive and make the most of the lockdown.
Take this quiz and find out if you can spell as well as you think!
Hit hard. Don't give up. Just do it!
On his 90th birth anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 20 of her favourite scenes that reiterate his extraordinary grasp on the language of cinema and connect with the viewer.
'It was one of the greatest learnings in my life to see someone like the great Amitabh Bachchan go through such a tough phase.' 'He had been there, done it all and really didn't need to prove himself.' 'Yet, he channelised it all and came out with one of his best performances,' Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra tells Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com in a fascinating conversation about the films he has made and the actors he has worked with.
'If you are able to speak a few lines in English, you consider yourself classy.' 'If I speak in Hindi, I am worthless in your eyes.'
LIC identifies the problems well, but what the markets will watch is how nimble it is with the solutions.
India sign off Paralympics with an unparalleled 19 medals: 5 gold, 8 silver, 6 bronze.
'I teach my students for one hour every day. At night, I teach science to students from other countries. I have got requests from more than 70 countries in the last three years and more than 80,000 students have benefited from my online classes.'
The news of his passing is sad and sudden but the body of work he leaves behind will neither fade nor be forgotten.
Labour union leader Shrirang Barge said the state government would have known Dharmadhikari has a massive following and that the event would have attracted several lakh people, so why were arrangements for water, shade etc, missing.
An MBA student shares her experience of working as a brand manager for a leading watch-maker.
It's raining book-to-screen adaptations on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma offers you a selection.
Want to try something different? Sukanya Verma looks up the pages of Bollywood to give you amazing bindi styles!
Bollywood celebrated Father's Day with the most adorable pictures of their children on social media.
'We need to be proud of our Maratha history and should be ready to tell the world our stories and not just keep them limited to Maharashtra.'
Attend all classes. Take notes. Ask questions. Participate.
Gal Godot begins a fascinating new column about marriage.
There is nothing India-like about Sikkim and nothing Sikkimese about, well, large parts of India.
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