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Budding K'taka songwriter tries to extort Rs 5 cr from Salman; held

The Mumbai police on Tuesday arrested a budding songwriter for allegedly sending threat messages to Bollywood actor Salman Khan and demanding Rs 5 crore from him in the name of gangster Lawrence......

Inside Kejriwal and Co's new game plan

After the Delhi mistake and the Lok Sabha setback, the Aam Aadmi Party looks to reinvent itself. Manavi Kapur and Somesh Jha deconstruct its game plan At Delhi's Ram Lila Maidan on December 28 last......

Quietly, they are changing Delhi's profile

There are four million people from Bihar in the capital. Manavi Kapur explores the ecosystem that helps them survive and thrive Thousands have gathered at the Boat Club, near India Gate in the......

New Jersey: Man charged with strangling Indian American wife

A 48-year-old man from Bridgewater, New Jersey, was charged with murder last week for allegedly strangling his estranged wife with a rope. Prosecutors said Timma Kalidindi of Francis Drive was......

The Delhi archbishop who angered the BJP-RSS

Archbishop Anil Couto's instructions, though politically charged, are not unusual or unprecedented, reports Manavi Kapur.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Religion can be a sticky subject in......

Even $1 million can't buy you these items

You might be proud of your millions in the bank, but there are a handful of things that are still beyond your reach - like T-Rex thigh bone casing on an iPad, a 52- carat diamond dog collar and a......

Naresh Goyal flew too close to the sun

'The airline business is very dynamic. If you are unable to keep up and lead, you end up last.''This is what has happened to Jet.'Manavi Kapur profiles the aviation pioneer who has lost his......

Tata Housing CEO on how smart cities can be developed

The smart cities initiative announced by the Narendra Modi government has officially gained momentum after the recent declaration that Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh will be the first city to be......

Humans of demonetisation

The currency ban has changed the lives of the people facilitating this move across India. 'My mother now works 12 hours a day' 'Initially, crowd management was a big challenge': Bank manager R......

The game corporate India plays

How bridge keeps corporate India sharp and quick-witted.Ranjita Ganesan and Manavi Kapur report. As the India managing director of a German steelmaker that describes itself as the 'global leader......

PIX: Sanya, Fatima watch Panga with Kangana

A special screening of Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's film Panga, starring Kangana Ranuat, Jassie Gill, Richa Chadha and Neena Gupta, was held in Mumbai. Quite a few filmi folk attended it. Kangana......

Sharvari watches Forgotten Army with Vicky-Katrina!

Quite a few film folk attended a special screening Kabir Khan's Web series The Forgotten Army: Azaadi Ke Liye, which starts streaming on Amazon Prime from January 24. The key players of the......

Spotted: Asin in Thailand

Reader Ajay Bhanot and his family met Asin at Swarn Bhoomi international airport in Bangkok, Thailand. In the picture: Bhanot, wife Kavita, Asin, daughters Malvika and...

Tashkent Files: Irony does surya namaskars

'This film is a product of a dangerous trend to take just a sprinkling of truth, mix it with free-flowing speculation and present it as historical facts, says Manavi Kapur. IMAGE: Mithun......

'I want to be the biggest face on television'

'When I walk out of a room or enter a gathering, everybody should notice me.''I always want to make a statement.''I flaunt myself and there is no stopping me.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Nia......

These girls have power

Manavi Kapur goes behind the scenes to find out what it takes to be a successful woman wrestler. IMAGE: Sakshi Malik celebrates defeating Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan in the women's Freestyle......