Potholes are everywhere, outside PM's house too: Shivakumar

Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said the pothole issue is there across the country, including the national capital New Delhi, and projecting in the media as if the issue is there......

Bill Clinton on what stops Gandhi's dream for India

Former US president Bill Clinton on Monday expressed his doubt over the realisation of Gandhi's dream of India given the continued internal differences in the country, particularly between Hindus......

Just Who Was Mahatma Phule?

The latest biopic on Jyotiba Phule, whose 198th birth anniversary is on April 11, has come at a time when the Department of Taking Offence is super-active.Utkarsh Mishra feels it will be......

Mohanlal or Mohandas? Modi bungles up Mahatma Gandhi's name!

In yet another slip up, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi has mispronounced the first name of the Mahatma calling him Mohanlal Karamchand Gandhi instead of Mohandas Karamchand......

Nirav Modi's Taiwan, Surat, Hong Kong and Dubai connections

Documents accessed by Business Standard show owners of suspected Hong Kong-based shell companies are spread across the globe.  Documents accessed by Business Standard show some of the Hong......

Has India's unemployment rate jumped to 45-year high?

Most economists were of the view that the NSSO should release the data, as any move to withhold it will dent the image of country’s statistical system. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Meet India's best known teacher

'Kids like something when it is interesting, focused, and offers scope for self-exploration.''We teach them how to learn, not force them,' Byju Raveendran tells Bibhu Ranjan Mishra.Illustration:......

Brand Khadi out to weave magic in the world of fashion

The interest it has generated among designers who are helping create new styles and uses for the product is likely to leave a lasting imprint on the future of khadi, reports TE Narasimhan. IMAGE:......

Will These Films Win An Oscar?

The Toronto International Film Festival has come a long way in the last 50 years -- from the time it was known as the Festival of Festivals to becoming the biggest film event of North America and......

At 59, Shah Rukh Wins 1st National Award

Hindi cinema dominated the 71st National Film Awards on Friday with superstar Shah Rukh Khan winning his career's first best actor award for Jawan alongside Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail, which was......

'We Need Thousands Of Gandhis Now'

'The world needs Gandhi now more than any other time in history.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pratik Gandhi/Instagram Nothing succeeds like success. Ask Pratik Gandhi whose career received a boost......

Indian History Could Have Changed If...

'Had these leaders known that Jinnah was dying...' IMAGE: Arif Zakaria plays Muhammad Ali Jinnah with Chirag Vora who plays Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in Freedom At Midnight. Photograph: Kind......

Sportstars pay respects to Bapu on Gandhi Jayanti

From cricket icons to badminton stars, our sporting heroes took to Twitter to mark Gandhi Jayanti, paying their respects to the Father of the Nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, on the Mahatma's......