'For the first time in this country, perhaps the first time anywhere, we are going to use backwardness index.''It is a fundamental shift in the discourse in the country's social justice.' IMAGE:......
J Dey, a senior investigative journalist who extensively covered underworld and crime for over two decades, was shot dead in broad daylight on Saturday. \\nHe was working as the editor (special......
Fantastical musical moments from the International Jazz Day concert in Mumbai.Photographs and videos: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com IMAGE: The incomparable Godfather Of Indian Jazz, Louis Banks, full......
After many false starts, India may well be at the inflexion point that Deng Xiaoping took China to post-1978. The window of opportunity is wide open right now, says Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Prime......
In a special series, Rediff.com looks at India through the lives of her people. Today: Tapeshwar Ram, who has hand-pulled a rickshaw on the streets of Kolkata for 30 years. He works 7 days a week......
'IndiGo 2018 is a harsh, ultra-lean, mean, zero asset, fighting machine with aspirations of taking on the global long-haul low-cost market.' Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters Mark Martin is the......
Universal basic income or social security? Economist Nitin Desai feels we need a blueprint for universal health care and pensions to help the vulnerable section. IMAGE: All Indians need access to......
The IMF had revised global growth for this year down to 3.3 per cent, a deceleration of 0.4 per cent from its forecast made as recently as April, notes Rahul Jacob Image: Photograph: Jayanta......
'If a hero wanted Mr Rafi to sing for him, naturally it had to be him.''Then if it was Dilip Kumar, who is a soft-spoken man, he naturally wanted Talat Mehmood.''Now you tell me, where did I stand......
The Filmfare OTT Awards 2021 were held at Mumbai's Taj Lands End hotel, and the big winners of the night were quite expectedly, Scam 1992 and The Family Man 2. Interestingly, the feel-good Web......
Subhash K Jha remembers the flamboyant star, 12 years after he passed away. IMAGE: The dashing Feroz Khan in Qurbani. I have to agree with my friend, Fardeen, when he says his father was one of a......
Millions of kids and young adults were terrified of Pran and believed him to be a villain in real life, writes Arthur J Pais, in his tribute to the legendary actor who passed away on July 12. In......
After working on Mr India and Sagar, Partho Sen-Gupta left to study filmmaking in France at 26. He returns with the dark and moody Sunrise. Partho Sen-Gupta worked as an art director on major......
IMAGE: HS Prannoy will next face compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat in the 2nd round of the Syed Modi badminton tournament in Lucknow. Photograph: PBL/Twitter India's HS Prannoy entered the second round......
Photograph: Kind Courtesy Odisha Open/Twitter Teenager Unnati Hooda became the youngest Indian to win a Super 100 tournament as she beat compatriot Smit Toshniwal in straight games to claim the......
The World No. 64 Indian took 45 minutes to upstage the current World No. 12 Lin Dan, who has five World Championship titles and two Olympic gold medals in his kitty. IMAGE: World No 64 Subhankar......
IMAGE: Ishaan Bhatnagar, right with Sai Pratheek K. Photograph: Ishaan Bhatnagar/Instagram Unheralded Indian men's doubles pair of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Sai Pratheek K moved into the second......
IMAGE: India's Priyanshu Rajawat is the other semi-finalist and will play Kaushal Dharmamer in their last four encounter on Saturday. Photograph: Odisha Open/Twitter Kiran George upset third seed......