'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Everyone leaving Congress, only...:Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at the Congress, saying that everyone is leaving the party as it is trapped in the vicious circle of nepotism and dynastic politics. IMAGE: Prime......

When Some Speak For All

...close to the 2024 general election. The BJP calling the Congress 'seasonal Hindu' is as laughable as the saffron party sparing itself the title of 'seasonal extreme Hindu.' How else should one......

Henry Kissinger: Modern Day Chanakya

Kissinger's approach of balance of power, secret diplomacy and moderating ideology are the need of the hour.That is the greatest tribute to an intellectual who had a major impact on the world in......

Adani eyes 45 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group is building the world's largest renewable energy park in Gujarat, as it eyes a massive 45 GW capacity to generate electricity largely from solar energy.......

Meet India's Latest Billionaire

'It has taken us 15 years to get to where we are. It obviously doesn't happen overnight.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Amongst all the unicorns that listed last year and had......

How Much Madhuri's Devdas Lehenga Weighed

Mrunal wraps up a Mumbai schedule... Mouni starts a restaurant...Sunny takes a nap... Photograph: Kind courtesy Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla/Instagram Designer duo Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla......

Have You Read This Story About Hope?

'The Elephant Whisperers is a hopeful story of respect and cooperation with nature in an era rife with conflict and threat to our beautiful planet.'   IMAGE: 'There was never a moment when......

10 AMAZING Stories from Across The World

Aseem Chhabra brings you the Best of the 72nd Berlinale. While the COVID-19 situation in Europe was uncertain, the organisers of Berlinale made the tough decision of physically holding the film......

'I have never watched cricket'

'I was seven years old in 1983. I never heard about the historic win because we did not have a radio set in our village at that time.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pankaj Tripathi/Twitter Pankaj......

Paris 2024's Wow Opening Ceremony Plan

Unlike earlier Olympic opening ceremonies, where artistic performances precede the athlete procession, Paris 2024 will commence with athletes gracefully floating down the Seine river. IMAGE: Paris......

Ireland dare to dream at T20 World Cup

IMAGE: Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie said his team were thrilled to make a mark at the MCG, where Ronnie Delany won the 1,500m gold for Ireland at the 1956 Olympics. Photograph: Robert......

Paris 2024 Olympic marathon to trace path of French Revolution

IMAGE: Paris 2024 organising team at a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters Competitors at the Paris 2024 Olympics marathon......

'Japan's' Korean gold medallist's lesson in Olympic spirit

IMAGE: Son Chung-in poses with a photograph of his father, Sohn Kee-chung, who won the 1936 Berlin Olympics marathon event. Photograph: Chang-Ran Kim/Reuters Long before American sprinters Tommie......