Reader Monali Nadkarni has sent us a photograph of the star.
We are glad to announce the winners of this contest -- here's the list of budding authors!
Refusing to blame the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) for the national squad's debacle in Australia, former Test skipper Dilip Vengsarkar on Tuesday said lack of proper planning by the BCCI is the prime reason for the dismal show.
If you have a question relating to cricket and did not know who to ask, bounce them off to Rajneesh Gupta.
The SC said, "You must tell us some way of preventing unemployment also. We cannot have people unemployed and hungry. There are areas where firecrackers can be used."
In 2009, Mohan Nadkarni, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi's biographer, wrote exclusively for rediff.com recalling his long association with the legend. We re-publish the feature.
A look at the arrivals.
Former India wicket-keeper Madhav Mantri passed away early Friday morning at the age of 92.
The young are most vulnerable to self-harm and suicidal ideas at this time.
If the government of the day would like to set in place a smooth and well-planned changeover and facilitate the incoming chief to chalk out his action plan well in advance, the announcement of a successor needs to be done early, observes Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd).
A three-judge bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur made it clear that only BS VI compliant vehicle shall be sold in the country from April 1, 2020.
'There is a long-term bull market that commodities will witness. This can take 2-3 years to start. There have been some large moves in foreign exchange. We have seen the pound depreciate by 25 per cent against dollar. We have seen the yen appreciate against the dollar. When the markets start stabilising, these trends will reverse. This will give good trading opportunity. But it is not clear whether any one should do anything yet,' says Robert Morrice, MD, Barclays Wealth.
Former India football player Marto Gracias died in Mumbai on Sunday following a cardiac arrest, according to informed sources.
Television actors celebrate themselves, and their work, at an awards night over the weekend.
FCA has alleged that the Roxor, which M&M imports in the US from India as knocked-down kits, was "a nearly identical copy of the iconic Jeep design", adding that the product was modelled after the original Willys Jeep.
Mangalyaan has been named among the best inventions of 2014 by Time magazine which described it as a technological feat that will allow India to flex its "interplanetary muscles."
"We remain positive on the outlook for the emerging market (EM) equities. Although this asset class is entering its sixth year of outperformance compared with the world equities, valuations are not yet expensive on a historic and relative basis, especially in the light of a much higher growth potential at the earnings level," says Angus Stening.
Wipro chief Azim Premji and veteran actor A K Hangal are among the 10 senior citizens who will receive the Harmony Silver Award this year for their contribution to society.
Meet Shirish Nadkarni, co-founder and CEO of Livemocha.com.
The show saw a star-studded attendance.
Hanumant Singh, who died on Wednesday, should have represented the country in more Tests than he did, said his one-time India colleagues.
Girish Nadkarni of IL&FS Investsmart discusses the new IPOs that came out this week. He says that Atlanta and ACE are the better investment bets currently in the market. However, the investor interest is not very high in Deep Industries.
The apex court also expressed concern over the historic monument being infected by insects and asked the authorities, including ASI, what steps they have taken to prevent this.
Tech Mahindra listed at Rs 525 on BSE against an issue price of Rs 365. What should investors do with the stock and what are the concerns going forward?
Kumble now holds the record for having the most wickets taken by a Test centurion beating Kapil's record.
She carved out a facile 6-2, 6-1 victory and moved into the second stage of the qualifying rounds.
Former India cricketers pay rich tribute to the former India leg spinner who passed into the ages on Tuesday.
'When the courts intervene, we are attacked for judicial activism'
Rajneesh Gupta lists some amazing coincidences in cricket -- a feature guaranteed to amuse you in these anxious times.
A total of 25 companies raised Rs 28,220 crore during the financial year.
The ship, commissioned on November 16, 2013, celebrated her third anniversary on Friday.
We mourn the passing of Admiral J G Nadkarni, who passed into the ages on Monday. The admiral -- one of the finest officers to head the Indian Navy and a most remarkable human being -- was one of Rediff.com's earliest columnists. His assessment of why India won the 1971 War is a classic and we republish the column today to celebrate his brilliant mind and salute an office and gentleman, the likes of who we will not see again.
Statistical highlights on day 2 of the first cricket Test between India and New Zealand in Kanpur on Friday.
Despite the sops, scheduled carriers might not be interested in operating such routes.
The damage to aircraft estimated to be around Rs 200 crore.
His great grandfather played Test cricket for both England and India. His grandfather was arguably the most charismatic captain India has had.
Rajneesh Gupta has some interesting numbers from the final day's play in the fourth Test between India and South Africa at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi.
India's lower order put on a rock-solid show to help the hosts take a slender lead.
E-commerce buyouts: Mahindra, Godrej to leverage on physical stores.