'India Is Staring At Dementia Epidemic'

'10 million Indians are currently living with dementia, and the number is expected to double by 2036.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff It is said that over 57 million people are living with......

Delhi police invoke new law to try absconding murder accused

The Delhi police, for the first time ever, exercised Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which allows the police to frame charges and the court to proceed with trial in the......

'Hidma's Death Is Death Of Maoist Insurgency'

'The (Maoist) organisation is in visible decline. Their senior leaders are ageing. Forest life is unforgiving -- older leaders simply cannot cope physically.''Earlier, they attracted educated youth......

'Zohran Mamdani Was Very Accessible'

'If people had a problem, you could probably find him at one of the future events and could talk about specific issues.' IMAGE: Zohran Mamdani poses for a photograph during the New York City......

'After GST cut, innovation will boost life insurance'

The reduction in goods & services tax (GST) on individual life and health insurance premiums has been called a “landmark step” for making insurance affordable and inclusive. Illustration:......

Stock exchanges freeze more promoter demat A/Cs for non-compliance

The number of companies with promoters whose demat accounts were frozen by the stock exchanges due to non-compliance increased over the past year. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh The BSE froze promoter......

Succession Vacuum Fuels Family Feuds In India Inc

Unresolved succession plans and informal ownership structures are fuelling bitter family fights across India's corporate boardrooms. IMAGE: Karisma Kapoor with Sunjay Kapoor. Photograph: Rediff......

Delhi's Fuel Ban On 15-year-old Vehicles Finds No Backers

The Delhi government has announced that vehicles older than 15 years will be denied fuel at petrol pumps starting April 1. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational......

Rakesh Maria reveals how don Karim Lala helped Helen

Long before she became one of Bollywood's most iconic dancers, actor Helen faced a personal crisis when her ex-husband, filmmaker PN Arora, threw her out of her own home, eventually forcing her to......

'You Can't Be Madhuri Dixit Anywhere'

'One day my neighbour in Denver called me, and said, "I think somebody is casing your house. So should I call the cops?"... they were scared that people case your house and then rob it.''And I......

The Dharmendra I Remember

A hero with a heart, and remained one till the end. IMAGE: Dharmendra. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/Instagram "No conversation with the actor, a Sher Dil, who in the 1976 film Maa......

'Sulakshana Didi Got The Tag Of Being A Lucky Heroine'

'Kishoreda suggested to Sulakshana didi that she should become an actress and sing her own songs in her films.' IMAGE: Sulakshana Pandit in Phaansi. For 20 years, singer-actress Sulakshana Pandit,......

Is Alcaraz Dating This Swimsuit Model?

IMAGE: Swimsuit model Brooks Nader is six years older than tennis World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz. Photograph: Kind courtesy Brooks Nader/Instagram and Carlos Alcaraz/Instagram Tennis World No 1......

'It Turned Into A Lot Of Abuse...'

If Prasidh Krishna is to be believed, Joe Root lost it over words that were not particularly offensive. SCORECARD IMAGE: Joe Rot let himself be drawn into an ugly -- but entertaining -- shouting......

Sister's wish powers Akash Deep's Edgbaston heroics

'She is responding well to chemotherapy and is already doing much better now.' IMAGE: India pace bowler Akash Deep with his family. Photograph: Akash Deep/Instagram India's unlikely hero in the......

'Indian Cricket Changed My Life'

'I have a deep affection for Indian cricket. If someone asked me to come back, I wouldn't say no.' IMAGE: Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli carry Coach Gary Kirsten after India won the World Cup......