We Danced Slowly; We Didn't Want A Heart Attack

Half a century after he left school, A Ganesh Nadar attends a school reunion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   In August they announced the school reunion. I had passed out of the......

Where 31 Patients Died In 48 Hours

The Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in Nanded, Maharashtra, is where 31 patients died in 48 hours this week. Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters captures glimpses at the hospital......

Nipah alert in Kerala's Kozhikode after 2 'unnatural' deaths

The Kerala Health Department sounded a health alert in Kozhikode district on Monday following two "unnatural" deaths suspected to be due to the Nipah virus infection. Photograph: ANI Photo State......

Section 144 clamped in Noida; namaaz, puja banned at roads, public places

The police in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday invoked restrictions on public assembly under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, ordering that no unpermitted......

Why Raghuram Rajan Raced At RBI

The speed at which he led the central bank in different areas -- ranging from internal reorganisation to inflation fighting, stabilising the currency, taking on rogue corporations, cleaning up bank......

Banks' NPAs never went away, they were only hidden

Indeed, there were frauds, and the politician-banker-industrialist nexus played a role in the rise of NPAs, but governance issues in Indian banking are far more nuanced and complex, reveals Tamal......

Bengal foundry units impacted by Ukraine war as input prices soar

'After the Ukraine war, coke prices just soared and most units don't have money left to buy raw material. Customers are not absorbing the price escalation'   IMAGE: Kindly note that this image......

Two-month IPO drought set to end with Shyam Metalics Rs 909-cr offer

The IPO is priced between Rs 303 to 306 per share and will remain open between June 14 and June 16. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Shyam Metalics and Energy (SMEL) will end the over......

Oscar Nominations: A Quick Glance

The nominations for the 96th annual Academy Awards have been announced. The Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 11, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. A quick look at the nominees. IMAGE:......

Maamannan Review: Udhayanidhi Stalin's The Weak Point

Maamannan could have been so much better with an alternate lead actor and a tighter, more gripping storytelling, sighs a disappointed Divya Nair. Pariyerum Perumal. Peranbu. Karnan. Mari Selvaraj......

'I want to do a Voldemort'

'I just love being an actor because that's the only profession where you get an opportunity to do stuff like this, right?''You can be a detective one day and a common man the next... and then you......

30 SPECTACULAR FRAMES of Shah Rukh Khan

With his arms wide open and a smile so dimpled and dazzling, a zestful young man from Delhi walked right into our hearts. When he played a lover boy, we fell hook line and sinker for his charms.......

Barmy Army Mocks Kohli...

IMAGE: Moeen Ali bowls Virat Kohli for a golden duck in the Chennai Test, February 2021. The first Ashes Test witnessed a noisy Barmy Army, loudly cheer on Ben Stokes and his boys while mocking......

Rahane's 'Oink-tastic Family Fun'

Photograph and video: Kind courtesy Ajinkya Rahane/Instagram Ajinkya Rahane emerged as the standout Indian batsman during the World Test Championship final at the Oval last week. Rahane is......

Wimbledon PIX: Djokovic, Jabeur, Norrie cruise in Round 2

IMAGES from Day 1 of the Wimbledon Championships played on Monday. Rusty Djokovic sees off Korean Kwon to advance IMAGE: Serbia'a Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his first round match......

Euro: Elvis the pig predicts England will win vs Ukraine

IMAGE: Elvis opted to dine from the box with the England flag in preference to that marked with that of Ukraine, suggesting Gareth Southgate's side will progress to the semi-finals. Photograph:......

Should Tokyo be the guinea pig for Olympics experiment?

In this pandemic, why can't we have multiple locations for various disciplines, all of it then merged into a virtual convergence called the Olympics instead of one massive event in one city, asks......