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India's First Emperor

Chandragupta Maurya was the first king to establish an empire in India.He died a monk. IMAGE: The Chandragupta Maurya stamp issued in 2001. Photograph: Kind courtesy Wikimedia Commons Chandragupta......

What garments, jewellery was Ram Lalla wearing?

The ornaments for the Ram Lalla idol consecrated at the grand Ayodhya temple have been prepared after an extensive research and study of texts such as the Adhyatma Ramayana, Valmiki Ramayana,......

The Last Indian Villages On Tibet Border

'It is a breathtaking journey towards the Tibet border, especially since the Border Road Organisation has accomplished a fabulous feat in black-topping the road till the border.' 'One is left with......

Vadakara: The Most Important Contest In Kerala

Shailaja Teacher, arguably the most famous Covid warrior in India, versus former student leader Shafi Parambil who defeated 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan in the last assembly election.Shyam G Menon......

Xi, Putin to attend virtual SCO meet hosted by Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host Chinese President Xi Jinping, his Russia counterpart Vladimir Putin, Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif and other leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation......

New Thar ROXX Is A Visual Treat!

The Thar ROXX is much larger and taller than the 3-door brute off-roader, The Mahindra Thar which was launched four years back on August 15. Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com simply cannot stop raving......

25 years of private sector MF:The 3 crucial pillars!

The Indian MF industry’s assets under management (AUM) has grown from Rs 246 million as on March 31, 1965 to Rs 22.60 trillion as on May 31, 2018. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Over......

Policy continuity at the Reserve Bank

Two years have elapsed since the early stages of the global financial crisis led to the notorious run on the Northern Rock Bank in the United Kingdom and blew a big hole in the prevailing,......

Make way for the badass customised Mahindra Thar

The cost of customising the Thar works out to a cool Rs 13 lakh -- which is over and above the cost of the vehicle. Text and photographs: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com. The 'Thar......

With m-cap of Rs 91,000 crore, Titan is the jewel in Tata's crown

The success stems from Titan's betting hard on wedding jewellery over the last three years. It now contributes 20 per cent to revenue. Call it the upside of being a conglomerate. While larger......

The 'Bad Girl' Returns To Films

'If I had the chance now, I would have continued acting.''The cultures of Maharashtra and Bengal are different and I felt I had to give my best to be a good daughter-in-law and an ideal wife.''I......

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Review: Horror, Hamming And Heart

A gleefully hammy Madhuri and Vidya's volley of death stares and evil laughs engage in a ruthless glamorous tug of war in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, notes Sukanya Verma. Just like the earlier two Bhool......

'Katrina loves parathas, I like pancakes'

'We share everything with each other.' IMAGE: Vicky Kaushal plays rockstar Bhajan Kumar in The Great Indian Family. Vicky Kaushal seems very excited about his upcoming drama, The Great Indian......

How Dharmendra Celebrated His Birthday

Dharmendra celebrated his 87th on December 8 with his family and his beautiful wife, Hema Malini, treated us to some heart-warming pictures. Bollywood too took to social media to wish the beloved......

'No Time Till The Oscar Storm Passes'

'We have to do everything in our power to get as many Academy members to watch the film as possible.''After that, I am confident, my film will speak for itself.' IMAGE: A scene from Chhello Show.......

'Stood tall in storms': Tendulkar, Sehwag hail Pujara

'Pujara, it was always reassuring to see you walk out at No.3. You brought calm, courage, and a deep love for Test cricket every time you played.' IMAGE: Cheteshwar Pujara troubled Australia with......

Babuta on Paris heartbreak: Felt like I had lost someone very close

IMAGE: Arjun Babuta missed the bronze in the final of the men's 10m air rifle at the Paris Olympics. Photograph: Reuters/Files Losing an Olympic medal by a few decimal points could be among......

Tale of Two Skippers: King Kohli soars, Captain Smith plummets

Kohli went on stacking up astounding numbers across formats with monotonic regularity While Smith endured an all-time low after his involvement in the ball-tampering IMAGE: India captain......

Meet the seven smallest nations at the Rio Olympics

IMAGE: A man checks out products during the opening of the Rio 2016 Olympics megastore on Copacabana beach. in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters. An astounding 11,400 athletes......