In an Independence Day Special series, Rediff.com celebrates India through the lives of her people. Today: Lalit Satyarthi, an aspiring actor, who left his home in Agra to follow his lifelong dream......
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp is in talks to buyout US oil and gas producer Pogo Producing Co's stake in an offshore Thailand field.ONGC's foreign arm ONGC Videsh Ltd is talking to Pogo to......
After the success of its Cartoon Network Channel, Turner International is launching a slew of initiatives to strengthen its new kids' channel 'POGO', which includes increasing Hindi content to 80......
FMCG firm Dabur on Wednesday launched wearable mosquito repellent products, including wristbands and patches, under its Odomos brand. The company has also entered into an agreement with Pogo under......
Turner International on Monday announced the launch of its first kids' channel -- POGO-- in India and said it aims at empowering young minds with a sense of ownership."POGO is a first for Turner,......
He wears a grey head on his young shoulders. When kids of his age watch cartoon/kids' channels or spend hours playing video games, Shankar Mondal, aka Bachha, toils hard at a garments' shop in......
What if Sholay were produced now, in our technologically advanced era, with AI vying for our attention? asks Atanu Biswas IMAGE: The Amul ad celebrates Poore Pachaas Saal! of Sholay. Photograph:......
Time sure flies. While POGO may seem like it was launched only yesterday, the fact is the channel, whichbegan its run across India on January 1, 2004, has almost completed a year.And what better......
Cartoon characters created and developed in local animation studios are enchanting Indian kids like never before, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. It is fun time, says blue boy Kris (above) every time......
Mythological and historical shows are lapped up not just by the young, but equally by grown men and women.Ritwik Sharma and T E Narasimhan report. IMAGE: Anita Hassanandani, Surbhi Jyoti and......
Who knew jumping around in a shop as a kid could lead to a career in acting? Barkha Singh certainly didn't. Today, with more than 500 ads , four serials (Bhagyalakshmi, Love By Chance, Fanaah and......
IMAGE: The funds raised by the women's hockey team will be donated to Delhi-based NGO, Uday Foundation. Photograph: Hockey India The Indian women's hockey team has raised funds to the tune of Rs......
The team launched an 18-day fun fitness challenge to help raise funds and also encourage people to stay active during the nation-wide lockdown. IMAGE: The challenge will see members of the Indian......
IMAGE: Australia's Nathan Coulter-Nile bowls during the Group Stage World Cup match against Afghanistan. Photograph: Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images The West Indies used plenty of short-pitched......
Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar meets up with 10-year-old Praggnanandha -- the world's youngest International Master -- and his elder sister Vaishali -- a woman International Master -- to find out more......