Claim on Nehru, Patel fuels Jaishankar vs Guha-Cong duel

Was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Jawaharlal Nehru's initial cabinet list in 1947? That was the hotly debated question on Thursday with external affairs minister S Jaishankar citing a new book to......

China: When Modi picked up Nehru's bad habits

'As his party's Supreme Leader, Modi has led India down the wrong road by insisting on friendship with China even as its soldiers went about claiming territory,' argues Harishchandra Dighe. IMAGE:......

Why Nehru is worth remembering this Republic Day

'India's first and longest-serving prime minister created -- or at the very least imagined -- a modern, democratic nation-State of the 20th century,' says Sunil Sethi. Photograph: Baron/Getty......

Which fund is most suitable for you?

'I would advise at least a 7-year investment time frame for equity investing.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Mutual funds are a popular investment tool for investors because it offers a......

Cinema Has Loved Gandhi; Get Ready To See Him Again

IMAGE: Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi. For Mahatma Gandhi, cinema was a corrupting influence on young minds, a 'sinful technology'. It is that very medium which......

Cinematographer Ravi Chandran On DCH Etc

That Ravi K Chandran acquired a passion for the camera was inevitable. He is the youngest brother of award-winning cinematographer Ramachandra Babu who shot memorable Malayalam films for Bharatan,......

Kohli to receive Polly Umrigar award; Ashwin bags Sardesai award

IMAGE: India captain Virat Kohli celebrates after completing a century. Photograph: BCCI India captain Virat Kohli will be presented with the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award, given to the......