Former Indian Ambassador to the US Naresh Chandra passes away

Former Indian Ambassador to the United States Naresh Chandra died at a private hospital in Goa on Sunday night due to multiple organ failure. He was 82. “He was admitted to the hospital on......

Meet the men behind Akhilesh's UP election charge

For the first time, Akhilesh is leading the Samajwadi Party almost single-handed into a major election, but he is not the only one running the show. Shikha Shalini reports. IMAGE: Samajwadi Party......

'You'll are like today's Bhagat Singh': Gau rakshak to accused in Alwar killing

  Self-styled cow protector Sadhvi Kamal Didi has equated one of the accused in the Alwar lynching case with revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Chandra Shekhar Azad, remarks that could trigger......

Why Governor Dhankar is shooting darts at elected Mamata

What makes Dhankar so outspoken? Could it because as governor he will be in the driver’s seat if the Trinamool Congress performs below par in the elections next year? Shikha Shalini......

No need to worry: Bandhan Bank's outgoing chief writes to employees

Bandhan Bank's managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh (pictured), who has decided to step down, on Wednesday said the bank will need at least three months to......

Bandhan Bank's micro challenges: Unsecured loan book, CEO's tenure

It is 10 years since Bandhan Financial Services became the first microfinance institution (MFI) to receive the universal bank licence. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters A year later, in......

From layoffs to cost-cutting, start-ups brace for long funding winter

On a cloudy Monday this month, Mohammed Irshad flew from Kochi to Gurugram to attend an exclusive investor networking event. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Among a handful of founders......

Vedic slokas, witty repartees, Kolkata's who's who at Bandhan book launch

Kolkata’s creme de la creme turned up at the launch of Bandhan, The Making of a Bank, but the evening nevertheless had an informal touch typical of the young bank with CMD Chandra Shekhar......

Prasoon Joshi: Not necessary to use vulgar word in item songs

The presence of National Award winning lyricist Prasoon Joshi at the Jaipur Literature Festival drew a packed house at the sessions he attended. He composed the lyrics for Hawan Karenge from the......

Anil Kapoor's TOP 10 performances

One of Bollywood’s most rock-solid careers, Anil Kapoor shows no signs of stopping! Effortlessly stealing the thunder from his young co-stars in the trailers of Zoya Akhtar’s upcoming......

PIX: Sonakshi Sinha parties with Mary Kom director

Priyanka Chopra parties in Hollywood, while her Mary Kom team has bash back home. Mary Kom director Omung Kumar hosted a success party for his National Award-winning film at Hotel Lotus Grandeur in......