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Shobhaa De: 'Nari Hira Was A Superstar'

Shobhaa De pays tribute to another legend who passed into the ages on August 23, publisher, producer and entrepreneur Nari Hira. IMAGE: Author and columnist Shobhaa De with her first boss,......

Why Shobhaa De deserves to be booed

'You can ignore someone's passion, but how can you taunt someone for being obsessed with achieving greatness in her/his chosen field?' asks Sudhir Bisht. Shobhaa De likes to be known as a......

Exclusive: Shobhaa De's advice for Rahul Gandhi

Watch novelist Shobhaa De's typically original advice for Congress neta Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka and his bro-in-law Robert Vadra...Video: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com Shobhaa De's latest......

Sena launches 'vada, misal' protest against Shobhaa De

Stepping up attack on author Shobhaa De, Shiv Sena on Thursday staged a protest outside her residence in Mumbai, alleging that she has insulted Maharashtrian culture by opposing the......

MP cop trolled by Shobhaa De feels 'hurt'

A 58-year-old policeman from Madhya Pradesh has expressed displeasure over columnist Shobhaa De tweeting about his obese physical condition, which he said is because of a hormonal disorder. "I am......

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......

At 50, witty 'Amul' girl captured in book

Over the past four decades she provided a running commentary on the state of affairs of India and on her 50th anniversary, the cheeky, impish 'Amul' girl, has got a birthday present! The likes of......

Sibal under attack in cyberspace

Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday came under a fresh wave of attack on government's move to monitor content on social networking sites with more netizens reacting strongly to it.Noted......

Book Review: One night @ the call center

Bestseller lists have been making a killing off Chetan Bhagat, and publishers Rupa seem to have found themselves a worthy successor to Anurag Mathur (The Inscrutable Americans), who, hopefully,......

The Ambani who got sucked in

Vipul Ambani, a runner who participated in city marathons, never wore his last name on his sleeve, was easy-going, mild-mannered and always smiling. Yet, why did he join a luxury jewellery company,......

Janhvi, Malaika, Dia, Mini Speak Out

After its UK edition, #WeTheWomen event returned to Mumbai for its eighth edition. The festival of Glamour Gravitas and Grassroots was held at the Bal Gandharva Rang Mandir in Bandra, northwest......

Aditi-Tamannaah Party With The Birlas

The Birla wedding festivities haven't ended yet. After the grand wedding reception of Vedant Birla (son of businessman Yashovardhan (Yash) and Avanti Birla), and Tejal Kulkarni (Supriya and Sanjeev......

Why Satya Continues To Sting And Sing

While Satya's pleasures are palpable -- among them the poetry of the coarse language, the mercifully rough-hewn texture, the oh-so-familiar underdog story -- these pleasures hit you at a completely......

Amitabh unveils Shobhaa De's Superstar India

Whether or not he means to, Amitabh Bachchan always seems to steal the show.At the launch of acclaimed author Shobhaa De's new book, Superstar India, the Big B delivered the event's main address,......

Shobhaa De takes on Sonam, Imran

After Shobhaa De saw I Hate Luv Storys last week, she mentioned how She Hates Dumb Storys on her blog. It is not the first time, of course, that the columnist has been critical of romu-movies.......

Bindra, Jwala slam Shobhaa De for mocking India's athletes in Rio

IMAGE: Beijing Olympics gold medalist Abhinav Bindra leads the Indian contingent at the Parade of Nations during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio Olympics at Maracana Stadium. Photograph: Clive......

'Did Sachin T pay for the BMWs he 'gave away' to Rio athletes?'

IMAGE: India's star Olympians PV Sindhu, Dipa Karmakar, and Sakshi Malik with Sachin Tendulkar and India's badminton coach P Gopichand at a function on Sunday, where they were gifted BMWs.......

'Sakshi is a reminder of what can happen if you don't kill a girl child'

IMAGE: Bronze medalist Sakshi Malik of India during the medal ceremony of the women's freestyle 58 kg wrestling on Day 12 of the Rio Olympics. Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images. The......

Why Silver medal has turned Sindhu into hot property

IMAGE: India’s P V Sindhu celebrates a point against Carolina Marin of Spain during the women's singles gold medal match at the Rio Olympics on Friday. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty......

Population size has nothing to do with sporting excellence

IMAGE: Olympic silver medalist P V Sindhu with her incredible Coach P Gopichand. Photograph: PTI 'No country can go from zero to hero at the Olympics.''A hundred Indians now feature in the world's......