India's first 'books village'

Bhilar, a strawberry farming hub in Maharashtra, has been transformed into India's first 'books village', discovers Ranjita Ganesan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It is the fifth visit to......

When Bangladesh remembered those who helped in the 1971 war

Rinki Roy Bhattacharya, journalist and writer, speaks of her experiences on being honoured by Bangladesh for her help during the 1971 liberation war. The news that Bangladesh was bestowing......

Five-state vote count: Khanduri loses to Cong candidate

Uttar Pradesh The Samajwadi Party is emerging as the single largest party in Uttar Pradesh by leading in 190 of the total 403 seats in the assembly. The Bahujan Samaj Party, which had won an......

Has Indo-Japan nuclear deal been derailed?

The India-Japan civil nuclear deal might not fructify anytime too soon, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh acknowledging that India was keenly aware of Japanese sensitivities on the matter and......

Business reforms: Gujarat ranks behind West Bengal

While other states are becoming competitive, Gujarat, say experts is not paying enough attention to maintaining its own position in terms of business reforms. Illustration: Dominic......

The 5 wise men who will decide corporate loan recast

Under the watchful eyes of five wise men, who know the industry well, banks will not find it easy to hoodwink the system, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay. IMAGE: Kundapur Vaman Kamath, former ICICI CEO......

'Sashi' has large shoes to fill as HDFC Bank's new boss

Apart from navigating the bank through the Covid crisis, Jagdishan may also have to deal with the latest development on the auto loan lending practice scam. He will be expected to deliver......

Realty prices crash in Mumbai as buyers go missing

Mumbai’s property markets, where prices earlier crossed Rs 1 lakh per sq. ft in South Mumbai, are seeing a 20-25 per cent markdown from last year’s levels. Illustration: Uttam......

6 Sunil Dutt Films You Must See

Among Hindi cinema's leading men of the last century, Sunil Dutt, who passed away 16 years ago on May 25, did not hesitate in doing women-oriented films which addressed the issues of their......

Andhadhun made a forgotten star famous again

'The critics were writing so well about me, I was shocked!''My phone didn't stop ringing!''This is the biggest tribute for a senior actor.''Now, I can pack up.' One of the most popular actors of......

Farooq, Shatru, Hema together: What's cooking?

That's Sanjay Khan's charm, we guess. When Sanjay Khan's memoir The Best Mistakes Of My Life was launched in Mumbai on Sunday, October 28, the actor-film-maker's old friends trooped in to make the......

No Hrithik at Sanjay Khan's Eid party

His kids were there at their granddad's Eid celebration, but the superstar was missing... The weekend saw its fair share of Eid parties. Besides Arpita Khan Sharma and Shabana Azmi's Eid parties,......

Deepak Parekh appointed Gavaskar's special advisor for IPL-7

      The Board of Control for Cricket in India, following a request from Sunil Gavaskar, interim president BCCI-IPL, has appointed Deepak Parekh as his special advisor for the 2014......

Readers speak out!

Anuj Jajoo:Hi Prem,Thats excellent and very real time commentary. But sometimes a mistake is infavour of truth... "3.81 the ruin rate" -(your commentary at ind 124/4)Just kidding ;)------M K......

Crunch time for cancer-afflicted Olympian

Vivek Singh desperately wants the national hockey team to win a medal at the Olympics, for it would inspire him to continue his battle against lung cancer, which is threatening to cut short his......

'Racism does exist in cricket'

Does racism exist in world cricket? Readers' responses...Name: JayComment:I believe racism exists in the game. I further believe that it exists in both directions, that is not only by whites......