Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

Saluting P V Narasimha Rao For 1991!

It is thanks to the policy of liberalisation conceived by Manmohan Singh and enforced by P V Narasimha Rao that the Indian economy has now become the world's 5th largest economy by nominal GDP,......

NEET, Vishwakarma Scheme, And Tamil Angst

Medical seats for under-graduates and post-graduates remaining vacant in the NEET era, together with the Centre 'freezing' the number of medical colleges and seats in (Dravidian) Tamil Nadu and the......

Dev Joshi Is Ready To Go To Space

'We hear about Chanda Mama from our childhood.''I am excited by the idea of seeing it with my eyes.' IMAGE: Dev Joshi, a crew member of the first all-civilian lunar orbital mission, dearMoon, a......

'There is huge demand for home loans'

'We started affordable housing loans that has good traction and the books have grown to Rs 750 crore as of the end of last quarter.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com PNB Housing Finance,......

RBI tightening on unsecured loans: White goods firms fear margin squeeze

Consumer durables retailers and manufacturers may end up bearing the cost of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) tightening on easy personal loans, as their margins are expected to be......

'Women don't have to only sing and dance'

'When you are new, you don't know how the industry works.''But when you know where you are headed, the possibilities of being conned or facing unpleasant instances is reduced.' Photograph: Kind......

Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr Win Golden Globes

Here's a quick look at the winners of the 81st Annual Golden Globe awards.  Best Motion Picture – Drama IMAGE: Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr pose with their awards for......

Barbie, Oppenheimer Lead Golden Globe Nominations

The nominations for the 81st Golden Globes are out, and Barbie and Succession lead the list. Barbie and Succession get nine noms, followed by Oppenheimer at eight. Killers of the Flower Moon and......

'Towel fight sequence was very, very difficult'

'It has incredible hand-to-hand fighting inside a steamy Hammam room so gripping, fending, landing the punches and the kicks, everything was very difficult.' Tiger 3 is roaring at the box office......

Former Pakistan players question Imad Wasim's omission

Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters Imad Wasim's omission has been questioned by former players after the all-rounder was left out of Pakistan team for the first T20I against New Zealand, having......

Zaheer joins Rohit to scrap IPL's 'impact player' rule

Zaheer Khan not a big fan of Impact Player rule, says it's producing 'half all-rounders' Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI Echoing the views of India captain Rohit Sharma, former pacer Zaheer Khan on......

'IPL's 'Impact Player' rule will hold back development of Indian all-rounders'

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma admitted he’s not a big fan of the Impact Player rule of the IPL. Photograph: BCCI India skipper Rohit Sharma is "not a big fan" of the IPL's 'Impact Player' rule as he......

India's T20 WC Squad: Shivam vs Rinku, Gill vs Jaiswal shootout possible

IMAGE: The Indian selection committee is unlikely to go for fresh faces, with the race for a spot in India’s line-up coming down to battles between tried-and-tested faces. Photograph: Adnan......

Desperate Punjab Kings and MI in battle for survival

IMAGE: Both Punjab and Mumbai have lost four matches each and are coming off defeats in their respective last outings. Photograph: BCCI Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians will be desperate to......