'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......
Most politicians and even non-politicians have been honoured because of what they were purported to be electorally worth for the ruling party of their time, argues N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE:......
Backing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over Enforcement Directorate summoning him, Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on Thursday said the Centre was misusing power to......
Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who launched several welfare schemes targeted at women during his tenure, was surrounded by his women supporters, who broke down and......
Such a course would require a Constitutional Amendment, requiring two-thirds majority in both Houses of Parliament.Even assuming that the INDIA combine comes to power next year, a two-thirds......
'If you want it to grow well and serve the true needs of the economy, it needs a lot of freedom and flexibility, which comes in terms of the reform objective set by the regulator.' IMAGE: Shoppers......
Every defaulter is not a wilful defaulter who has the capability of paying back and is yet not servicing the bank loan, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......
'Professors can teach even when they are 90 because they don't lose their skill with words. Go deeper and there's spirituality in it,' Dr Swati Piramal tells Pavan Lall. Illustrations: Dominic......
'If you are going to have only a handful of telecom players on whom the entire dream of Digital India rests, it's important they are financially sustainable.' IMAGE: Bharti Enterprises Founder and......
Nobody is held accountable for lapses, no matter how badly it affects the person or business whose accounts are frozen.Nor is there compensation for losses.Most people get to know their accounts......
'Whenever there is a women-oriented film, people think that it will be a serious film, or there will be men-bashing. But there's nothing like that. Women can do comedy very, very well.' Mumbai is......
After satisfying her inner entrepreneurial urge, Arjun Kapoor's sister Anshula Kapoor turns author; her debut book will be published by Penguin India. From penning down her innermost fears and body......
'She got really close, and I was like, oh Miss Universe and me dancing!' IMAGE: Vikas Kumar in Aarya Antim Vaar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vikas Kumar/Instagram Vikas Kumar has already made such a......
'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen,' notes Sreehari Nair on the legendary actor's birthday. IMAGE:......
Dinesh Raheja doffs his hat to the movie legend, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year. IMAGE: Waheeda Rehman in Guide. Rati Agnihotri confides breathlessly, "I was......
A lot has been written about Dommaraju Gukesh, but have you wondered about how it is to be the parents of a genius and budding World Champion. Photograph: D Gukesh/X IMAGE: A young Gukesh......
Man City and Arsenal draw 0-0 to hand Liverpool title-race advantage IMAGE: Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu in action with Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland. Photograph: Jason......
'There are three Tests left; opportunity to score a ton of runs.' IMAGE: England flew to their pre-series base, Abu Dhabi, for a break ahead of the third Test in Rajkot. Photograph: BCCI ......
IMAGE: India's U-19 World Cup star Saumy Kumar Pandey, was fascinated by Jadeja's body language and intent on the field and tried every single day to emulate his icon. Photographs: Saumy Kumar......
IMAGE: Heading into the second game, the Indian batters will need to step up as the hosts look to level the five-match series 1-1. Photograph: BCCI After England tore the prediction books for an......