Inside Mumbai's iconic BMC

Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com takes us on a tour inside the iconic BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters, whose doors were thrown open for the first time ever for tourists.  ......

Ratan Tata, Dreamer And Ideas Executor

There were certainly qualities adhering to the Tata Group, which emanated from the persona of Ratan Tata.Most notable of these would be the low profile he maintained, which sharply contrasted the......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Modi, G20 leaders visit iconic Trevi Fountain in Rome

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the famous Trevi Fountain here along with other world leaders on the sidelines of the G20 summit. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Trevi......

When R K Krishna Kumar Spoke To Rediff

R K Krishna Kumar, one of the stalwarts of the Tata group, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, evening. A close lieutenant of then Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata, he spoke to Rediff.com's......

12 Indian hotels that will take your breath away

The Oberoi, Mumbai. Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Oberoi Hotels & Resorts Travel+Leisure magazine has come up with the best 500 hotels in the world. The list features 12 hotels from India. Majority......

Vande Bharat Express: Love at first sight

The train has a lot to offer to its passengers: Silent run, fully-sealed gangway connecting two coaches, GPS-based passenger information system, modular bio-vacuum and disabled-friendly toilets,......

This plane can fly faster than a speeding bullet

Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Aerion While the supersonic aircraft Concorde is history, a US-based aeronautical engineering company is in the process or introducing business jets that will......

Shah Rukh Khan's 20 Iconic Fashion Statements

We've gushed about what makes Shah Rukh Khan the ultimate woman's man, his winsome touch, his supremacy in small doses, his onscreen wisdom, his off-screen virtues and his spectacular silver......

Watch Raj Kapoor's Films On OTT

The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film? The younger generation perhaps may have never. They may not know his tremendous......

Amar Singh Chamkila Review: WAH!!

Diljit Dosanjh's switch in singing style as he smoothly assumes Amar Singh Chamkila's vocal persona highlights the brilliance of his artistry, observes Sukanya Verma. Back in the 1980s, popular......

Top 10 Tamil Action Films On OTT

Action films of some substance are rare to come by these days. Most film-makers mistake gore and excessive blood for well-constructed action cinema that thrives on drama and interpersonal stakes.......

Indian cricket icons recount fav Wankhede memory

Rohit aims to bring Champions Trophy to Wankhede. IMAGE: Mumbai and Indian cricket's stars Ajinkya Rahane, Diana Eduljee, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and Rohit......

My Father, Tiger Pataudi

'No one in the history of the sport has ever come back from that kind of accident and got hundreds against England and Australia.' IMAGE: Saif Ali Khan prays at his father's grave in Pataudi.......

ICC ODI World Cup Trophy tour launched in stratospheric fashion!

IMAGE: The ICC World Cup trophy tour was launched 120,000 feet above the Earth! Photograph: Kind courtesy ICC Twitter The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Trophy Tour kicked off in......

Ex-champion boxer Dingko Singh tests positive for COVID-19

IMAGE: Dingko Singh won the gold medal in bantemweight boxing at the 1998 Asian Games. Photograph: Boxing Federation of India/Twitter Already battling liver cancer, former Asian Games gold......

Former villain Suarez is now Uruguay's elder statesman

'I have to be one of the calm ones, because there are a lot of youngsters here now in the squad. I must lead by example' IMAGE: Uruguay's Luis Suarez celebrates. Photograph: Murad......