'Choppergate': Are IAF Veterans Being Made Scapegoats?

When the IAF veterans' bail petition came up for hearing, in an unprecedented move, senior serving and retired Air Marshals and Air Vice Marshals rallied behind the accused officers and appeared......

CBI seizes AgustaWestland helicopter from builder in DHFL scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation seized an AgustaWestland helicopter from the premises of builder Avinash Bhosale in Pune on Saturday in connection with the Rs 34,615-crore DHFL scam case,......

Amazon shuts down Westland publishing house 6 years after buying it

Much to the disappointment of booklovers, Westland, one of the largest publishing houses in India, is being shut down by e-commerce giant Amazon, they announced on Tuesday. IMAGE: Kindly note that......

China has increasingly hardened its position

...with extravagant claims in both the eastern and western sectors, observes Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad, as India is fixated on asserting its border claims based on the McMahon Line. IMAGE: Indian......

How COVID is changing the game plan for booksellers, publishers

In the future, publishers will need to think of digital immersive marketing just like marketing a movie or show on Netflix is an immersive experience. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After......

Corruption cases: ED's conviction rate is pathetic

It has registered 2,000-plus money laundering cases and about 12,000 forex violation ones in the 14 years since it was established. Yet, its probes have resulted in no more than 13 convictions from......

Net closing in on PNB, IL&FS, ICICI-Videocon, AugustaWestland

'The web of transactions is so complex that it requires expertise to understand the strategies involved in each fraud.'Shrimi Choudhary reports. IMAGE: India expects Nirav Modi, who is currently......

Why is Amazon betting big on self publishing in India?

US e-commerce company Amazon says it is betting highly on self-publishing in India. This was a medium termed ‘vanity publishing’ till now. However, says Amazon’s New York-based......

Special: Excerpts from Mohammed Rafi's life

Iconic singer Mohammed Rafi would have been 88 today, had he been alive. On his birth anniversary on December 24, we present excerpts from the book written by his daughter-in-law Yasmin K......

Working with Rajinikanth: Baasha director tells all

Working with Tamil superstar Rajinikanth has been a dream for many filmmakers. Suresh Krrisna had the opportunity of directing him in such bloxkbusters like Baasha, Annamalai and Veera. He shares......

When Akshay Kumar ditched lucrative IPL contract

He could have easily played hardball with all the aces up his sleeve but Bollywood star Akshay Kumar instead terminated his lucrative contract with Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) in 2009 after......

When Musharraf hailed Balaji: 'You are a great soldier... I salute your spirit'

'Musharraf's best is reserved for Balaji, whom he hails as a great soldier, fighting bravely for his team even in a lost cause.' IMAGE: Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf greets......

'Gavaskar Wasn't The Best Captain'

IMAGE: Sunil Gavaskar and Ian Botham during England's tour of India in 1982. Photograph: All Sport/Getty Images   When folks discuss India's best captains, Mansur Ali Khan 'Tiger' Pataudi,......