Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......

5 arrested for killing man during Khargone violence

Police have arrested five persons for allegedly killing a 28-year-old man during the recent communal clashes in Khargone city of Madhya Pradesh, while three others are on the run, an official said......

AAP wins all 12 seats reserved for SCs with big margins

The Aam Aadmi Party has emerged victorious on all the 12 seats reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates in the high-stakes Delhi Assembly polls, with the minimum victory margin being almost 12,000......

All you need to know about the seats going to polls in first phase

91 seats. 21 states and Union territories. Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com gives the lowdown on the constituencies going to polls in the first phase on April 11. Photograph: PTI Photo Elections to the......

Why Piramal Healthcare is like Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway

Sitting in the 10th floor of his corporate headquarters that resembles a mini-Louvre, with its art trove and long corridors, Ajay Gopikrishna Piramal is almost Zen-like in his approach to life......

Ajay Bijli: The big picture man

It isn't difficult talking to Ajay Bijli. What's hard is getting through to him. One can't blame him, not with the workload he has to tackle on a daily basis, not when his brand PVR reported a......

Restaurant consultants have their plates full

They are the new foodies. With the booming food business in the country, restaurant consultants of all hues have their plates full. In the last couple of years, the restaurant business has enticed......

Thank God Review: Boring!

Thank God tries hard to be funny, but its humour is dated and cliched, observes Namrata Thakker. Director Indra Kumar dished out many hits back in the '90s and it seems he is still stuck in that......

'I am the godfather of disco'

'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......

Bollywood's THREE HERO TREATS!

The great lyricist Anand Bakshi once wrote Ek, ek se bhale do. Do, do se bhale teen. Bollywood has always had a big thing for the multi-starrer -- be it Mera Naam Joker, Sholay, Trishul, Kabhie......

Why Madhuri gets butterflies in her stomach

'After doing Dedh Ishqiya and Bucket List, I am ready to take up risks in films.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Madhuri Dixit/Instagram Madhuri Dixit seems to have cracked the impossible task of......