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'Dalit Women Set The Agenda Of This Election'

'They were very vocal on the defence of the Constitution, reservation, SC/ST Act and democratic rights.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Narendra D Modi and Yogi Adityanath during an......

'UCC May Be Kept On Backburner'

'Modi 3.0 will have more balanced policies like one saw in Modi's first term.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi signs his first file authorising the release of the 17th instalment of the PM......

The Village of Heroes

The village in Maharashtra has continuously sent soldiers to the army since World War I. Every other person you meet is a soldier or a retired soldier or is aspiring to be a soldier. Text: Archana......

The Prison Which Is A National Pilgrimage

The long queue outside the Cellular Jail is a testimony to its place in India's national consciousness.The Andamans is also where the only British viceroy was assassinated and where Netaji unfurled......

BJP adds third engine in UP, sweeps all 17 mayoral polls

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party swept the mayoral elections in Uttar Pradesh winning the posts all the 17 municipal corporations on Saturday. IMAGE: Celebrations at the Bhartiya Janata......

Azim Premji named 'most generous Indian' in FY20

IT major Wipro's Azim Premji donated Rs 22 crore a day or Rs 7,904 crore in a year to emerge as the most generous Indian in FY20 and top a list of philanthropy. Premji pipped HCL Technologies'......

5 Indians in Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy list

The Sampark Foundation boasts of a $100 million outlay funded entirely by the Nayars and represents more than half of their wealth. IMAGE: Vineet Nayar, one of India’s best philanthropists......

Nilekani, Bajaj bag awards for philanthropy

As many as 11 people, including members from the influential Nilekani, Bajaj and Godrej families, were honoured for their outstanding contribution towards the good of the society at Forbes......

IIM-B to refund fees of students taking NGO jobs

The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore will refund the fees of about Rs 800,000 that students pay for their two-year post graduate programmeif they take up a job in any non-profit entityand......

IIMs plan to join hands for overseas foray

Pankaj Chandra, director of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, says it's time now to take on the INSEAD and IMDs of the world. Samir Barua, his counterpart at IIM Ahmedabad, talks about......

When Moral Police Followed Zeenat Aman

IMAGE: Zeenat Aman in Manoranjan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Zeenat Aman/Instagram Zeenat Aman gives the world another interesting slice of her life, as she discusses her sexy and flirtatious......

In The Times Of Usha Mehta And Savarkar

As Ae Watan Mere Watan and Swatantra Veer Savarkar release this week, Utkarsh Mishra takes us down history and reminds us about India's freedom struggle. IMAGE: Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in......

Ae Watan Mere Watan Review: Radio Ga Ga!

Ae Watan Mere Watan tries to get a grasp on the mind of youngsters, shaped by the words of inspiring leaders, committed to the cause of independent India.It's significant because their support......

Why everyone's going ga-ga about Sacred Games' Kuckoo

'The best response I received was a 'thank you' letter from someone going through a sex change operation -- and I felt wow,' Kubbra Sait tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih. IMAGE: Kubbra Sait at her......

The Very Best of Soumitra Chatterjee

Image: Soumitra Chatterjee in Apur Sansar As Soumitra Chatterjee turns 80 on January 19, we look back at his best movies. A Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the least one could have asked for veteran......

SAG 2019: India continue impressive show with 15 gold medals

IMAGE: The Indian men's tennis team beat Pakistan in the final, while the women's team beat Sri Lanka to bring home two gold medals for India at the South Asian Games. Photograph: SAI......

National squash: Smooth sailing for men's seeds

The top 16 seeds in the men's section, including Saurav Ghosal and Gaurav Nandrajog of Delhi, sailed into the second round, evens as the women side saw a few upsets in the 55th Senior ICL National......

'Legends are born on occasions'

Readers wish one of India's bowling greats, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, on his 60th brithday.-------------RS Iyer"Ek din rahe jayega maati ke mol, jagge me raha jayega chandra tera bowl"sung by Mukesh,......

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