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'Ameen Sayani was the Shahenshah of Melody'

For four decades, his voice united millions of Indians for an hour every Wednesday as he brought Hindi cinema's greatest songs in an unparalleled radio broadcast. Illustration: Dominic......

Joshimath victims won't have to pay power, water bills for 6 months

The Uttarakhand government on Friday decided to waive for six months electricity and water bills of families and individuals affected in the subsidence-hit Joshimath. IMAGE: A woman performs her......

'Putin is a goonda'

'Sholay wallah kahani hai: 'Gabbar Singh aayega, Gabbar Singh aayega.''But what is inside Gabbar Singh nobody knows.' IMAGE: Kundan, Olga and Aaryan Sandwar, with Archi, after crossing the Polish......

Why India Must Salute The Soldier's Wife

'These ladies have sacrificed their husbands so that you can celebrate your birthday parties and anniversaries.''It is your moral duty to treat them right and with respect.''When they visit a bank......

COVID-19: '137 doctors have died so far'

'The government says the mortality rate among patients is 2 to 3 per cent, but in doctors it is 11 per cent, which is very high.' IMAGE: Medical staff at the Civil Hospital, Surat, pay tribute to......

The Lives PSU Bankers Lead

A peek into the life of a public-sector banker who did well professionally, but paid a price for it, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A column on what......

Share of women in urban salaried jobs at 6-year low in Q4FY24: PLFS

The share of women employed in regular salaried jobs in urban India hit a fresh low in the January-March quarter (Q4) of 2023-24 (FY24). Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the same......

Share of urban women with salaried jobs at 6-year low in Q2: PLFS

As more companies ask their employees to return to office after the pandemic, the share of women employed in regular salaried jobs in urban India decreased from 54 per cent in the first quarter to......

How Xiaomi passed the Covid lockdown test

'One out of three phones sold in India is a Xiaomi phone,' Mi India MD Manu Jain tells Peerzada Abrar. IMAGE: Manu Jain, vice-president, Xiaomi and managing director, Mi India. All photographs:......

Aditya Puri's dream for HDFC Bank: Indian Alibaba

'Aditya Puri says the bank is positioning itself as the Indian Alibaba. 'The next wave will see the lender partnering with an array of fintechs globally that can plug into HDFC Bank’s system......

'Women are not happy'

'Family is the most important thing in a society.''That's why I am always thinking about family and society. I want it to be better.' IMAGE: Jyotika and Mammootty in Kaathal: The Core. Director......

Is The Great Indian Kitchen gutsy cinema?

If you think the film is gutsy, you are simply being blind to the truth that the whole men-are-worthless slant is saleable right now, argues Sreehari Nair. The Great Indian Kitchen begins as a......

What we MISS when we don't watch films in a theatre

The difference between watching a movie on a laptop in your apartment and watching it on a big white screen is almost spiritual, notes Sreehari Nair. Stepping out of my home for Seema Pahwa's......

Mohalla Assi Review: All sound, no fury

'Philosophy, politics and practicality cross paths in Mohalla Assi's ambitious premise.''Except it is directed in such an unwieldy fashion that instead of rich satire, what emerges is a lumbering......

Anamika is average

Malayalam film Anamika directed by K P Venu and Abraham Lincoln starts by showing the pressures of being a modern day working couple; a wife hurriedly goes through the morning chores and tries to......

Son of a tailor, Altaf wins J&K's first cycling gold at Khelo Games

IMAGE: The son of a financially constrained tailor in Srinagar, Adil Altaf blazed to glory in the Boys 70km road race on Saturday. Photograph: Sports Authority of India Adil Altaf created history......

V V S Laxman on the Magic of Cricket

'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.' IMAGE: V V S Laxman celebrates his double century in the memorable Eden......

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