Patriarchy didn't stop Indira from becoming PM: Sitharaman

If patriarchy stopped women from achieving what they want in India, how come Indira Gandhi made it as prime minister, asked Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. IMAGE: Union Finance Minister......

Jihadists Are A Major Threat To Israel'

'Israel would make Iran and its proxies pay. They, along with Qatar, fund terror all over the world.' IMAGE: Israeli soldiers during the Israel defense forces' ground operation in the Gaza Strip,......

'The house where young Manmohan lived is now...'

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shared a special bond with the holy city of Amritsar, where he spent his growing up years. IMAGE: Dr Manmohan Singh. Photograph: R Raveendran/ANI Photo......

Space Kidz Is Planning A Moon Mission

If it becomes a reality, the Chennai company will become the first private player from India to conduct such a mission to the lunar surface. IMAGE: Students who were part of the AzaadiSat project......

Are Indian students shunning US business schools?

Less than two months after India's Soumitra Dutta took over as the dean at US's Cornell University's Johnson Business School, Srilata A Zaheer became the first Indian woman to head the Carlson......

Top Indian deans at world's best business schools

Indians are becoming deans at top American business schools at an ever-increasing number. Let's take a look at some prominent deans at top American business schools. Click here for Rediff......

US credit downgrade worries Indian business schools

Days after the American government lost its top-tier AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor's, engineering institutes and business schools in India are bracing for a possible impact on their......

Can't accept FDI blindly, need safeguards: Sitharaman

India will place restrictions on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the national interest to ensure safeguards because of its location in a highly sensitive neighbourhood, Finance Minister Nirmala......

Bollywood's Best Pictures Of 2024

Film folk have been very busy this year, attending trailer launches and promotional events. Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com vouches for that, as he recaps 2024 with his insightful clicks.  ......

When Keerthy Suresh Will Marry

IMAGE: Keerthy Suresh with Varun Dhawan in the Nain Matakka song from Baby John. December is going to be a big month for Keerthy Suresh. Besides making her Bollywood debut opposite Varun Dhawan in......

The Swades State Of Mind

As Swades turns 20, Aseem Chhabra looks back at the film that spoke to him. IMAGE: Gayatri Joshi and Shah Rukh Khan in Swades. Several years ago, I had lunch with the then finance minister of......

'Girls Will Be Girls Is About Your First Crush'

'The flutters of excitement of a high-school romance, and then how life changes.' IMAGE: Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal. Photograph: Panna Bandekar   After making the rounds of international film......

Banned tennis star Sharapova is off to Harvard Business School

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova is putting her time away from tennis to good use. While the 29 year old is seeking to have her two-year doping ban wiped out or reduced as she lodged......

What's Jaishankar Doing With Jimmy, Kapil?

'He was really the legend of our times.''I couldn't have imagined that one day I'd be sharing a stage with him.' IMAGE: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and cricket legend Kapil Dev launch......

Diving Champ Manjari Bhargava Passes Into The Ages

Over five decades ago, when swimmers from Rajasthan participated in the National Swimming Championships, competitors from other states would look at the Rajasthan squad in awe. They wondered how a......