Finance Secretary TV Somanathan is new Cabinet Secy

Finance Secretary T V Somanathan was on Saturday named as the new Cabinet Secretary by the government for a tenure of two years. IMAGE: Finance Secretary T V Somanathan will be the new Cabinet......

CBI to probe financial irregularities at RG Kar hospital

The Calcutta high court on Friday ordered the transfer of the probe into the alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital during the tenure of its former principal Sandip......

Doctors refuse to call off stir despite SC intervention

Junior doctors at government hospitals in several states across the country remained off duty disrupting OPD and elective services as major doctors' associations on Tuesday decided against calling......

Doctor's murder: Protest enters Day 3, hospital services remain affected

The protest over the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata entered its third day on Wednesday disrupting healthcare services in several states across the country, even as a......

When R K Krishna Kumar Spoke To Rediff

R K Krishna Kumar, one of the stalwarts of the Tata group, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, evening. A close lieutenant of then Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata, he spoke to Rediff.com's......

Unravelling what awaits us in 2022

As the industrial era wanes, the network era looms, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   I woke up one day, the eve of the new year, with a nightmare: A vision......

I've never asked for raise: Indra Nooyi

Indra Nooyi, the former chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo, has said that she has “never, ever, ever” asked for a raise as she found it “cringeworthy” and cannot imagine working......

Shareholders vote down Birla nominees to board of directors

Vindhya Telelinks, Universal Cables and Birla Cable shareholders go against family’s wishes. IMAGE: Harsh Vardhan Lodha. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. The Birla camp failed to......

Guns And Gulaabs Review

Rajkummar Rao and Adarsh Gourav get into the nutty mode easily and carry off the dark comedy without overacting, while Dulquer Salmaan looks bored, observes Deepa Gahlot. The cars are Ambassadors......

Om Puri: The Chronicler Of Cities On The Boil

'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen,' notes Sreehari Nair on the legendary actor's birthday. IMAGE:......

'The boy was very tall; his eyes were beautiful'

'Name?''Amitabh.''Can't be only Amitabh. Amitabh what?''Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan.'Alarm bells. 'Are you related to Dr Bachchan?''Yes,' he hesitated, 'he is my father.''Then this contract cannot......

'I'd have loved to present Pratidwandi at Cannes'

'Where Pratidwandi is concerned, there are very few men standing.' IMAGE: Dhritiman Chatterjee in Satyajit Ray's Pratidwandi. Dhritiman Chatterjee, a post-graduate in economics, came from a world......

'I was in the best team that never played for India'

Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies.At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready......

Chuni Goswami: Indian football's first poster boy

If PK Banerjee was for the masses, then Goswami belonged to the classes IMAGE: With his good looks and charm, Chuni Goswami was a crowd-puller. Photograph: AIFF Media Chuni Goswami was......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara's woes continue as Saurashtra struggle

Summary of all Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday IMAGE: Saurashtra's wicket-keeper batsman Sheldon Jackson scored 61 runs against Mumbai in Rajkot on Saturday. Photograph: Sheldon......

Sports medicine to become university course

The hitherto neglected field of sports medicine is finally getting recognition in the Indian education establishment.The Calcutta University in Kolkata will soon offer the country's first......