Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

'Those days, 'jail-returned' was like 'foreign-returned', something to aspire for'

'Gandhi had given the call 'Do or Die'. And with all the leaders arrested, you had to be your own leader.' IMAGE: Dr G G Parikh with Yusuf Meherally's potrait behind him at the Yusuf Meherally......

'Cyrus was always looking at trying to improve himself'

'He wanted to learn all the time.' IMAGE: Then Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Pallonji Mistry, right, with Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi in New Delhi, January 6, 2015. Photograph: PTI Photo......

What's in the Eveready takeover for Burmans

The change in ownership is expected to give a fresh lease of life to the company that has often been dragged by financial stress in its close to three-decade journey under the Khaitans, reports......

Did JRD think Patel would have been a better PM than Nehru?

'Nehru once told JRD, "I hate the mention of the very word profit".''"Jawaharlal, I am talking about the need of the public sector making a profit!" JRD replied.''Nehru reiterated, "Never talk to......

4 mn garments. 300 stores. Rs 6.8 bn. The Anita Dongre story

'Fashion changes fast and if you are not keeping up you're getting left behind,' design diva Anita Dongre tells Pavan Lall. IMAGE: At the lounge in her office Photograph: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com......

Helen, The Queen Of All The Moves

Subhash Jha hails Helen on the movie legend's 84th birthday. IMAGE: Helen in the song Baithe Hai Kya Uske Paas in Jewel Thief. "Helen and I have a karmic connection. Every move in my songs is hers......

Shah Rukh Khan: I Will Leave Films If...

Gauri wasn't very happy about living the Bombay life.With no friends in the city, she wanted her husband's films to flop so they could go back home, to Delhi.A unique slice of Shah Rukh Khan's......

Alia, Malaika, Sonam: AMAZING March fashion

Take some cue from these B-town ladies and get your fashion game on point! From going red hot to donning sequins and corset gowns, Bollywood beauties upped the ante in March. But whose fashion......

15 times Hina Khan looked WOW

Hina Khan made heads turn at the Bombay Times Fashion Week, where she rocked an off-shoulder choli. A glance at her Instagram feed showed us that the off-shoulder is, in fact, Hina's preferred......

Celebrating 500th Test: India's most memorable wins at home

As India gets set to play its 500th Test, Rajneesh Gupta presents India's memorable Test victories at home. IMAGE: V V S Laxman, left, congratulated by Adam Gilchrist after scoring a double......

Ranji: Chahar claims 8, Hyderabad 21 all out

Hyderabad registeredthe lowest total in the history of the Ranji Trophy when they were dismissed forjust 21 runs by Rajasthan, as the new season began on a sensational note, in Jaipur, on Monday.......