Most politicians and even non-politicians have been honoured because of what they were purported to be electorally worth for the ruling party of their time, argues N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE:......
Dr Shreekant Sambrani pays tribute to Dr M S Swaminathan, the renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who passed away in Chennai last week. IMAGE: Prime Minister......
'I was amazed at how tasty it was.''They did a good job with millets and lentils, which Mr Modi liked.' IMAGE: Dr Sudhir Sekhsaria, left, with Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani at the State dinner......
The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......
Hundreds of enthusiastic Indian-Americans have gathered at iconic locations across 20 US cities and organised unity marches to send a message of welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi days ahead......
November 8 marks 6 years after demonetisation.A K Bhattacharya reveals how the prime minister and the RBI worked together for months before Modi's 8 pm speech.A riveting excerpt from The Rise Of......
'He is a busy man these days, still, he makes it a point to call me at least once a month.' IMAGE: Raj Subramaniam, CEO, FedEx. Photograph: Kind courtesy FedEx Raj Subramaniam is the latest......
'The economy may not improve unless you admit there are some problems.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Former chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian's submission that India's GDP......
'Instead of doing reforms and restructuring, the present government is busy with the perception that everything is fine and the economy is hunky-dory.''Such hollow perceptions are very dangerous......
IMAGE: Co-operative bank staffers on strike in Tamil Nadu. 'Some co-operative banks are dominated by politicians and were reportedly being used to launder Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.'Rediff.com's A......
Check out the star arrivals.Several Bollywood stars turned up to attend the fifth GIMA (Global Indian Music Academy) awards on February 24 at Film City, Goregaon, a western suburb of Mumbai.Take a......
'I told Illaiyaraaja when he had composed music for 786 films that soon there will be 1,000. Today is that day.' The film industry felicitates music composer Illaiyaraaja. Some of the biggest......
Actress Shweta Basu Prasad has accused the media of wrongly dragging her name into a prostitution case. The starlet was sent to a rescue home for 59 days after a prostitution......
'Americans understand India as an emerging superpower, they do not understand that we'd already arrived.' Indian-American actor Akshay Kapoor, on what to expect at New York's Madison Square Garden......
Hrithik Roshan, who plays a quadriplegic person in his latest film Guzaarish -- may have got great reviews for his performance but not everyone is happy with it.Dr Ketna Mehta, who runs Nina......
Tamil Nadu outclassed Karnataka in a low-scoring encounter, while defending champions Mumbai find themselves in trouble against Hyderabad. A round-up of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final matches:......
'I believe if a player is not mentally tough he cannot achieve the pinnacle of success.' Palpreet Singh faces his biggest test at the NBA D-League try-outs in Houston on Friday, August 5. Norma......
Satnam Singh at the NBA Draft on Thursday. Photograph: NBA India/Facebook Nineteen-year-old Satnam Singh Bhamara was termed “the international man of mystery” by NBA franchise Boston......
Left-arm spinners Iqbal Abdulla and Ankeet Chavan took three each as Ranji champions Mumbai defeated Baroda by 17 runs in their limited-overs Vijay Hazare Trophy (West Zone) match in Pune on......
Ravindra Jadeja produced an all-round performance to help defending champions Chennai Super Kings beat Deccan Chargers by 74 runs and register their first win in IPL V,in Visakhapatnam, on......