Pranab's son wants to live up to father's legacy in TMC

Former President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee who joined the Trinamool Congress of Mamata Banerjee wants to live up to his father's legacy of secular politics and of binding India......

Six months on, migrants caught between hope and despair

Six months after the lockdown was imposed, two dozen migrant workers were interviewed across five villages of Prayagraj. As the economy opens up, most of them are either hunting for a job or......

Campaigning in COVID-19 era: BJP's blueprint for Bihar polls

While P Muralidhar Rao, BJP general secretary, says, 'Digital electioneering is here to stay until the elections in 2021,' the BJP’s rallies in Bihar will not be confined to cyberspace.......

Rajini wants to be king-maker, not king

Truth be acknowledged, Rajinikanth is not known for wanting to leave his comfort zone to take the politico-electoral plunge, even if it meant his becoming the chief minister of a state that has......

Nirma's new clothes: The journey of detergent brand towards healthcare

How Hiren Patel, founder Karsanbhai’s son, is reinvigorating Nirma by administering a shot of pharma. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Nirma’s tryst with the pharmaceutical......

How a Kanpur-born Indian-origin CEO is a chip off the old block

In the technology (tech) world, especially storage, Sanjay Mehrotra is a well-known name. Co-founder of SanDisk, a flash memory storage company in 1988, it was eventually acquired by Western......

'Complete fiction': Zoho CEO Vembu denies wife's allegations in magazine

Sridhar Vembu, Zoho Corp's chief executive officer (CEO), said on Tuesday a report that he financially abandoned his wife and son is "complete fiction". Photograph: Sreeram Selvaraj for Rediff.com......

Succession saga at Murugappa Group gets murkier

Valli Arunachalam had alleged that the group promoters have a gender bias against women getting into the family business and, hence, she and her sister were denied a berth on AIL’s board.......

The Fabelmans Review: Spielberg At His Best!

Spielberg was born with a camera in his eye. And this one movie, he'd been recording all his life, observes Sukanya Verma. 'His eye is so connected to his brain.' Tom Hanks is spot on about the......

The Empire review

Kunal Kapoor’s bland portrayal cannot bring out Babur’s fascinating persona or his self-deprecating temperament, feels Sukanya Verma. ‘Zindagi maut se aakhir kitna lad le jeet......

The reason why Rajiv Kapoor was disheartened

'At the time of his death, he was alone at home and very unwell.' IMAGE: Rajiv Kapoor in Ram Teri Ganga Maili. Among Raj Kapoor’s three sons, Rajiv Kapoor was the least known. As the......

The DDLJ Quiz

On October 20, 1995, a love story called Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge hit the screens and every single thing about it -- from Raj and Simran to palat and phurr became a part of Bollywood lexicon. In......

Asian Games: 'Don't want to leave thinking we could've done more'

Photographs: Hockey India Indian women’s hockey team midfielder Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke hails from a small village named Asu in Satara, Maharashtra. Although her father, Vitthal......

I cried often in my room in Australia after my father's demise: Siraj

'I always wanted to perform in front of my dad, and the dream did come true but how I wish I could do it more.' IMAGE: Mohammed Siraj was in Australia for his first Test tour when his father......

SA's Hamza banned for nine months over pill mix-up

IMAGE: South African batter Zubayr Hamza failed a drugs test when he tested positive for Furosemide, a prohibited substance as per WADA . Photograph: BCCI South Africa Test batter Zubayr......

Pele continues recovery, undergoes physiotherapy in hospital

IMAGE: People walk at the entrance of Albert Einsten Hospital where Brazilian soccer legend Pele is hospitalized in Sao Paulo. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters Soccer legend Pele continues to......

Tendulkar, Hardik get nostalgic on Father's Day

Tendulkar takes trip down memory lane to a 'special place' With the entire world celebrating Father’s Day on Sunday, many Indian cricketers took to social media to increase their greetings.......