'Fearlessness, courtesy, humour, wide interests and wisdom, deep commitment to Indian science and technology, passion for the environment, objectivity and the ability to see many things through not......
Dressed in heavy mountain gear, Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel in the icy terrain near the India-China border, saying their......
In a corner of Kolkata lived a man who made Latin American music cool before urban India became hip to salsa.Sumit Bhattacharya remembers Monojit Datta, ace percussionist, guru and unknown legend.......
The question wafting in the winds over the Vaigai riverbed is, has Karunanidhi's elder son accepted his fate?Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar and Saisuresh Sivaswamy find out. IMAGE: Hoping for a......
Field Marshall S H F J 'Sam' Manekshaw, India’s greatest military commander, would have turned 100 on April 3, 2014. To mark the occasion and to celebrate a brilliant mind, we reproduce some......
Any concerned citizen ought to start practicing hygiene by washing their hands properly and be aware of the brands that are certified. The ‘sin economy’ trade thrives on tobacco,......
With no other stand-out performance (besides Tara Sutaria's) or impressive scene, Apurva falls by the wayside, where other quickly made films end up, points out Deepa Gahlot. This woman-on-rampage......
Few actors share Kareena's fearlessness for closeups in their 40s.A still force in a high-strung thriller, her marvellously opaque portrayal of a woman hiding skeletons in her closet turns a crafty......
'Even though Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyon was not a hit, people still remember me. I must have done some really good acting in it.' 'I met Akshay (Kumar, her co-star) recently and he told......
The wise Imp or the Mother Dragon? Take your pick!The interweb has been abuzz with everything Game of Thrones ever since the television adaptation of G R R Martin's magnificent fantasy drama series......
IMAGE: Ashwin is India's second highest wicket-tacker with 537 scalps. Photograph: Amit Dave / Reuters A cricketer only calls time when he knows that he has had "enough" and something must have......
IMAGE: Pakistan were on the verge of elimination but luck smiled on them. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Batting great and current Pakistan mentor Matthew Hayden has admitted that......
Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday called for inclusion of sports in school syllabuses across the country, saying that lessons learned on the field come in handy even off it. A......
'I am actually quicker now than before,' Boxing legend Mary Kom tells Pavan Lall. IMAGE: Mary Kom in action against Ukraine's Hanna Okhota during the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships 48kg......
Full text of Kevin Pieterse's Pataudi Memorial Lecture in Bengaluru IMAGE: Kevin Pietersen during the 6th M.A.K. Pataudi Memorial Lecture and BCCI Awards.Photograph: BCCI Office bearers,......