PM celebrates Diwali with soldiers near India-China border

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......

Indira Gandhi: Fearlessness in the national interest

'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......

How will Karunanidhi's exiled son hurt the DMK?

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......

Dr Omar Khalidi's voice will be sorely missed

Dr Omar Khalidi, the Muslim scholar who passed away on Monday, worked tirelessly to lift a mirror for the Indian polity to reflect on its secular credentials and to the Muslim community about the......

At 17, she has built a million-dollar web site

Late last year, Ian Moray stumbled across a cotton-candy-pink Web site called Whateverlife.com. As manager of media development at the online marketing company ValueClick Media, he was searching......

Yang Yuanqing: China's first global capitalist

On a bright September afternoon, a black Mercedes S320 pulls up to a curb in the middle of Beijing's bustling Zhongguancun, the consumer-electronics shopping district. Out steps a man in a......

Jaane Jaan Review: Mesmerising Kareena Steals The Show

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......

'I'm completely fearless!'

'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......

Game of Thrones devotee? Score the characters!

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......

Lata Mangeshkar In Her Own Voice, a review

This book of conversations is the closest you'll come to probably knowing Lata Mangeshkar. Given a choice, would you rather hear Lata Mangeshkar sing, or talk? While that's hardly a debatable......

No one would want to face Pakistan now: Hayden

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......

The One and Only Mary Kom

'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......

Here's why Tendulkar is batting for sports in school curriculum

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......

Kevin Pietersen's Pataudi Memorial Lecture: Full Text

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,......

Captain. Leader. Legend.

Tactical genius, uplifting leader, altruistic individual, a man with unwavering certitude.Dhruv Munjal recounts what made Mahendra Singh Dhoni a great captain. IMAGE: 'He isn't someone who likes......