A tinselled garland presented to and worn by Mahatma Gandhi during the iconic Dandi March of the Indian freedom struggle in 1930 remains open for bids after it failed to meet its GBP 20-30,000......
Gandhiji asked me if I had sufficient warm clothes in view of the coming cold season. I said yes.But he verified my statement by asking Miraben to search my bag to make sure.Such was Gandhiji. The......
'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......
There they were, showing the world that there are still people motivated not by religious structures, not by past glories, not by hatreds deliberately stoked. These were ordinary folks doing......
Here's the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to a joint session of the United States Congress, delivered on Thursday. IMAGE: US Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cited his dispensation's push for wide-ranging reforms, including the privatisation of Air India, to assert that the country never had a more “decisive......
In a pre-Budget meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the corporate leaders highlighted several issues, including certain income tax matters which were coming in the way of mergers and......
Image: India set for high growth. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters The government has provided a long-term vision, avoiding any "big-bang" reforms but the devil will be in the......
Two-wheelers, in which Bajaj's scooters ruled the roost, was a veritable family ride. Image: A still from the film Raanjhanaa. Can a jingle be copyrighted? When it comes to one of India's......
India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, who is scheduled to begin his prison term on June 17, hopes to release a book telling his side of the story and visit India once he completes......
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021. Aseem's Best International Films of 2021 In the second year of the pandemic when movie theatres remained closed for an extended period of......
'I got the script of OMG: Oh My God and I believed in it so much that I quit my job.' 'Singh Is Bliing was a success but it was not a film that made a difference.' Meet Ashvini......
IMAGE: Ben Stokes will lead a motivated England team in the five Test series, which begins in Hyderabad on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Photograph: Kind courtesy England Cricket/X Ben Stokes......
The arrival of Novak Djokovic led to incongruous scenes outside the hotel, with members of the Serbian expatriate community draped in the national flag and playing traditional music joining refugee......
IMAGE: Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk and one of his sponsors Vans have combined with non-profit Skateistan to support the creative culture of skateboarding by empowering children through......
IMAGE: France's Paul Pogba celebrates scoring their second goal against Australia at Kazan Stadium on Saturday. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters With all the talk about the front three, it was the......
When he was a boy his parents sent him to live with an uncle in Khartoum because it was safer. But it took three years to get there. At one point he was abducted and forced into servitude for a......