Almost five years later, the three services have still not fully understood that joint/theatre commands are not a discussion point; they are the prime minister's diktat on a military reform measure......
Queenie Hallegua, who passed away at 89 in August, was almost the last of the Sephardi Jews in Fort Kochi.Her son Dr David Hallegua reflects on his mother's death and of his life growing up in......
When the landslide hit, Sruthi's house was washed away, along with its inhabitants.She lost her entire family and some relatives. All she had left for a close confidante was her fiance Jenson.Days......
After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......
There were certainly qualities adhering to the Tata Group, which emanated from the persona of Ratan Tata.Most notable of these would be the low profile he maintained, which sharply contrasted the......
Ratan Tata: A Life, the much awaited biography, reveals that after a year of 'parallel running', Tata began having second thoughts about Cyrus Mistry's 'suitability'.'Mistry targeted Ratan, the man......
'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......
Dr Nagesh Kumar, one of the three new MPC members, wanted the MPC to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%. IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das. Photograph: Francis......
. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters While top economists are of the view that the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may not cut the repo rates, they also said it would......
The government on Tuesday appointed three external members -- Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya and Nagesh Kumar -- to the RBI's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee for four years. Photograph:......
'So while playing Bunny the stuntman, he had a happy time.''He used to do these impersonations of Sanjay Dutt, Mithun Chakraborty, Govinda and Anil Kapoor.' IMAGE: Samantha and Varun Dhawan in......
Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Worms are daily crawling......
'I'm talking about that predator in your house, and how one should protect one's children from him.' IMAGE: Geetika Tyagi in Yes Papa. Sexual abuse of children by family members is rarely......
Comedies are a difficult genre to pull off in today's day and age, thanks to the audiences' increasing exposure to diverse content and dwindling attention spans. Still, there are quite a few Tamil......
Girish AD doesn't make romantic comedies so much as he elevates the genre, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mamitha Baiju and Naslen in Premalu. I consider Thanneer Mathan Dinangal and Super......
Gyokeres grabs hat-trick as Sporting maul Man City IMAGE: Sporting CP coach Ruben Amorim and players celebrate after the match. Photograph: Pedro Nunes/Reuters Sporting marked the final home......
'It is not just D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi.''There are another 20 players just behind them. Nobody imagined this was possible 5 years ago.' IMAGE: Team India after......
Lille coach Genesio hails perfect night after win over Real IMAGE: Lille's Ayyoub Bouaddi celebrates with teammates after their win over Real Madrid in their Champions League match Decathlon......
Nearly half of women fans in England and Wales suffer sexist abuse at soccer matches IMAGE: South Korea fans reacts in the stands before the match. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Close to half......
Photograph: Kind Courtesy Manu Bhaker/Instagram She calls him a father figure, and he perceives himself as her protector. Sometimes, he even needs to protect her from herself. Manu Bhaker and......