Veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar, in his latest book, argues that Pranab Mukherjee should have been made Prime Minister in 2012 instead of Manmohan Singh, who was then recovering from......
Designer Rohit Bal, a pioneer who helped put Indian fashion on the global map and dressed celebrities at home, Hollywood and elsewhere, died on Friday night at a south Delhi hospital following a......
'To everyone voting for Trump, I have only this simple question: Would you let him have lunch with your daughter or sister or wife or mother?''Then why would you let him have our lunch (and so much......
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......
Police shot a 27-year-old man accused of gunning down an entire Dalit family in Amethi in his leg early Saturday while they were recovering the pistol used in the killing at his instance. Image......
'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......
India’s real estate market is poised for growth across categories – residential, commercial, and rental. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Currently valued at Rs 24 trillion, or......
Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi, the 94-year-old veteran corporate hotelier who redefined India's hospitality industry, passed away on Tuesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Oberoi Group The Chairman......
'A few years back two big politicians -- both good friends of mine -- came to me and offered (to keep with) me big money. They said they had full faith in me and they wanted to keep Rs 10,000......
The challenge is to enhance opportunities for people to generate livelihoods through entrepreneurship, both big and small, argues R Jagannathan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A......
After receiving high praise for her performance in Killer Soup, we can't help but wonder why Konkona Sen Sharma is not seen more often on screen. Her films have been few and far between, with some......
Were Zeenat Aman and Parveen Babi rivals or friends back in the day? On the latter's 69th birth anniversary on April 4, Zeenat remembered her with a beautiful post, and explains the kind of......
She may have started her career as the demure young wife of Shah Rukh Khan in Aditya Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi but Anushka Sharma is quite a livewire. In the last five years, the......
Dear Friend is for those who idealised Dil Chahta Hai all out of proportion, and then warmed up to the premise that friendship could be a lot more complicated, and transient, observes Sreehari......
'I was in China and when they learnt I had made Disco Dancer, they started singing Jimmy Jimmy, Aaja Aaja.' IMAGE: Mithun Chakraborty in the song I Am A Disco Dancer from the film Disco Dancer.......
'My dad is trying to retire me for a while now ... IMAGE: Novak Djokovic will want to win his 11th Australian Open title when the tournament begins next week. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters ......
The Paris Olympics had it all -- glamour (cuing for Snoop Dogg here), humour (the inventive Internet producing memes after memes) and some controversy too -- Vinesh Phogat's disqualification and......
IMAGE: World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka and Konstantin Koltsov were first linked in June 2021, according to People magazine, Sabalenka has frequently posted photos of them together on her Instagram......
Photograph: Kind courtesy Naomi Osaka/Instagram Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, 25, and her rapper boyfriend Cordae welcomed a baby girl in Los Angeles. People magazine confirmed that......
IMAGE: The 24-year-old gymnast travelled to the Tokyo Games this year with the intent of rewriting the record books but instead brought about a groundbreaking, global conversation around athletes'......