'India mattered to him and he wanted to matter to India.' IMAGE: Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan, Dr Shashi Tharoor's younger sister. Photographs and Videos: Archana Masih for Rediff.com Shobha Tharoor......
At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been receiving invitations for functions scheduled much after the Lok Sabha polls, which showed the 'entire......
While Narendra Modi has spent fewer days abroad than his predecessor -- 275 days versus Dr Manmohan Singh's 306 -- he has travelled more widely than any other Indian PM. IMAGE: Prime Minister......
"As I was working on agriculture, my family wanted me to take over the management of our plantations. But my aim was to master the art of developing new varieties, that is genetics and breeding. As......
The income tax department on Monday allowed manual filing of certain forms after the new tax filing portal continued to face tech glitches even after a week of its launch. Photograph: Dado......
A week after the Income Tax Department's much publicised new e-filing portal went live, users continued to face technical glitches ranging from longer than usual logging time, inability to respond......
Eminent Indian-origin academician Srikant Datar has been named as Dean of Harvard Business School, succeeding Nitin Nohria and becoming the second consecutive dean hailing from India to lead the......
It's been 16 years since Rajeev Samant launched the first Sula wine by selling 50,000 cases.Today, Avantika Bhuyan reports, Sula is on track to sell a million cases this year. Rajeev Samant of......
The last few years may have been turbulent for Vijay Mallya but that didn’t stop him from having fun, says Raghu Krishnan. Image: For his 60th birthday in December, Mallya flew in Enrique......
Did you know Dev Anand worked as a clerk at a salary of Rs 85 before he became an actor? IMAGE: Dev Anand. Dev Anand led a larger-than-life existence on screen. His real life was just as eventful.......
1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......
'When he was offered B R Chopra's Zameer, many advised him against playing Saira Banu's father, pointing out that a decade ago, he had been her hero in her debut film, Junglee.''When he asked me, I......
In recent years, Yash Chopra has been labelled King Of Romance, when in fact, his best film, Deewar (1975) did not have a chiffon-clad heroine dancing in the snow. Unfortunately, it is not......
'Thank you for the memories.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Huma Qureshi/Instagram Bappi Lahiri passed into the ages on February 16, 2022, and the film and music industries mourned his loss: Huma......
Smriti Mandhana isn't actually known to be the most prolific T20 player -- her career T20 International average of 27.32 is middling at best.There have been failures too, but her ability to analyse......
IMAGE: A formidable half-back, Keshav Datt was part of India's historic feat at the 1948 Olympics where the country beat home team Britain 4-0 at the Wembley Stadium in London to win the first......
K N Prabhu, the doyen of cricket writers, salutes Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, who appeared for the first time in Test cricket 50 years ago today, March 6, 1971. IMAGE: Sunil Gavskar flicks to leg......
'To represent one's country at the biggest stage is what drives us.''My goal is to reach the Olympics. So, Beijing 2022 it is!' All Photographs: Kind Courtesy Arif Mohammad Khan/Facebook ......
Bala Devi's move to Rangers will have huge impact on next generation: Ashalata Devi Photograph: Kind Courtesy AIFF Media Indian women's football team skipper Ashalata Devi feels her compatriot......