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In US, Jaishankar replies to questions on Russian oil import

India's total purchase of oil from Russia in a month is probably less than what Europe does in an afternoon, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday. IMAGE: External Affairs Minister......

14 Books that best capture India

Rediff.com flags off its Independence Day celebrations, looking at the books that capture the weft and warp of the wonder that is India. A Suitable Boy An economist from Oxford and Stanford,......

Irom Sharmila finds happiness at last

Irom Sharmila, the woman who was on hunger-strike for 16 years, recently became a mother of twin girls.Archana Masih/Rediff.com remembers a quiet afternoon spent with her recently. Irom Sharmila......

Obama had both concession, victory speeches ready

Unites States President Barack Obama has said that he had both concession and victory speeches prepared for election night."You always have two speeches prepared because you can't take anything for......

Gambhir's stardom could be a boon and a bane for BJP

In East Delhi the biggest challenge for BJP's Gautam Gambhir, barring his opponents, is one of perception, says Thirumoy Banerjee. India Votes 2019 A few metres from the entrance to Jagriti......

Properties will be fastest-growing business for us: Adi Godrej

Adi Godrej, 70, is enjoying his role as the patriarch of the Godrej Group, travelling non-stop and restricting himself to providing strategic advice to his three children and group CEOs. The......

Corporate America urges FM to issue a bold Budget

Corporate America has urged India's Finance Minister to announce a bold Union Budget that would unleash the next generation of economic reforms and help the country realise its full growth......

BPOs want the real you, not a fake

India's $8 billion business process outsourcing (BPO) industry has been facing a growing threat for the past few months, of fudged resumes and impersonation. Given that some BPOs conduct nearly 150......

Slumdog Millionaire in your right pocket

My colleague asked me the other day if I wanted to watch Slumdog Millionaire. I declined saying I would watch it on the big screen. Did she have a pirated DVD, I asked. Well, sort of, she said.......

Now, save tax by caring for animals

Mumbai, the financial nerve centre of India, recently faced nature's fury at its peak with rains flooding every part of the city, killing people and animals like never before.While during calamity......

Why SRK's name comes after Katrina's, Anushka's in Zero

'He is one of the truly liberated men in our country.'Subhash K Jha reveals the backstory. The credit titles of Aanand L Rai's much-awaited Zero will show Shah Rukh Khan's as third in the cast and......

'Why did cops start playing judge, jury, executioner?'

'There have been more than 1,500 encounters.''So it's 1,500 murders.' The Mumbai underworld has always fascinated Sanjay Gupta. That's why they have always inspired his movies. His most recent......

Hrithik: Please do not dislodge Whistling Woods

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. The Bombay High Court has ordered Subhash Ghai to return the 20-acre Whistling Woods plot at Film City, in suburban Mumbai, to......

Did Modi Inspire This Grammy Win?

'Now, no one can stop me from making music till the day I die.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ricky Kej/Instagram With two Grammys in the Best New Age Album category -- for Winds of Samsara in 2015......

Shilpa Shetty on a roller coaster ride!

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Shilpa Shetty is enjoying some time off in London with her husband Raj Kundra and son Viaan.She posted a picture on......

Inspired Shamar helps Windies upset World champs Aus at Gabba

'I feel like we win the series even though it's 1-1.' IMAGE: Tears would have come to my eyes but I already cried when I got my five-wicket haul, said Shamar Joseph. Photograph: X West Indies......

Can India maintain Davis Cup dominance vs Pakistan?

Photograph: Kind Courtesy AITA/X India will be without their top singles players but the visitors, who have come to Pakistan after 60 years, will still start as favourites in the historic Davis......

It's 1-2-3 for USA: Rollins leads medal sweep in 100 hurdles

IMAGE: Brianna Rollins of the United States poses with the American flag after winning the gold medal in the Women's 100m Hurdles Final on Day 12 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photograph: Cameron......

Medvedev reaches Adelaide quarters; Sabalenka survives scare

Medvedev downs Kecmanovic to reach Adelaide quarters IMAGE: Daniil Medvedev competes against Miomir Kechmanovic of Serbia. Photograph: Sarah Reed/Getty Images Daniil Medvedev reached the......

How pacers can be more effective with pink ball

Pacers will be more effective if captains use them under lights, says Gambhir IMAGE: For the first time pink SG balls will be used during the historic first-ever Day/Night Test between India and......

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