Many were hoping that with Vajpayee's NDA gone, there would be a return to the Congress normal.Nobody was prepared for the opposite.Sonia Gandhi was sceptical.This became the only issue over which......
'When the bombing happened in the Taj Mahal hotel in 2008, that was a very sad moment, but he really took care of the people, took care of everybody and that was when you saw some of his best......
As Kolkata marches towards modernity, it is hard to imagine its streets without these cabs, notes Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd). IMAGE: Kolkata's famous Ambassador taxis. Photograph: Debadyuti......
Former West Bengal chief minister and a front-ranking Marxist leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will go down in the country's history as a pragmatic communist who kept aside his ideological......
India failed to extract the 'price' from Pakistan for its Kargil misadventure. The price could have been military in terms of loss of territory/soldiers/equipment or destruction of terrorist......
'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......
Vi will continue to offer basic voice data services to its 2G users. Vodafone Idea, rebranded as Vi, has begun upgrading its 3G service users to 4G in key markets as a part of its strategy to......
Bidding for the sixth round of spectrum auction for radiowaves worth Rs 3.92 lakh crore will start from March 1, according to a notice issued by the Department of Telecom on Wednesday. The......
R K Krishna Kumar, one of the stalwarts of the Tata group, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, evening. A close lieutenant of then Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata, he spoke to Rediff.com's......
The demand for milk and milk products slumped during the Covid-19 lockdown mainly from hotels, restaurants, sweetmeat shops which were shut to control the spread of the disease. Saddled with huge......
Shyam Benegal passed into the ages on December 23, leaving behind a rich legacy. We look back at some interesting moments from his life. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/X Shyam Benegal......
What is Shah Rukh Khan's life like? What is it *really* like to be a superstar? What's it really like to be loved by millions of fans all over the world? Khan may try to keep it as natural as he......
Earlier this year, legendary Indian painter MF Husain opted for Qatari citizenship, and settled into a new life in Doha. It's not that he wanted to leave his home city of Mumbai. But countless......
Actress Rani Mukerji has been confirmed as the second judge along with choreographer Shiamak Davar for the gala round of the reality show DancePremier League on Sony Entertainment Television, after......
Bollywood heartthrob John Abraham is all set to venture into international cinema with gangster flick American Empire. Abraham, who earlier earned rave reviews in the Deepa Mehta's Oscar nominated......
'I would just be kind to all my players and if there were ever mistakes, I would find a way to hide it.' IMAGE: India's ascent to being a cricketing superpower began under Sourav Ganguly seen here......
IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw smashed nine fours and a six in his 55-run innings. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Dashing opener Prithvi Shaw's blazing blade decimated Mizoram as Mumbai started their......
A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh's Priyam Garg top-scored with 64 in the first innings against Haryana. Photograph: BCCI/Domestic Abhimanyu Easwaran......
Rajeev Shukla talks to Wasim Akram during an IPL game. Photograph: BCCI The popular but troubled Indian Premier League (IPL) will take place next year notwithstanding the suspension of Chennai......
Jagmohan Dalmiya reacts. Photograph: Jayanta Shaw/Reuters In what should be a shot in the arm for Narayanaswami Srinivasan, Cricket Association of Bengal president Jagmohan Dalmiya has extended......