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Rajiv Gandhi: 'I Trust Prabhakaran'

As Prabhakaran was leaving his house, Rajiv Gandhi called his son Rahul and asked him to fetch his (Gandhi's) bulletproof jacket.He put the jacket on Prabhakaran's back and remarked with his usual......

Boat carrying Union minister gets stuck in Odisha lake for 2 hrs

A boat carrying Union minister Parshottam Rupala got stuck in Odisha's Chilika Lake for around two hours on Sunday evening. IMAGE: Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying......

Astounding Images from Sony World Photography Awards 2022

The World Photography Organisation has revealed the finalists and shortlisted photographers in the Professional category of competition for the Sony World Photography Awards 2022. Now in its 15th......

'Humans have never learned from history'

'We need to retell this history from many different perspectives.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Writer Amitav Ghosh spent many of those strange, mind-numbing COVID-19 days of......

10 Year Old Indian Wins Top Photo Contest

The Natural History Museum's annual competition and exhibition, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, is the longest-running and most prestigious nature and wildlife photography competition. It has......

The Lives PSU Bankers Lead

A peek into the life of a public-sector banker who did well professionally, but paid a price for it, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A column on what......

Lakshadweep tourism takes baby steps in 12 islands

If things go as planned, the Centre will develop 12 new Lakshadweep islands under its island development programme. But they will limit their access to ‘high-end’ serious adventure and......

The Chaos Theory Guy

'Look at Mr Modi. He is a part of this new middle class.''India has never before seen this kind of social mobility, certainly not since medieval times.''As a result, India's entrenched elite, which......

The hotelier who broke the mould

Dominic Jose understood that luxury has a new definition.It's not ostentation, but the experience that matters.Anjuli Bhargava on the hotelier who made home-grown tourism a grand success. ......

Posh homes, ghastly roads. Kolkata's peri-urban nightmare

Kolkata need not feel inferior as it has its own “alive only at weekends” Lavasa, says Subir Roy. The road to the poshest of posh developments on the outskirts of Kolkata is......

Mahipal, the Unsung Superstar of Indian cinema

Mahipal, who worked with actresses like Madhubala and Meena Kumari, established himself as a hero in the mythological genre.Prakash Bhandari salutes the superstar on his birth centenary. IMAGE:......

Shape of Water Review: Spellbinding Ode to Impossible Love

'Del Toro hits a cinematic nerve in capturing an enduring love for the oddball, the beauty in the bizarre and, most importantly, reminding what it's like to have what one wished for since a kid --......

PIX: Shenaz Treasury's Kerala holiday

Stars go for the loveliest holidays -- exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in. So we decided to bring you their travels with a special series. Nargis Fakhri had a great holiday in......

PIX: Grand Masti actress Bruna Abdullah's fun Brazil holiday

Stars go for the loveliest holidays -- exotic locations with a lot of adventure thrown in. So we decided to bring you their travels with a special series. Begum Jaan actress Pallavi Sharda......

Lessons from Bollywood: What to do on a beach!

'Watch the waves break on the bay Soft white sands, a blue lagoon Cocktail time, a summer's tune A whole night's holiday!' Wham! Summers kicking in! Time to load that playlist and hit the beach......

Pankaj Advani storms to Singapore Open billiards title

IMAGE: Pankaj Advani outclassed local favourite Jaden Ong in the final to clinch the Songhe Singapore Open title. Photograph: Pankaj Advani/Instagram India's Pankaj Advani won the coveted Songhe......

PIX: Check out F1's fastest and longest street circuit

IMAGE: Largely using existing roads, and encircling a lagoon, the floodlit circuit will feature 27 corners with cars lapping at average speeds of 252.8kph, according to Formula One's simulations.......

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 7 at the Rio Olympics

Check out the gold medal winners on Day 7 of the 2016 Games. Ethiopia's Ayana shatters World record to win 10,000m IMAGE: Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia poses next to a display with her timing after......

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 6 at Rio Olympics

Check out the gold medal winners on Day 6 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on Thursday: Oleksiak and Manuel tie for women's 100m freestyle gold IMAGE: Simone Manuel, left, and......

At sprawling Rio Games, even spectators are worn out

IMAGE: Spectators rest outside the Olympic Tennis Center at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on Tuesday. Photograph: Paulo Prada/Reuters Less than a week into the Olympics and people......

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