Gandhi And Bose: A Complex Partnership

The two leaders had a complex relationship yet formed a partnership and even after their parting of ways, the two admired each other in their efforts for India's freedom. These facts need to be......

Why Business Wants Modi To Return In 2024

The BJP is the preferred choice because it offers what the Mughals and later British offered in their time: A stable polity and an environment in which business could function, explains T N Ninan.......

SC collegium firm on transferring Manipur HC judge to Calcutta HC

The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on Wednesday reiterated its recommendation to transfer Manipur high court judge Justice MV Muralidaran to the Calcutta high court......

Justice Siddharth Mridul appointed chief justice of Manipur HC

Justice Siddharth Mridul was on Monday appointed as the chief justice of the Manipur high court, more than three months after his name was recommended by the Supreme Court collegium. IMAGE:......

When Will Banks End Customer Harassment?

The branch managers have come out of their glass cabins and the sellers' market has transformed into a buyers' market, but there is no end to the harassment of customers, asserts Tamal......

Meet India's Latest Billionaire

'It has taken us 15 years to get to where we are. It obviously doesn't happen overnight.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Amongst all the unicorns that listed last year and had......

I've never asked for raise: Indra Nooyi

Indra Nooyi, the former chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo, has said that she has “never, ever, ever” asked for a raise as she found it “cringeworthy” and cannot imagine working......

Bengal vs Tamil Nadu: Which state ranks better?

Chennai and Kolkata, where I equally divided my school days, are two of my favourite places. I like to recall them as Madras and Calcutta, with their unique cultures, habits, beliefs and practices.......

Zanjeer And The Birth Of A Star

'The bad time Zanjeer was having affected Amitabh so badly that he went down with a fever.''When the booking for the second week began, I happened to pass by the Gaiety-Galaxy theatre.''There was a......

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021. Aseem's Best International Films of 2021 In the second year of the pandemic when movie theatres remained closed for an extended period of......

When Rafi sang for Hanuman, Manna for Ravan...

'Rafi was singing for Hanuman and I was singing for Ravan.''C Ramachandra corrected Rafisaab and he became red in the face.''I asked Anna (Ramachandra), "How could you do this?"''He replied, "How......

Sonu Niigaam rocks Atlantic City

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There Will Surely Never Be Another Bishan Singh Bedi

One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday.Rediff.com salutes the legend. IMAGE: Bedi in action, August 2, 1971. Photograph: Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty......

Former India all-rounder Durani passes away at 88

IMAGE: Kabul-born Salim Durani, who packed a punch with his bat and was also a handy left-arm orthodox bowler, played 29 Tests and was instrumental in India defeating England 2-0 in the historic......

1970 Asian Games medallist Kenneth Powell passes away

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Getty Images Olympian and India's 1970 Asian Games 4x100m relay bronze-winning team member Kenneth Powell died on Sunday in Bengaluru,......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

'I was in the best team that never played for India'

Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies.At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready......