BJD-BJP Alliance: Wishful Thinking

Although the BJP has never been ballistic about the BJD and Narendra Modi has avoided being critical of Naveen Patnaik, the BJP is optimistic that the party can improve its electoral fortunes in......

Will Odisha Show Faith In Naveen Patnaik Again?

The 78-year-old Naveen is on the cusp of creating history. He must win the forthcoming assembly polls to become India's longest-serving chief minister, a record held by Sikkim's Pawan Kumar......

Oscar-winning author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala dies

Writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who won an Oscar as well as Booker prize and lived in India for more than two decades, died in the United States on Wednesday. Jhabvala, 85, breathed her last at her......

Britain finally discovers how the Raj hurt India

Unlike the Germans, Britons began to face the hard truths about their colonial empire only recently, says Kanika Datta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It has taken a little under seven......

India's cotton promotion draws global support

India's fight against the growing market share of manmade fibers is beginning to get global support, especially from the Cotton Council International (CCI). CCI, the US-based apex body for......

From films to fitness

After five film releases in three years- Samar in 1999, Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi and Bollywood Calling in 2001, Sur and Kaante in 2002, content company Pritish Nandy Communicationshas pinned an......

The extraordinary story of Mittal Steel

London-based Ispat International (now Mittal Steel) and its founder Lakshmi Niwas Mittal recently became the world's biggest steel maker, and has been named by Forbes magazine as the world's third......

Why Shashi can't say no to Merchant-Ivory

When Shashi Kapoor was toldhe wouldhave to kiss in a few scenes for the film Bombay Talkie, he agreed readily. "Then I realised those scenes involved my wife [actress Jennifer Kendall]," he......

This trio is truly one of a kind

Vijaya Mulay recalls her encounters with the amazing trio: Ismail Merchant, James Ivory and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. I encountered a problem in writing about James Francis Ivory (b......

Merchant Ivory will capture Tagore on film

Ismail Merchant and James Ivory have their sights set on Rabindranath Tagore.According to Kolkata's The Telegraph, the celebrated filmmaking duo's yet-untitled project is a drama based on the......

The SHAADI: Like Athiya's Earrings? VOTE!

Film folk looked like a million bucks at Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani's wedding festivities. But apart from the designer saris and lehengas, the ladies wore some exquisite jewellery pieces......

Inside Manu Bhaker's Beautiful Home

All photographs: Kind courtesy Asian Paints   Rooted in humble beginnings in Goria village, Haryana, Manu Bhaker's inspirational story is a testament to determination and gratitude. Growing......