India's New Trilemma

...Kids, jobs, emigration, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   "Aren't you kids going to have children?" I asked one of my nieces who had come for a one-week......

Would Manipur Violence Have Continued If...

...the BJP's template of operation was different or if the Centre and the state were ruled by dissimilar parties? asks Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Manipur Students Union members protest in Imphal, July......

Anurag Thakur cautions Indian media against...

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday urged the media fraternity in the country to remain cautious and desist from giving its space to narratives that threaten the......

Mystery Of Indian-Born Foreign Stars

Should we not be creating roles in India for the talented, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com How many of us Indians wished some days ago we caught a glimpse of......

Udaan, 'Bharat ka e-commerce' see huge surge in business

Categories such as lifestyle, food and electronics accounted for over 1,350 sellers across the country last year. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Udaan, India’s largest......

Indians' love for things foreign

Is this a virus more dangerous than Covid-19, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   How often have I seen a situation, for example, that of having to choose a......

E-commerce in India: To be or not to be

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to e-commerce controversies.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com If you have been befuddled by news headlines which alternately feature the......

Gadkari ropes in top designers to give khadi a makeover

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari brainstormed with ace fashion designers, including Ritu Beri, Rohit Bal, Raghavendra Rathore, and J J Valaya, and top officials on Wednesday to weave the success story......

'Bollywood can definitely be a better place'

'Discussions of favouritism and the #MeToo movement really unearthed a lot.' 'I really hope that these movements force people to look inwards and be nicer to each other.' 'But it's definitely not......

He enriched the world with his magical voice

His songs were the anchor, the substratum, if you will, upon which life unfolded day after day, decade after decade -- across villages, towns, cities, and regions.Siva Sankar pays a tribute to S P......

'I don't want to be a bahu who is being tortured'

'Being a small-town girl has helped me play different characters, feel emotion, and gain from my experiences because I have lived that life.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kritika Kamra/Instagram......

'I'd love to play Amitabh Bachchan's daughter'

'Masaan went to Cannes, got a standing ovation, won awards. I want the people of India to watch my film. Finally, it is happening!' Shweta Tripathi is all set to make waves. Shweta Tripathi may......

Asian Games: We'll return with best medal count: Thakur during send-off

IMAGE: In a ceremony in New Delhi, the IOA unveiled the official ceremonial dress and playing kit for the Indian contingent for the upcoming Asian Games. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter......