R V Chandramouli, a retired IAS officer, was Gujarat's home secretary when President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed declared a state of Emergency in the country on June 25-26, 1975. Chandramouli recounts......
Main qaidi number saat sau chiyasi jail ki salaakhon se bahar dekhta hoonDin mahine saalon ko yug mein badalte dekhta hoonIs mitti se mere bauji ke kheton ki khusboo aati haiYeh dhoop meri maati ki......
For families of the 46 defendants, rights activist Vanita Gupta represented hope.For most, the only hope, since their family members in jail did not even have legal representation. Gupta realized......
In the late 1970s, a child aged five was with her family in a restaurant Britain when some skinheads walked in.The taunts began -- 'Go home Pakis!' the group yelled at the peacefully dining family.......
India and Pakistan may be moving towards peace but clearly, separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani is not impressed.He believes that when it comes to Kashmir, India will balk and the talks will......
Low home loan rates by banks could put large players in an advantageous position over smaller non-bank players, believe analysts. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Banking giants State Bank of......
Dhirubhai Hirachand Ambani, the legendary founder of Reliance Industries Ltd, had a huge circle of friends belonging to different professions and businesses.For a man who didn't go to college,......
Amol Palekar's upcoming Paheli is the most awaited film of the summer. Everyone knows the film stars Shah Rukh Khan as a ghost, and Rani Mukerji as his all-too-alive lady love. But obvious details......
Aamir Khan is now 40 and has been in showbiz for nearly 20 years (More if you count his appearance as a 7-year-old in Yaadon Ki Baraat :-))). rediff.com dares you to take this Aamir quiz. Wrong!......
We asked you Dear Readers for your memories, pictures and videos, of meeting Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The first collection of responses are in! Kaushal H Khara from Ranchi: IMAGE: Kaushal Khara sent......
IMAGE: Karnataka all-rounder Shreyas Gopal. Photograph: PTI Putting up an all-round show, Karnataka defeated Mumbai by 5 wickets in their Elite Group B Ranji Trophy game in Mumbai on Sunday,......
A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday IMAGE: Gujarats Kathan D Patel bats during their Ranji Trophy cricket match against Bengal at Eden Garden in......
Karnataka win by 53 runs; leggie Gopal shines IMAGE: Karnataka skipper Manish Pandey rallied the innings. Photograph: PTI Karnataka dished out a clinical show as they beat Andhra Pradesh......
Tamil Nadu beat Kerala to register first win of season IMAGE: Tamil Nadu bowler Rahil Shah celebrates the wicket of team Kerala during Ranji Trophy cricket match. Photograph: R Senthil Kumar/PTI......