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When Justice Ahmadi Sentenced Terrorists To Death

Determined not to be arm-twisted into delaying the execution, he decided to hold a late night hearing at his residence. In the pitch blackness of the night, the original verdict was upheld. The......

'Women Are Exploited In All Political Parties'

'While some women allow themselves to be exploited so that they can climb up the ladder, there are many voiceless and silent people who get exploited by men in powerful positions.' IMAGE: Simmy......

Natwar Singh: A man who wore many hats, but always spoke his mind

K Natwar Singh wore many hats as he straddled the worlds of diplomacy, politics and writing but what remained consistent across decades was his sharp-wit and plainspeaking. IMAGE: Former External......

UCC Can Wait, Personal Law Reforms Can't

Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption, need to be initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the State's backing, hardly has any......

Ramoji Rao, The Telugu Colossus

Ramoji Rao lived as the interface between business and politics and was an active participant in both for most of his remarkable life. IMAGE: Telugu Desam Party President and Andhra Pradesh chief......

Bibek Debroy: A Guru I Could Look To

Bibek Debroy was one of the very few economists not bound by any single area of expertise and was simultaneously curious about economics and politics, myths and maths, chess and chemistry, and what......

V Krishnamurthy, PSUs' turnaround man, dies at 97

Venkataraman Krishnamurthy, who is considered as the turnaround man of several Indian corporate houses like BHEL, Maruti Udyog, SAIL and Gail (India), passed away on Sunday at the age of 97.......

Why Dr Kurien Deserves The Bharat Ratna

It is largely due to his vision and efforts that we have almost quadrupled our per capita milk availability in the last 40 years, points out Shailesh Dobhal. IMAGE: Dr Verghese Kurien cuts a cake......

Adi Godrej to step down from GCPL board in Sep; to remain as Chairman Emeritus

Veteran industrialist and Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej will step down from the board of Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) next month. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After stepping......

Budget: Despite talk of cutback, central schemes' outlay on rise

The number of centrally sponsored schemes have increased to 35 in FY22 from 30 in FY21 and central sector schemes have increased to 704 from 685 in the previous year, reports Dilasha Seth.......

Shoojit Sircar's Best Films, Ranked

There's a contemplative air about Shoojit Sircar's cinema. His storytelling isn't in a rush to get somewhere and enjoys the process of seeing his characters beyond the obvious whilst offering a......

Ajay Devgn, Suriya win National Awards

IMAGE: Aparrna Balamurali and Suriya in Soorarai Pottru. Tamil film Soorarai Pottru won the National Award for Best Feature at the 68th National Film Awards for 2020. The film, inspired by the......

25 Years Of Bollywood-Style PYAAR-FYAAR!

1997: A fast and furious year for Bollywood. Superstar Sridevi married producer Boney Kapoor and gave birth to her firstborn Janhvi. Shah Rukh Khan turned daddy when wife Gauri delivered Aryan.......

Revisiting 1983 in Hindi Movies

Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood. It was a year of excitement and extremes. If parallel cinema in India......

When Dilip Kumar almost got arrested

Malavika Sangghvi gives us fascinating glimpses from Dilip Kumar's life. This article was first published on Rediff.com December 10, 2012. In the early '80s, my mother and I were holidaying in Goa......

ED grills Azharuddin for hours in money laundering case

IMAGE: Mohammed Azharuddin has sought more time from ED after being asked to depose before the agency. Photograph: Mohammad Azharuddin/Facebook The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday questioned......

Abhishek, Fraser-McGurk In My Dream IPL XI

IPL 2024 saw several stars leave their mark. The usual suspects like Virat Kohli, Sunil Narine and Jasprit Bumrah lived up to expectations, while a new crop of youngsters came to the fore in......

Big-hitting Head using IPL as prep for T20 WC

IMAGE: Travis Head samshed 8 sixes and 8 fours as he hammered 89 runs off just 30 balls. Photograph: BCCI Following his side's 10-wicket win against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Sunrisers......

Pooran, Pandya, Prerak Give LSG Game

IMAGE: Lucknow Super Giants' Nicholas Pooran celebrates winning the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Photograph: BCCI Riding on fine individual performances by the trio of Nicholas Pooran,......

49 ODI Centuries: Record Stands Tall

Sachin Tendulkar's journey in One Day International cricket is nothing short of a fairytale. From being the youngest Indian cricketer to make his international debut in 1989 to becoming the first......

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