Pico Iyer, Mistry among Guggenheim fellows

Two noted Indian-American writers and three scientists were awarded the prestigious Guggenheim fellowship.Toronto-based novelist Rohinton Mistry has been selected in the fiction category, while......

Chhota Rajan's revenge

Gangster Chhota Rajan, arrested in Bali on Monday and who is likely to be extradited to India, was not one to forgive or forget easily. Mumbai’s foremost crime writer S Hussain Zaidi recalls......

'Sri Lanka is not an enemy country'

The Sri Lankan ethnic crisis has simmered and boiled for decades without a solution in sight. As the Lankan army closes in on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, in what is believed as the final......

The list of dead and injured

The list of Mumbai blasts patients admitted to various hospitals:Sion Hospital: The list of injuredNumber Name Age 1. Navin Devdiya 36 2. Kalpesh Rauth 30 3. Sudhakar D...

Mercedes to roll out 8 models in 2025

Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz India plans to roll out 8 new models, including battery electric vehicles, this year as it looks to sustain sales momentum having posted record sales in 2024. The......

Luxury automakers hike prices up to 3% amid rising costs

Amid mounting inflationary pressures, escalating material costs, and rising operational expenses, luxury carmakers Mercedes-Benz India and BMW India have announced price increases of up to 3 per......

Mercedes to cost Rs 2 lakh - Rs 9 lakh more from Jan 1

German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Friday said it will hike prices of its vehicles in India by up to 3 per cent on its entire model range in the portfolio from January 1, 2025, citing a rise......

EVs and beyond: Auto industry's journey for 2025

Traversing from being just vehicle manufacturers to mobility solutions providers amid a raging debate over which eco-friendly technology must be incentivised, the Indian automobile industry is......

What is Priyanka missing?

SRK on KKR... Madhuri on SRK... Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram Priyanka Chopra posts a throwback pic with Nick Jonas and gushes, 'Miss you so much my love'.  ......

Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet: When Music was King

Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.A fascinating excerpt from Amit Khanna's Words. Sounds. Images: A History Of......

The man who wanted to save cinema

P K Nair, the legendary founder-director of the National Film Archive of India, passed away into the ages on March 4. He was 86. Nairsaab had dedicated his life to restoring and archiving films,......

Name Rahul Bose's directorial debut?

Here is your chance to gain some Movies gyaan. Take the Rediff Movies Quiz and see how much you know Hindi cinema! 1. What was the theme of Rajkumar Santosh's Damini? a) Reincarnation b) Rape c)......

Looking Back: When father took 16-year-old Shreyas to sports psychologist

IMAGE: 16-year-old son Shreyas Iyer needed counselling more than scolding. Photograph: Shreyas Iyer/Twitter Pushy parents tend to cause more harm than good to their children, enduring torrid......

'Shreyas getting Test cap was the happiest moment of my life'

IMAGE: Shreyas Iyer gets his Test cap from Sunil Gavaskar ahead of the start of the first Test match against New Zealand in Kanpur on Thursday. Photograph: BCCI/span> Shreyas Iyer's father......

'Now I can invite Pravin sir for dinner at home'

IMAGE: Shreyas Iyer became the 16th Indian to score a century on Test debut. Photograph: BCCI Shreyas Iyer on Friday earned the right to invite his coach Pravin Amre for dinner at his home,......

Ritwik warms up with fluent victory

Top seed Ritwik Bhattacharya announced his arrival with a fluent 3-0 Men's Open first round win, in the 64th CCI-Western India Open Squash Championship, co-sponsored by Lifebuoy, at the CCI on......