'In Indian politics you have to find a place for Hindus'

Mark Tully on the India he loves.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel listens in.Photographs and videos: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Seven words have always lived in the back of my head, never to be......

From a quiet, benign presence to the midst of a media melee

Pragya Singh Thakur remained at the back of the courtroom during Tuesday’s framing of the charges, her face serene, quite different from the fiery person one read about or saw on television.......

Sheena Bora Trial: Time, that has us handcuffed, is of no consequence in courtrooms

How much more gray or bald would Inspector Alaknure have become when we see him next?Will Peter still be wearing white shirts and khaki trousers and eating large lunches?Will Judge Jagdale be still......

'Isn't death inevitable?' she asked

Pupul Jayakar, her friend of long standing, remembers her encounters with the woman people loved and disliked in equal measure in that fortnight before her tragic death.   I went to see......

Protest over Arcelor Mittal plant in Jharkhand

Angry villagers of the Khuti and Gumla districts in Jharkhand are protesting against the transfer of land to steel giant Arcelor Mittal for a proposed steel project. Arcelor......

US firms fight Obama's anti-Bangalore stance

A month after American President Barack Obama came out with 'Say no to Bangalore, yes to Buffalo' rhetoric, which now echoes in the corridors of Capitol Hill, American companies have launched a......

MM University students create tri-fuel car

In their endeavour to produce a cost-effective and environment-friendly vehicle, the students of  Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Ambala, have developed the first of its kind......

Jobs tumble; Indian firms may cut staff by 20%

About a third of India Inc may reduce its workforce by up to 20 per cent if the gloomy economic scenario persists during the year, a survey has said. "There is a sizable number (of companies),......

Meet Bollywood's Newest Maasi-To-Be

Ananya Panday's cousin YouTuber Alanna Panday is expecting her first child with husband Ivor McCray. On Thursday, the couple hosted a baby shower, and invited their friends for it. Alanna and......

What Makes Sonam A Global Style Icon

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja has found a place on Britain's Top 40 Best Dressed Celeb list alongside Harry Styles, Kate Middleton, Rosamund Pike, Sienna Miller and Kate Moss. Since Sonam is already a style......

Indian 'Underdog' Starring With Meryl Streep

'Once they meet me, they know I don't need to be typecast as the Indian underdog.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Adarsh Gourav/Instagram After making waves in The White Tiger, Adarsh Gourav is in New......

What's Adarsh Gourav doing with Meryl Streep?

  Photograph: Kind courtesy Adarsh Gourav/Instagram The White Tiger's scene stealer Adarsh Gourav is going places. He has flown to New York to shoot for Apple TV+'s new series on global......

When A Queen Came To Watch Tennis

Wimbledon attracts celebrities the way the US Open, the French Open and the Australian Open can't. Look who turned up to watch the matches at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on......

Celebs Savour Rafa's Triumph

The French Open final on Sunday between Rafael Nadal and Casper Rudd attracted some famous folk. Watching the clash at the Court Philippe Chatrier were movie stars Hugh Grant, Sienna Miller,......

10 Best Sports Photos of the Week!

This last week was one of the best for Indian tennis, with veterans Leander Paes and Sania Mirza winning the Wimbledon mixed-doubles and doubles (Switzerland's Martina Hingis partnered both of......

Wimbledon: Spectators' divided loyalties hardly helped home boy Murray

Hollywood actor Sienna Miller on Centre Court watches the Wimbledon semi-final in London on Friday. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Playing before a home crowd is supposed to be an advantage but......

Rooney among new phone-hacking claimants

Football star Wayne Rooney and former Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie are among a new group of 46 people suing over alleged phone-hacking by Rupert Murdoch's News of the World newspaper,......