When Muhammad Yunus Spoke To India's Parliament

Muhammad Yunus proved that he was neither an armchair economist nor a slogan mongering political activist, but a doer destined to do what Mahatma Gandhi said -- to remove every tear from every eye,......

Deficient Rains Threaten Kharif Crop

IMAGE: A farmer prepares the field for cultivating kharif crops. Photograph: Somnath Sen/ANI Photo Sowing of kharif crops neared their end with acreage almost at last year's level. This comes amid......

CBI reopens case against Lalu, grand alliance cries foul

The ruling 'Mahagathbandhan' in Bihar on Monday cried foul over reports of a corruption case being reopened against Lalu Prasad Yadav, the founding president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal which helms......

Privileges committee may call Sen

Indian envoy to the United States Ronen Sen, who made the controversial 'headless chickens' remarks that offended Indian lawmakers, maybe called before the Lok Sabha privileges committee to which......

Outlook for kharif crop brightens with monsoon's revival

According to latest data, crops have been sown in around 72.13 million hectares, which is 8.90 per cent less than the same period last year. IMAGE: A farmer prepares the field for cultivating......

Gujarat firm gets licence to make covid-19 test kits

A joint venture of Synbiotics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ambalal Sarabhai Enterprises (ASE), and CoDiagnostics, CoSara Diagnostics is the first and only Indian company so far to receive a......

IMD may deploy cutting-edge tech to forecast weather accurately

IMD has decided to increasingly use cutting-edge technology such as artificial intelligence and machine learning in forecasting. A few days ago, farmers from some 150 villages gathered at a square......

64 witnesses examined by CBI in Saradha scam: Govt

Central Bureau of Investigation has examined 64 witnesses in connection with its probe in the Saradha chit fund scam in which a Trinamool Congress member of Parliament is also an accused, Lok Sabha......

No qualms about Freaky Chakra: Deepti

Images of the timid but strong, frail yet tough woman from Ek Baar Phir, Damul, Main Zinda Hoon, Chashme Buddoor and Katha assail you as you talk to the very clued in Deepti Naval. Tired of being......

The BEST of my father, Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2. To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com brings you a treasure trove of features from our archives. 'I don't need......

Review: Badrinath Ki Dulhania is a clever entertainer

What makes Badrinath Ki Dulhania work, really, is the intent and the two principal actors, observes Raja Sen. There is a pyramid in Kota, Rajasthan. A pyramid, a Taj Mahal, a Leaning Tower.........

'A film is like a one-night stand'

'I'm a rascal, I'm going to play a paramahansa?!' IMAGE: Victor Banerjee was in Mumbai to promote the film, The Answer. On the second half of a day of back-to-back interviews, the actor changed......

Sharath Kamal bestowed with Khel Ratna

Photograph: Kind Courtesy rashtrapatibhvn/Twitter.com Table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal was on Wednesday bestowed with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting......