'In Parliament, he was the one person who stood for democracy and secularism even when the principal Opposition party was not very forthright in taking on the BJP and RSS.' IMAGE: Communist Party......
'Unlike in the sporting arena, where sports federations moved from partisan to impartial referees, in Indian democracy's biggest festival, it appears we are moving backward from unbiased and......
An independent United States Congressional research report has alleged that the scope and scale of human rights abuses in India has increased under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.......
Ivan Crasto, Sports Editor, rediff.com, on Saturday won the inaugural Indian Sports Journalism Awards for the Best of the Web category.The awards are instituted by the Sports Journalists'......
By changing the nation's name from India to Bharat, would this landmass overnight lose the emotional and cultural linkage that had been built over generations, centuries and millennia, asks N......
The venture, they said, would focus on technology and media opportunities in emerging markets. Industry sources said the focus would be on digital media, with India being the big driver.......
Uday Shankar’s biggest contribution was that he managed to take years of resentment about Star’s foreign origins and turn that around. Most people now think of Star as an Indian......
"The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from the shore." That's Dale Carnegie (1888-1955), failed farmer, teacher,......
The Indian Merchants' Chamber and Cyrus Nallaseth's US immigration consultancy firm organised a seminar in Mumbai recently on the rules governing issuance of visas to foreigners by the United......
Maidaan draws out more yawns than yays, observes Sukanya Verma. Underdog sports stories are as life-affirming as they are formulaic. What distinguishes the decent ones from the drags is vision.......
Back in 1980, a young filmmaker stood outside the US Visa Consulate in Mumbai, annoyed by the guard -- both for needlessly talking to him in English, and for brushing him off. Vidhu Vinod Chopra......
Arjun Erigaisi gets US Visa for World Rapid and Blitz Championships IMAGE: The world No 4 Indian had appealed to the US Embassy on Friday to expedite the process of granting him the necessary......
Staying out of the national team has made Amit Panghal stronger, feels boxer Akhil Kumar Photograph: Kind courtesy Amit Panghal/Instagram Former Commonwealth Games champion boxer Akhil Kumar......
Former wrestler Sakshi Malik has made some startling revelations in her recently-released book titled Witness, claiming that their protest developed cracks when 'people close to' Bajrang Punia......
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chief PT Usha on Sunday asserted that she has full confidence in the newly-appointed CEO and there was no going back on the decision to hire him for the top post.......
The second edition of the Virat Kohli-backed Indian Sports Honours were held on Friday in Mumbai where the top performers in 17 sporting disciplines were felicitated. Current and former......