With new hq, Congress leaves behind more than an address

If walls could talk, 24 Akbar Road would write itself a book -- of the days of the Raj, of the Burma of the 1960s and mostly of the dramatic ups and downs of the Congress that headquartered itself......

The Home Netaji Left Never To Return

Subhas Chandra Bose was under house arrest, yet he pulled out a daring escape from his Elgin Road residence in Calcutta to Germany via Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia... IMAGE: Netaji Subhas Chandra......

'Never Imagined Meeting Hardened Criminals'

'We have been fighting to treat political prisoners differently.''Except for Hyderabad and Kolkata, the concept of keeping political prisoners separate doesn't exist in India.' IMAGE: Sudhir......

How Dr Singh Changed Finance Minister's Role

'Suddenly we had a new comprehension of affairs, which reminded that the luxury of politics floated atop a foundation by economics.''Along with this, finance ministers became crucial in molding the......

The story behind India's Billionaire Club

It's an elite but closed group. Bhupesh Bhandari analyses the list of India's richest people. Real estate developers in Noida are slated to hand over 30,000 flats to buyers in 2013. These......

The real story behind India's infrastructure woes

Growth is back on the agenda, says the government. It is hoping that with pushy announcements foreign and Indian investment will miraculously start pouring in and infrastructure will be the name......

Why Is India Not In The Innovation Race?

India has its share of both large tech companies and large national laboratories, but why is it that these don't seem to be at the forefront of any innovation news headlines? asks Ajit......

Prosperity Is Not India's Birth Right

If growth reverts to the pre-Covid level, a lot of people may have to temper their rosy optimism, points out Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   What seemed like a......

What's Sanya Malhotra Proud Of?

'I hope this film will bring some change in people, their homes, and in our society.' IMAGE: Sanya Malhotra and Nishant Dahiya at the Mrs trailer launch. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com......

'Fame Changes Every Three Days'

'A lot of people are famous. But for how long will you be there?''It changes after every three days of release, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.' IMAGE: Aishwarya Lekshmi on the sets of Ponniyin Selvan.......

Meet The 'Real' Hero of Azaad

'Abhishek is known to launch new ‘stars’ and not ‘kids.’ He has always been successful with that. He has a lot of patience for new people. I won’t say to tolerate......

Azaad Review: The Horse Is The Star

When Ajay Devgn and the horse are off the screen, Azaad loses the little spark it has, observes Deepa Gahlot. The problem with making a film to launch industry kids is that more often than not,......

SEE: The special story behind Rinku's new tattoo

 SEE: The special story behind Rinku's new tattoo. VIDEO: Kind courtesy BCCI/X Tattoos are a way to express oneself and Rinku Singh is one expressive with the bat and without it. On......

The untold story behind Jaiswal's confidence

My backstory always gives me confidence to tackle any situation: Yashasvi Jaiswal IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal stamped his class with a masterful hundred in the first Test against......

India, England players arrive in Kolkata for first T20I

IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma on Saturday's flight to Kolkata. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Suryakumar Yadav/Instagram World champions India and the visiting England squad arrived in......

T20 Rankings: Abhishek's epic 135 rockets him to No 2

In-form India opener Abhishek Sharma leapfrogged 38 places to the second spot in the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings for batters while his teammate Tilak Verma dropped a rung to the third place on......

Shreyas Shines With Statement Knock!

IMAGE: Playing his first game for India in more than six months, Shreyas Iyer stroked a quickfire 59 from 36 balls to put India on course for an easy victory. Photograph: BCCI   Shreyas Iyer......