'Gandhiji Gave Me Contentment'

Gandhiji asked me if I had sufficient warm clothes in view of the coming cold season. I said yes.But he verified my statement by asking Miraben to search my bag to make sure.Such was Gandhiji. The......

How Should Rahul Gandhi Have Spoken Abroad?

'I would think that India faces less damage from opinions voiced overseas compared to the damage it suffers if the right to free speech of its citizens is curtailed in the name of image......

Prez Murmu urges swift rape case verdicts, flays adjournment culture

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday said delay in court decisions in heinous crimes, like rape, forces the common man to think that the judicial process lacks sensitivity, even as she called for a......

'Farmers are our Annadata'

This is the full text of the address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of India’s 78th Independence Day. My Dear Fellow Citizens, I extend to you all my heartiest......

Life is tough for India's gig workers

India's gig workers continue to be without any social security cover or a minimum wage guarantee. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The recent protests by employees of Urban Company and the......

This is the best time to invest in India: Modi

India's growth in next 25 years will be clean, green, sustainable and reliable, said PM Modi in his special address to the World Economic Forum's online Davos Agenda 2022 summit. Citing India's......

'Current bull run calls for caution'

'It could tempt investors to pick stocks that are not fundamentally sound.'Ashley Coutinho listens in. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit saw some of......

How To Invest in 2022: Market Gurus' Gyaan

'There is no need to do anything, let your SIPs get deducted every month, and stick to your allocation between equity, fixed income and emergency funds and your risk covers.' Illustration: Uttam......

Is He India's Finest Director Of Romcoms?

Girish AD doesn't make romantic comedies so much as he elevates the genre, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mamitha Baiju and Naslen in Premalu. I consider Thanneer Mathan Dinangal and Super......

'Karan is a very generous and democratic person'

'I am a Delhi Bengali and I speak Punjabi.''Karan was looking at these two communities for Rocky and Rani, as well as the city of Delhi, as a setting.''So I guess it all fell in place.' IMAGE:......

'Now I see who my real and fake friends are'

'It's everyone's dream to have their pictures show up on Google.''In the beginning, you're not used to it.''It's a bit weird and even now it's weird.' IMAGE: Gustav De Waele and Eden Dambrine in......

'Priyanka and I have a great dynamic together'

'We are very different actors and that can be a real gift because we bring out the best in each other.' IMAGE: Priyanka Chopra and Richard Madden in Citadel. Richard Madden says there is a "thing......

Day 15: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Sweden beat Britain to win men's curling gold IMAGE: Sweden's Christoffer Sundgren, Vice Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranaa and Daniel Magnusson react after winning the curling men's gold medal game......

Olympics: Tokyo heat roasts outdoor athletes amid heat-stroke risk

The Tokyo Games, from July 23 to August 8, coincide with the year's hottest weather in Tokyo where the temperature can rise to 35 degree Celsius (95°F) or more. The 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics......