It's Eid al-Fitr

Glimpses of Eid Namaaz, March 31, 2025.   IMAGE: A girl offers Eid al-Fitr prayers near the Taj Mahal in Agra. Photograph: ANI Photo   IMAGE: Children hug each other as they celebrate......

SC fines man with Rs 4.54 cr for cutting over 400 trees

Cutting a large number of trees is worse than killing human beings, the Supreme Court has said, while fining a man Rs 1 lakh for each illegally cut tree. Representative image. Photograph: ANI......

Cow Hospitals And Wah Taj! in Agra

'Be it tourist guides, hotels, rickshaw drivers, all have a livelihood thanks to Shah Jahan.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   When I checked Google Maps at 7.30 am it showed that......

'Unapologetically Indian' In New York

'I always cook from my heart,' says New York Chef Vijaya Kumar who won his third Michelin Star recently. IMAGE: Chef Vijaya Kumar at his South Indian restaurant Semma in New York. All photographs:......

Increase in room rates, higher occupancy to drive gains for Indian Hotels

Indian Hotels reported strong consolidated revenue growth of 29 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in the third quarter of the current financial year (Q3FY25), led by revenue per available room, or......

Mercedes Benz classics take over Mumbai's streets!

The 11th edition of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Car Rally in Mumbai on Sunday featured headturners that left the audience gasping in awe. Rajesh Alva/Rediff.com presents a ringside view. IMAGE: The......

Better demand trends upgrade Indian Hotels to prfit suite

After a quiet April-June quarter in 2024-25 (FY25), the operational and financial performance of India’s largest listed hotel company, Indian Hotels Company, clearly rebounded in the......

Why Ratan Tata Really Fell Out With Cyrus Mistry

Ratan Tata: A Life, the much awaited biography, reveals that after a year of 'parallel running', Tata began having second thoughts about Cyrus Mistry's 'suitability'.'Mistry targeted Ratan, the man......

'We Are Not Wholly Alive Until We Are Loved'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Anil Kapoor/Instagram Sunita and Anil Kapoor visited the Taj Mahal and clicked the mandatory picture on the bench opposite the greatest homage to love mankind has......

'I Couldn't Imagine Even Chatting With Kamal Haasan'

'I was completely in awe of him.''After the shot was okayed, I would quickly run back to my chair and sit quietly till I was called again.' On November 7, one of Indian cinema's finest actors and......

'Making People Laugh Is A Big Job'

'When a child is born, he is born crying, and he grows up looking for laughter.''So comedy films should be made more, as people want to watch comedy films.' IMAGE: Mallika Sherawat brings on the......

'The Titan Flies Away Into The Ages'

'Some icons are living textbooks, teaching us about leadership, success, and legacy. Extraordinary yet human and approachable, they inspire and guide us.''India has lost a true son and champion.'......

All You Want To Know About Women's T20 World Cup 2024

All Photographs: Kind courtesy ICC   The ninth ICC Women's T20 World Cup is set to ignite the United Arab Emirates from October 3 to 20th. Ten teams will battle it out in a thrilling......

Why Anjali Sacrificed Her Career For Sachin

Anjali quickly decided not to pursue her career in medicine. If she had worked in a government hospital, she would have had to do her fair share of nights and weekends in hospital, which would have......

MI, Hardik Celebrate Pollard's Birthday

IMAGE: Kieron Pollard with Hardik Pandya as the Mumbai Indians batting coach cuts his birthday cake. Photograph and Video: Mumbai Indians/Instagram Kieron Pollard celebrated his 37th birthday with......

Tendulkars Visit The Taj Mahal

IMAGE: Dr Anjali Tendulkar and her husband at the Taj Mahal on Thursday. February 15, 2024. Photographs and Video: ANI   A day after Valentine's Day, Sachin Tendulkar took wife Anjali for a......

Ricky Ponting reveals son's secret IPL ritual

'A proper cricket tragic...': Ricky Ponting opens up on his son's love for the sport Photograph: BCCI Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach and Australian cricket legend Ricky Ponting opened up on his......