Maha rains: Over 3,500 people moved to safety, NDRF deployed

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde reviewed the rain situation on Tuesday and said over 3,500 people had been shifted to safer places from flood-prone and vulnerable spots across the state,......

'We were told to lie flat on the floor'

Sixteen-year-old college student Shraddha Keswani* was at the Taj Hotel in Colaba, Mumbai, on Wednesday, November 26, when the terrorists attacked. She talks to rediff.com about her experience:......

How Chhota Rajan got himself arrested

Revealing his original name to immigration authorities when asked to step out of the queue at Bali in Indonesia landed underworld don Chhota Rajan in the security net and he was arrested soon......

Explained: Dharavi's COVID-19 Success

Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com reveals how the BMC has contained the spread of COVID-19 in Dharavi, India's largest slum, which WHO wants to know more about. IMAGE: A health camp in Dharavi, north......

How your workplace will change forever

From properly spaced desks to visual signals, office life is expected to change beyond recognition, predicts Shyamal Majumdar. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Courtesy COVID-19,......

New tax code: More money, fewer exemptions!

You get more money in your hands, but interest payment on home loans could become fully taxable, and perks to be included in salary income and taxed. The draft Direct Taxes Code released by the......

How a Chinese firm is changing the face of global eCom

A new book by a former Alibaba executive explores Jack Ma’s mercurial mind. An extract: Jack [Ma] strolled into my office, once again flashing his mischievous grin. He shut the door behind......

Strategy is execution

Times are changing. We are in an age of discontinuity. Traditionally changes took place in a step fashion, shaking the market. But these steps happened after regular periods of stability. However,......

Best And Worst of 2022

More than the pandemic it was mediocrity that kept audiences away from the theatres in 2022. Trade pundits and quick think piece experts can speculate all they like but what works at the box-office......

25 Years Of Bollywood-Style PYAAR-FYAAR!

1997: A fast and furious year for Bollywood. Superstar Sridevi married producer Boney Kapoor and gave birth to her firstborn Janhvi. Shah Rukh Khan turned daddy when wife Gauri delivered Aryan.......

'I danced for the first time on Jhalak'

Boxer Akhil Kumar proved that he wasn't as good on the dance floor, as he got evicted from Jhalak Dikkhlaa Jaa 4. He tried his best to survive with his sweet smile and wit but that obviously didn't......

Why Diana Penty dislikes the spotlight

'I was completely not prepared for what happened post Cocktail.''I took some time off, travelled for a while.''I said I was not in any particular hurry. I wasn't running out of time.''I don't want......

Japan knock out India from Asia Mixed Team C'ship

IMAGE: Malvika Bansod struggled to match the control and consistency of her younger opponent, Tomoka Miyazaki. Photograph: Kind courtesy The Khel India/X HS Prannoy fought valiantly, but India......

Norris leads McLaren front-row sweep with Monza pole

IMAGE: McLaren's Lando Norris celebrates after qualifying in pole position. Photograph: Massimo Pinca//Reuters Lando Norris roared to his second successive pole position, and third in four......

PIX: Biles wins 5th Olympics gymnastics gold as Team US reign

Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all-time, earned the United States their 11th Olympic medal in the women's team event with a solid performance on all four apparatus. IMAGE: The United......

Tour de France: Boiling-hot Kittel claims fifth stage win

IMAGE: Marcel Kittel of Germany and team Quick-Step crosses the finish line to win stage eleven. Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images. German Marcel Kittel was once again a cut above as he......

Tour de France: Kittel wins dramatic sprint as Froome retains yellow jersey

IMAGE: Marcel Kittel of Germany and Team Quick-Step Floors celebrates winning. Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty Images The seventh stage of the Tour de France burst into life at the finish on......