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,......

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......

COVID-19 Warrior: My god keeps a kind eye on me

'My biggest challenge is to keep motivating my staff to do their best without compromising on their safety even as we all strive to do our best for the patients under our care.' THE WAR AGAINST......

What is it like to live in a 'sealed' building?

A Rediff.com journalist reveals what it's like to live in a building sealed by the authorities because one of the residents is COVID-19 positive.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com These are......

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,......

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......

Inspiring success stories of 3 entrepreneurs

Besides a great idea, it takes pluck, and some luck, to get going. Three startup entrepreneurs share their success stories with Indulekha Aravind. Image: Nithin Kamath (L) can afford to smile......

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......

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.......

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......

'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......

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......

PHOTOS: India in command after Jadeja, Rahul fifties

IMAGES from Day 2 of the 1st Test played between India and England in Hyderabad, on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel piled on the misery for England with sone lusty......

EPL PIX: Salah achieves milestone as Liverpool go top

IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday IMAGE: Mohamed Salah celebrates on scoring the equaliser against Crystal Palace, his 150th Premier League goal, at Selhurst Park in......

PIX: 10-man Manchester City go top after last-gasp win

Erling Haaland Haaland has now scored 16 goals in his last 10 Premier League appearances. A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League. IMAGE: Erling Haaland scores Manchester City's......