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Giant In The Earth: M S Swaminathan

Dr Shreekant Sambrani pays tribute to Dr M S Swaminathan, the renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who passed away in Chennai last week. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

'It was my first encounter with evil'

'I was living in a fools' paradise, thinking I could win over anyone with my good intentions.' IMAGE: Professor Roop Rekha Verma speaks at a protest against the CAA and NRC in Allahabad. All......

SC approves key Mumbai road through private property, says public interest must prevail

The Supreme Court on Friday said when the public interest is so clearly articulated and is an urgent and pressing exigency, private interests must give way to the extent required. IMAGE:......

There Is More To India Than Delhi Or Gujarat!

The Modi government has to embrace the history of Tamil conquests in South East Asia and stop obsessing about Babar/Humayun, argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

Need to stay alert to Covid threat, vaccination only shield, Modi tells CMs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the challenge of the Covid pandemic is not fully over yet, with the increase in coronavirus cases in the last two weeks manifesting the need to stay......

Has Apple's Roller-Coaster Ride In India Ended?

The new mantra was to align Apple's ambition with the government's, focusing on Modi's favourite themes of Make in India, employment generation and India as a high-tech export hub. IMAGE: Apple......

How to make the most of RBI's new customer-friendly credit card rules

Some smart tweaking of the billing cycle will give you more time to settle without having to pay any interest. Bindisha Sarang reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The Reserve Bank of......

'Budget has a gameplan premised on credible numbers'

'Increased allocations for MNREGA could have provided the much needed push to rural demand and consumption at a time when recovery continues to remain uneven. IMAGE: Migrant workers from Jaipur......

'Budget would have done a wonderful job, if...'

'If the Union Budget can provide incentives for animal spirits to come as well as induce demand stimulus and consumption, the Budget would have done a wonderful job.' IMAGE: Union Finance Minister......

'Amul is India's biggest FMCG company'

'We plan to touch Rs 1 trillion of Amul brand's turnover in the next five years.' Photograph: Amul/Twitter For the first time in its history, dairy major Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing......

'The Audience Can't Be Tricked'

'In the audience's mind there is no urgency to go see a film in the theatre.''If you pay for social media buzz it does not convert into bums on seats.' IMAGE: Madhavan as Vanraj Kashyap, Ajay......

'I Want To Make More Money'

'I want to do some things, like take my mum on the Orient Express to Venice.' IMAGE: Saif Ali Khan with wife Kareena Kapoor. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kareena Kapoor/Instagram As Saif Ali Khan......

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.......

Learn yoga from Kareena, Sonal, Varun

Bollywood celebrated International Yoga Day by posting pictures from their yoga sessions. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kareena Kapoor/Instagram Kareena Kapoor believes in 'More stretching, less......

Revealed: What S S Rajamouli's RRR is about

'Fire and Water are the two opposing elements.''One can destroy the other.''But if they come together and create steam, the force generated can run the motor of the world.' After the blockbuster......

Khandelwal takes lesson from Bhaker's experience ahead of Paralympics

A broken prosthetic leg just 15 minutes before the start of a domestic competition taught Rudransh another lesson in life -- to be ready with a tool-kit to promptly repair the contraption. ......

A Look At KKR, CSK's Pre-IPL 2024 Camps

IMAGE: Rinku Singh is channeling his focus towards honing his skills. Photograph: KKR/X The Kolkata Knight Riders franchise is leaving no stone unturned in its relentless preparations for the......

SKY needs 'tiny mind switch' to succeed in ODI cricket: AB de Villiers

'He plays in a similar manner to how I used to play, but in ODIs, he hasn't cracked it yet.' IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav averages a poor 24.33 in ODIs, with only two half-centuries in 24 innings with......

'His best is yet to come and we are going to see some fireworks'

IMAGE: 'I think letting the captaincy go last season played a big role in Virat Kohli relaxing...' Photograph: Royal Challengers Bangalore/Twitter The disarming smile was back and he looked more......

KL Rahul talks about his key to success

'Enjoying' leaving balls outside the off-stump IMAGE: K L Rahul celebrates scoring 100 during Day 1 of the first Test against South Africa, at SuperSport Park, in Centurion. Photograph: Lee......

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