A group of retired army officers have come together to provide a home for girls who never had a home before. 'From the bottom of the pit, we want them to climb the tallest mountain,' says Ghar......
'There must be thousands if not lakhs of people the government is illegally spying on.''Why should we enable this criminal activity by volunteering our details?' asks Aakar Patel.Illustration:......
'On the drive to the airport, the streets are lined with men in battle camouflage carrying assault rifles and bearing familiar faces -- Tamilians, Bengalis, Punjabis, feared by the locals and in......
On a day the Supreme Court gave transgenders third gender status, Rediff.com presents Bharathi Kannamma (seated, left), who is contesting the Lok Sabha election from Madurai. This is her story, in......
Global fund managers remain bullish on the Japanese stock markets, which is now their most preferred destination in the Asian region. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Both Morgan Stanley and......
After the latest rout, the American depositary receipt (ADR) premium of HDFC Bank to its local shares has shrunk to nearly zero. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Shares of HDFC Bank on......
If growth reverts to the pre-Covid level, a lot of people may have to temper their rosy optimism, points out Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com What seemed like a......
HDFC Bank's January-March quarter (Q4) results, for financial year2022-23 (FY23), brought no cheer to investors as elevated costs, and merger-related uncertainties continue to dent the sentiment.......
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Monday, dragged down by heavy selling pressure in Reliance Industries and Kotak Mahindra Bank ahead of the Budget. Illustration: Dominic......
We asked readers to send us videos of them singing Lata Mangeshkar songs to celebrate the legend's 80th birthday on September 28. Reader Charuhas sent us this unique video of him singing Lata's......
Look who came forward to fight against the scourge of female foeticide. It's none other than former Indian Idol Abhijeet Sawant. The singer crooned a few numbers -- including this......
A list featuring the world's top 50 famous breasts has been released, and it includes the likes of Liz Hurley, Keeley Hazell, Scarlett Johansson, Paris Hilton, Gemma Atkinson and Pamela Anderson.......