What Is Your 2024 Game Plan, Modiji?

By keeping the Sanatana Dharma row alive and adding the Ayodhya temple consecration scheduled for January 22 and adding the free darshan promise from four polled states to the entire country, the......

The Last Double Decker Bus Ride

Mumbai bid adieu to its iconic red double-decker buses On Friday, September 15, 2023.Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel, Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Dayatar took a ride on the last non AC......

'With what face will the BJP seek votes in Tamil Nadu?'

'They have been imposing Hindi on Tamil Nadu.' IMAGE: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam President M K Stalin. All photographs: Kind courtesy M K Stalin/Facebook Political parties in Tamil Nadu are flexing......

BJP spreading virus of communal hatred: Sonia

The Congress on Thursday expressed concern over the Bharatiya Janata Party's alleged attempt to polarise society and inflame communal divisions, with Sonia Gandhi accusing it of spreading the virus......

How Social Media Turned Porn Biz Upside Down

Social media allowed them to connect even more directly with potential clients, and gave them multiple new marketing and outreach channels, explains Devangshu Datta. Illustration: Dominic......

Are we over-celebrating 'work from home'?

Microsoft top boss Satya Nadella feels the increase in productivity has come at the price of burning the 'social capital' built up by companies over very many years, observes ad guru Sandeep......

Bonds lose steam on fears of hawkish RBI

Between Friday’s and Monday’s close: Yields on 10-year bonds up 6 basis points, rupee slides 13 paise against dollar, Sensex ends flat The bond market, having a merry time since July......

How Fevikwik is going for a smile makeover

Pidilite’s new campaign for its instant adhesive brand, Fevikwik, tries to broaden its appeal beyond the core audience segmentIf there is a company out there that embodies the effectiveness......

Shruti's Birthday Wish

How Aditi gets her perfect look... Gul has 'raccoon eyes!'... Boman celebrates his wife... Photograph: Kind courtesy Shruti Haasan/Instagram Shruti Haasan tells us how she celebrated her 37th......

Luka Chuppi Review: Formula film-making at its lamest

Luka Chuppi is as much about live-in as Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was about pigeons, says Sukanya Verma. A small town in North India. Check. A whimsical joint family. Check. A ballsy girl and a......

Bollywood's HIGHS and LOWS of 2017 so far

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly at the movies! Half of 2017 is done and dusted even as the rest of the year bubbles with promise. Content reigned supreme and burning questions like 'Why Katappa......

Om Puri: Rag-picker who became a legend

'I belonged to the working class, not the middle class.''I was a rag-picker. I used to pick up coal from the railway tracks.''I was rejected from the FTII, as I was very unkempt and skinny.''I did......

Transferred...with a twist

The football transfer window in Europe is open, and while there have been many key deals so far, not all were on expected lines. Many high-profile discussions have yielded zilch as far as the final......

An appeal to the organisers of the Indian Grand Prix

With empty stands greeting the Indian F1 Grand Prix during the first two practice session, Raja Sen begs the organisers to open the gates and bring in the junta. 'At least, Formula One will feel......

At 65, Guus Hiddink starts afresh with Anzhi

As Guus Hiddink takes up a new assignment with Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala, Bikash Mohapatra takes a look at celebrated coaches who preceded the Dutchman in taking charge of relatively new clubs......

Swann scalps 6 as England win by an innings

Bikash Mohapatra reports from The Oval, on thefifthday's play in the fourth Test. Scorecard It was not to be. Sachin Tendulkar gave his ever-expectant supporters ample hope. The ace batsman had a......

'Investigating agencies demanded bribe'

IPL Commissioner on Friday accused investigating agencies of demanding bribe to "hush up" cases related to financial irregularities and foreign exchange violations against him. In his recent......