Would Putin Have Attacked Had Ukraine Kept Its N-Bombs?

Would Ukraine be such a pushover if it had that nuclear stockpile?, asks Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: A pro-Russian soldier drives an armoured vehicle in the separatist-controlled village of Bugas in the......

'It is advantage Rajinikanth now'

'The BJP has been wooing him for quite some time.''But he didn't join the BJP; he started his own party.''Remember he has Hindus, Muslims and Christians as his fans.''He will never antagonise any......

Padma Awards 2016: Rajinikanth, Sania, Priyanka honoured

Superstar Rajinikanth, tennis icon Sania Mirza, former US Ambassador Robert D Blackwill and actor Priyanka Chopra were among the 56 eminent persons who were honoured with Padma awards on Tuesday.......

What drove a 26-year-old farmer to suicide?

Farming and debt go together in Tamil Nadu's Ariyalur district.There are those who have learnt to live with it and others like Alagar who could not cope with the loss.A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com......

Insurance claims drop 30-35% during Chennai floods compared to 2015

Yet another first week of December brought familiar scenes of rain, storm, flooding, power outages, and fallen trees. Photograph: ANI Photo When Cyclone Michaung wreaked havoc, leading to the......

Business Families and their UGLY succession battles

The world is full of family businesses that withered away with the passing of generations, creating much bitterness and ill will.Entire clans that used to be household names have become pale......

Share of women in boardrooms up for eighth year in a row

However, women still account for less than a fifth of directorships among Nifty500 companies. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Investment banking star and Moelis India chief executive......

Succession saga at Murugappa Group gets murkier

Valli Arunachalam had alleged that the group promoters have a gender bias against women getting into the family business and, hence, she and her sister were denied a berth on AIL’s board.......

Seen Swara Bhaskar's Wedding Card?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Swara Bhaskar/ Twitter After a flash wedding announcement on February 16, Swara Bhaskar and her husband Fahad Ahmad are all set for two days of wedding celebrations in......

Twinkle Returns To The Movies!

IMAGE: Twinkle Khanna, second from right, with Producers Atul Kasbekar, left, Tanuj Garg, second from left, and Sameer Nair, right, with Sonal Dabral, seated, who will film Twinkle's story Salaam......

Darbar Trailer: Can Rajini still surprise us?

Ask any true Rajini fan and they'll agree that it's been 20 years since the superstar has produced anything bigger or better than Padayappa. And Darbar, at least going by the trailer, doesn't seem......

Darbar trailer: Rajinikanth seems to age backwards

Darbar's music, the direction, sets, props, the rest of the cast are all there with one single purpose: To make Rajinikanth look like the superstar he already is, says A Ganesh Nadar. I was......

Sindhu, Shastri, Geeta pose with sanitary pad

IMAGE: Periods are normal, said PV Sindhu. Photograph: PV Sindhu/Instagram The PadMan challenge, which has spread like wildfire on the social media, is related to the upcoming film 'PadMan'......