Venkaiah Naidu, Vyjayantimala, Chiranjeevi awarded Padma Vibhushan

Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, megastar Konidela Chiranjeevi, famous actor of yesteryears Vyjayantimala Bali are among personalities who have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan in the......

BJP leads with 20 Rajya Sabha MPs among 41 elected unopposed

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, BJP chief J P Nadda and new party entrant Ashok Chavan and Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and L Murugan were among the 41 candidates elected unopposed to......

LS polls: BJP appoints in-charges for 23 states, UTs

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday appointed election in-charges and co-in-charges for 23 states and Union territories in view of the Lok Sabha polls this year. Image only for representation.......

Congress, SP watch as MLAs help BJP win extra RS seats

The Congress on Tuesday suffered a major upset in Himachal Pradesh at the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Rajya Sabha elections which were marred by cross-voting in all the three states......

From PNB scam to Patels's exit, events that shaped India's banking sector

For the baning sector, 2018 was a 'Year of Exits' - borrowers fled from the country  as loans went kaput and many bank CEOs were forced to leave Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com First,......

Remembering Ashok Mitra

Dr Mitra called the Pandara Road crowd a 'cheerful collective of young dreamers,' united in its 'love and pride for the newly Independent India,' despite 'sharp disparities in background,......

US firms seek more space for BPO ventures

US companies are looking to lease over 300 million square feet of space over the next 10 years in India, thanks to business process outsourcing. A demand of such magnitude had never been seen......

NRIs returning to the real estate market

Non-resident Indians are back in the real estate market. They are purchasing upmarket residential properties in the financial and political capitals of the country and leasing them out to domestic......

'Our father Ashok Kumar really left a mark on our lives'

One of Hindi cinema's most popular actors Ashok Kumar would have turned 100 on October 13. We celebrate his birth centenary in the first part of this special by speaking to his daughters Bharti......

Did Jubilee Tell The Truth?

'You should enjoy acting; you should have a passion for it. Only then should you go for it.' IMAGE: Aparshakti Khurana's character was reportedly inspired by Ashok Kumar in Jubilee. Photograph:......

'Be Very Careful Of The Wolves'

'My grandfather Ashok Kumar made me sack my secretary as he thought she was a bad influence in my life.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Anooradha Patel Did you know that Kiara Advani is related to......

'Kiara told me she wanted to join films'

'I introduced her around.''Her first audition was for Heropanti, but she did not get it.''Now she is doing movies regularly.''After her movie releases, she always calls me to ask if I have seen the......

IPL 2025 Auction: 182 players sold; Rs 639.15 crore spent!

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer bagged the two biggest deals at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI Rishabh Pant pipped Shreyas Iyer to emerge as the costliest buy......

Check out Indian athletes who've qualified for Paralympics

  India’s largest-ever contingent of 84 para-athletes competing across 12 sports disciplines, will look to create history at the Paralympics in Paris starting on August 28.   India......

Harshal bowls Haryana to Vijay Hazare Trophy title

IMAGE: Haryana crowned Vijay Hazare Trophy. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Harshal Patel bowled a game-changing spell with the old ball as Haryana beat Rajasthan by 30 runs in a well-contested final......

Ashok Kumar leads in DHL Challenge

Rookie Ashok Kumar fired two eagles and soared to the top of the leaderboard with +12 points on the opening day of the Rs one millionDHL Challenge, which began at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club,......

Ashok Kumar maintains Tata Steel golf lead

Ashok Kumar continued his impressive strides towards capturing his maiden professional title when he shot a two-under 68 in the second round of the inaugural Rs One millionTata Steel Open, being......