Why is everyone complaining?

You're a captive audience to friends who want you to share the agony of their aches and pains, their spouse's experiments in the kitchen gone wrong, or partners' peccadillos, sighs Kishore......

What COVID-19 lockdown looks like around the world

These captivating photos snapped by photographers across the globe amid the coronavirus pandemic showcase how different nations have experienced a life under lockdown. In total, 15,697 photos have......

'Life as we know it will be on the mend soon'

'Times will be tough, but we will get by and by the grace of Lord Balaji.' IMAGE: The deserted Bandra-Worli sea link, March 22, 2020. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters   Adil Khan is a......

In defence of farm loan waivers

Farm loan waivers should not be regarded as expenditure but as incentive and investment, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant. Photograph: Reuters There is a predictable knee-jerk......

PSB reforms only on paper; 10 don't even have chairman

The talk of governance reforms at public-sector banks seems to remain on paper, as a majority of them continue to be working with just a handful board members. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Bad loan resolution: Is crony capitalism at play?

One smells a rat when cases are settled for too small a price offered either by the highest bidder or the promoter -- within and outside the legal ambit of insolvency process, observes Tamal......

'RBI's whatever-it-takes approach insulated teconomy'

'A strong foreign exchange reserve is the best safety net against global spillovers.' Photograph: Altaf Hussain/Reuters   "The pandemic crashed government revenues last year," Reserve Bank of......

'We'll have to live with branches for some time'

'67 per cent of our transactions happen digitally and about 93 per cent of transactions happen outside the branch.''Despite that, there is ample scope for promoting banking-related activities in......

Step inside Bollywood's BEAUTIFUL HOMES

Glamour is the source of Bollywood's larger-than-life illusions. The glossy presentation of stars, how they dream and where they live powers its alluring aesthetics and lasting fantasy. Grand or......

Vampires and Tender Love...Daisy Shah's obsessions

'That's how you keep yourself alive and young.' Photograph: Dabboo Ratnani Like everyone else, Daisy Shah is stuck at home because of the national lockdown. While she's missing her regular life,......

The A to Z of Shah Rukh Khan

'Tu toh bilkul hero nahi lagta (you don't look like a hero at all).' In candid interviews over the years, an amused Shah Rukh Khan has often recalled this observation, made by a security guard......

Bollywood's FAVOURITE GHOST picks her scariest bhoots

'I used to laugh watching old Hindi horror films -- till I got to act in one!''I realised it is so difficult to act like someone who is possessed, someone who can suddenly throw people about.''Even......

The day Paul Pogba's mother took on Alex Ferguson

IMAGE: Juventus' French midfielder Paul Pogba and his mother attend the 2016 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala. Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images. Yeo Moriba laughed as she recalled her showdown with......