The Fauji Candidate From Mumbai

Meet IAF Veteran Bhopinder Singh Saini from the Viro ke Vir Indian Party. IMAGE: Bhopinder Singh Saini, the Viro ke Vir Indian Party candidate for the Mumbai North East Lok Sabha seat. All......

'Compromising with Congress is SP's majboori'

'They know that if they do not tie up with the Congress, then the minorities will move to the Congress.' IMAGE: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav,right, holds a mace with Congress leader......

'I was scared to death for Baba's life'

'I don't know if he put up a front but he never let me feel his morale was down. He told me how he was tackling the problems he was facing, or if there was some way the lawyers could help, but he......

Finding Aaron: A Lost-And-Found Miracle

John and Tamilarasi had their newborn stolen eight years ago, and lost all hope of ever finding him.Now they have got him back, though not fully. Not yet.A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com narrates their......

Most lenders cool to funding cash-strapped Jet Airways

After a meeting of banks on Friday on ways to make funds available immediately, a source in the know said lenders other than SBI and Punjab National Bank had not come on board so far to chip in......

Alas, Kochhar is NOT kosher

'I am not surprised that hubris brought Chanda Kochhar down.''It would appear that as a person she thought she could do no wrong and as a leader she considered herself above what her company......

Why has Subhash Chandra invested in a bus start-up?

Mass mobility in India is in a race when the light turns from yellow to green. Just that this moment has lasted three years. The renewed enthusiasm, however, indicates that the lights may finally......

Behind Netflix's India push is a VOD market of Rs 1400cr

With a string of deals with telecom service providers, DTH operators and Bollywood stars, Netflix goes all out to protect its turf in India and fend off competition, says Viveat Pinto.  ......

Sector 36 Review: Nightmarish

Sector 36 goes for gruesomeness and shock; watching it needs a tough heart or a quick averting of the eyes, warns Deepa Gahlot. The Nithari Killings of 2006 had pierced India's doesn't-happen-here......

Hanu Man Review: Same Old Template

Teja Sajja is agile and a decent actor but not charismatic enough to watch in almost every frame, observes Deepa Gahlot. A character in Hanu Man makes a valid point: When all Southern film heroes......

No, Friends is Not The Best Sitcom Ever!

'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode......

The Night Manager Review: Thrilling, And Yet...

The Night Manager has no surprises, observes Deepa Gahlot. For those who may have read the book by spy thriller maestro John Le Carré and watched the 2016 series, The Night Manager based on......

No Pretensions, All Heart: Neeraj Chopra's Honest Interview

'Saari throw fouls hi thi sir sirf doosri hi theek thi (All throws were foul, except the second one)' 'Now I need to motivate myself to speak in English, the way I motivate myself for competition'......

Paralympians Are Barely On India Inc's Radar

'Instead of making this a four-year phenomenon, when you look at us and get thrilled, do it more regularly.'Vaibhav Raghunandan reports. IMAGE: Avani Lekhara set a Paralympics record in the......

I never claimed to be vegan, says Kohli

IMAGE: Virat Kohli gave up eating meat in 2018. Photograph: Kind courtesy Virat Kohli/Instagram   Virat Kohli sought to clarify the controversy regarding his diet after fans questioned him......

What F1 may have to do to get season started

'We’re looking at the logistics of a closed race, how would we get the people there, how would we protect them, how would we make it safe, who would we allow into the paddock.' IMAGE:......

Tokyo 2020 Games handover ceremony stripped down to bare bones

The handover ceremony usually attracts thousand of spectators, officials and ceremony participants in the central Athens' Panathenaic Stadium, site of the first modern Olympics in 1896. IMAGE:......