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We Danced Slowly; We Didn't Want A Heart Attack

Half a century after he left school, A Ganesh Nadar attends a school reunion. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In August they announced the school reunion. I had passed out of the......

Indian jailed for 40 years for murdering wife, 2 kids in UK

A 52-year-old man, who pleaded guilty to the triple murder of his nurse wife from Kerala and their two children last year, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 40 years......

Pune sees fresh curbs in light of rise in COVID-19 cases

Considering the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, the administration in Maharashtra's Pune district has directed schools and colleges to remain shut till March 31 and curtailed the operating time for......

'The faster one vaccinates, the lower the infections'

'We are not yet out of the woods.''If India sees the South African or Brazilian type of mutations, our numbers will rapidly rise.' IMAGE: A frontline health worker takes a selfie as he gets the......

The V S Naipaul I came to know

Nikhil Lakshman remembers the times he spent with the legendary writer who passed into the ages six days before his 86th birthday. IMAGE: Sir V S Naipaul gives the Nobel lecture at the Old Stock......

'You can't stand on a podium and preach to India'

'India is no longer the India of the '70s and the '80s.''It's a large country with the fastest growing economy.''In working with India, you just can't go and humiliate the nation publicly.' USIBC......

'Be smart with your money and you will see best results'

To set up any business in India may be little time consuming, but it is not so difficult as it is conceived to be. Raamdeo Agrawal, joint managing director of Motilal Oswal Securities also not had......

Can the book shelf be replaced with e-readers?

Amazon pioneered the e-reader through Kindle, and Apple set the trend with its much-publicised iPad, launched in April this year. While iPad received a huge response with 50,000 units sold in the......

Dark inks lend recession a bright hue

The dungeon-like room, lit only by small fluorescent lamps above three chairs, greets the customer with piercing heavy-metal music that sends vibrations through the floor. Flickering red candles......

How self-made titans got their start

Capital is a constraint for many would-be entrepreneurs--or is it? Scan the Forbes list of the world's richest people and you'll come across moguls from startlingly humble origins. How did they get......

Chintu Ka Birthday review

'What impresses about this sweet-n-simple tale is the manner in which this production has been put together with an economical narrative by first time directors Devanshu Kumar and Satyanshu Singh,'......

'You had a truly special gift'

A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com pays tribute to his school mate, Talat Jani, the man behind quite a few episodes of Kyunki... Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi... Photograph: Talat Jani/......

Goodbye, Vinod! Khanna's schoolmates pay tribute

‘We dated for a while and I treasure those moments.’ ‘He was fun-loving and mischievous.’ ‘He was a super guy to know.’ Reportage: A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com......

Lunchbox director: From Irrfan to Broadbent to Redford

'One of the director's primary jobs is to make sure that all the actors perform as if they are in the same movie, playing in the same band -- one is not acting in a different band than the......

A millipede and Kimi Katkar's monsoon romance!

Sukanya Verma shares her exciting filmi week with us! Reflecting on trashy music we love, a millipede and Kimi Katkar’s monsoon romance, why Shah Rukh Khan is every journalist’s dream......

English football fails its biggest test - will the public ever forgive?

'I think the Premier League lost control of the narrative and their own story' It is by no means just the players who have felt a backlash from public opinion IMAGE: Community programmes all-year......

School kids light up NBA's maiden India game

The NSCI dome in Mumbai, venue of the first-ever NBA match in the country, had everything in place to host a blockbuster. Adding to the carnival-like atmosphere were the school children, special......

US charges Allen Stanford with 'massive' fraud

Texas billionaire Allen Stanford and three of his companies were charged with "massive" fraud on Tuesday as federal agents swooped down on his US headquarters. In a civil complaint filed in......

Harris maintains lead

American Corey Harris maintained his overnight lead in the Asian Tour Qualifying School Finals after shooting a four-under-par 68 in the second round at Palm Resort Golf and Country Club in Johor......

Sachin descends from Olympus

WHEN the peasant Gordius was chosen king of Phrygia, he dedicated his wagon to Jupiter and fastened the yoke to a beam with a rope of barn knotted so ingeniously that no one could untie it.A young......

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