Extraordinary award-winning photographs from more than 20,000 images from all over the world. The Nature Photographer of the Year competition, organised by Nature Talks, showcases the artistry of......
'I was exhausted, hungry, unshaven and despondent.''My mouth was full of sores due to dehydration.''My clothes were in tatters due to walking through bushes and sliding down thorny slopes,'......
'The Battle of Jamalpur was a turning point in the 1971 War because a small battalion of 700 men broke the back of the Pakistanis.' IMAGE: Lieutenant General Kuldip Singh Brar (retd). All......
'I consider myself a pilgrim who is here to shape tomorrow.' IMAGE: Raveen Arora. Photographs: Kind courtesy Raveen Arora In front of a classroom full of children aged about 10 stood a frail......
Shailajanand Mishra lists The Top Videos of the Week! Take a look. IMAGE: Mehboob Masli, Pooja Vadigeri's guardian, gets her married to a Hindu boy as per Vedic traditions. Photograph: ANI Photo......
A peek into the life of a public-sector banker who did well professionally, but paid a price for it, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A column on what......
The Alams saw the magical spot while on a drive to the hills.A few years later they set up home and a small hand woven shawl business, hiring local weavers, using local wool and natural colours......
She is strong, aggressive, determined and fearless. Now, at the helm of one of India's most enterprising ministries, she promises the best service from the Indian Railways. Meet Mamata Baneerjee,......
Economists mostly failed to predict the worst economic crisis since the 1930s. Now they can't agree how to solve it. People are starting to wonder: What good are economists anyway? A commenter on a......
After a trek in the Himalayas brought him face-to-face with extreme poverty and illiteracy, John Wood left his position as a director of business development at Microsoft to found Room to Read, an......
'I thought of a suppressed country and a free world.''If we travel from one to another, what will that road look like?''What colours, music there will be? What kind of people would you see?'......
Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you. A lot has changed since the 2019......
Brahmastra is a work of star-struck ambition and high-octane energy whose razzle-dazzle hits many happy notes, observes Sukanya Verma. India is a gold mine of mythological stories about good......
Ranveer is loud, but not shrill, notes Subhash K Jha.As in singing, in acting holding your pitch in the higher notes is a Himalayan task.Ranveer resides on the highest notes of the musical mountain......
Sushmita gives attitude... Ayushmann likes this time... So does Mouni... Please click on the images for a better look at the stars. IMAGE: Laxmi Raai looks stunning! Photograph: Kind......
'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.''"I don't want you to project that you are a......