How India Won Back Maldives's Trust

The avoidable stresses and strains in ties helped in one way.It showed for the entire region how a matured India handled diplomatic relations, especially with a smaller and suspicious neighbour,......

'BJP Has 6,000 Crores To Spend On Elections'

'Not even a single rupee from the electoral bonds should be allowed to be used in the election.' 'If it is used in the election, it will taint India's electoral process itself.' IMAGE: Bharatiya......

Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage

They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not......

Ramadoss's wife, actress Radhika on NDA's TN list

The Bharatiya Janata Party has nominated actor-politician Radhika Sarath Kumar as its candidate in the Virudhunagar constituency for the April 19 Lok Sabha polls. IMAGE: Actor-politician Radhika......

Ravi Shastri turns entrepreneur

23 Yards will include body wash, beard oil, shaving gel, deodorant and sanitizer. IMAGE: Ravi Shastri, the Indian cricket team's head coach, has become a businessman, like India's Captain Virat......

Bhutanese beer crosses the Himalayas into India

Bhutanese brewery Ser Bhum is behind Kati Patang, a beer sold by Delhi-based Empyrean Spirits. Launched in Zesty Amber and Snappy Wheat variants in 2018, Kati Patang prides itself on being......

India Inc goes slow on increments; hikes pay for select few

While salary growth may range from a marginally positive to stagnant or even negative, the increment for some of the "super-specialised" profiles can go beyond 15%. Illustration: Uttam......

India Inc on war footing to cut costs, conserve cash

The first spending item on the chopping block is capital expenditure, followed by operating costs and overheads, including sales and marketing expenses. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Have You Read This Story About Hope?

'The Elephant Whisperers is a hopeful story of respect and cooperation with nature in an era rife with conflict and threat to our beautiful planet.'   IMAGE: 'There was never a moment when......

'So Many Landmark Indian Films Are Crying Out To Be Restored'

'...and showcased in their original beauty.' IMAGE: G Aravindan's classic Thamp. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film Heritage Foundation Shivendra Singh Dungarpur promotes the cause of film restoration......

'I am done with acting'

'I am far better at cooking than I was at acting.' IMAGE: Rati Agnihotri in Tawaif. "I've cut out all negativity from my life," Rati Agnihotri tells Subhash K Jha. "I only hang around with the......

Bollywood's FABULOUS train journeys!

On the silver screen, the significance of trains can be traced all the way back through its use in innumerable movies. As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in......

Maxwell likely to skip India ODIs ahead of World Cup

Star Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has admitted that he could miss his side's upcoming ODI series against India and may enter this year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup with very little cricket......

Smith, Starc out of South Africa tour with injuries

IMAGE: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc is recovering from a groin soreness. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Australia batter Steve Smith and fast bowler Mitchell Starc have been ruled out......

Whistle Podu For The Elephant Whisperers

IMAGE: Oscar-winning film-maker Kartiki Gonsalves (The Elephant Whisperers) and elephant caregivers Bomman and Bellie were felicitated ahead of the Chennai Super Kings-Delhi Capitals contest at......

Thala Meets The Elephant Whisperers

Chennai Super Kings honored elephant caregivers Bomman, Bellie and Oscar-winning film-maker Kartiki Gonsalves (The Elephant Whisperers) at a special ceremony in Chennai on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.......

Top Performers: SKY, Kishan and Livingstone light up Mohali!

IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan came up trumps for Mumbai Indians. Photograph: BCCI The Indian Premier League witnessed another exhilarating night of batting as the Mumbai Indians......