Kota: From Coaching Hub To Suicide Cluster

25 student suicides in 2023 at India's coaching hub Kota have revealed the mindboggling stress children confront every day, reports Prakash Bhandari. IMAGE: Students at Bansal Classes in Kota. All......

British Indian ex-minister Alok Sharma knighted; 30 more PIOs to be honoured

Alok Sharma, an Indian-origin former UK minister, has been knighted for his contribution to combatting climate change through his leadership at the COP26 summit by King Charles III in his first New......

Padma Vibhushan for Gen Rawat, Kalyan Singh; Padma Bhushan for Azad

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Hindutva poster boy late Kalyan Singh, India's first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and former West......

'Bangladesh becoming East Pakistan again'

'Sheikh Hasina is sincere about maintaining religious harmony in the country.''But for mysterious reasons, it does not reach the grassroots activists of her party.'Prakash Bhandari listens to......

Economic crisis: 'Modi should consult Manmohan'

'Vajpayee used to consult the Opposition; Indira Gandhi used to consult the Opposition. Which khet ki mooli is Modi?'Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "For growth to be equitable and fast we......

India set to extend central bank term for Rajan's lieutenant

Urjit Patel's reappointment will raise market hopes that Rajan, will also be offered an extension when his tenure ends in September. Image: Urjit Patel, one of the RBI's four deputy governors,......

The Rs 30,000 crore fight over gas

A Texas company will submit a report by June on whether a company controlled by RIL 'stole' natural gas from the wells where ONGC is contracted to operate in the KG basin, as alleged by ONGC.......

'Novartis ruling won't affect pharma industry'

Novartis's famed cancer drug, Glivec, will not get patent protection in India. The apex body on patent and trademark disputes, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board, has recently ruled that the......

'Silence can speak a lot'

'It's important to embrace the silence.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shantanu Maheshwari/Instagram Shantanu Maheshwari is a part of that group of actors that transitioned from television to films.......

'I am the godfather of disco'

'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......

'If you make a film on sex, you don't need to be vulgar'

'It was fun trying to regulate ourselves and keep it in the family zone, and yet be tongue-in-cheek.'Ronjita Kulkarni/Rediff.com meets director Shilpi Dasgupta to find out what it takes to make a......

Spotted: Raveena Tandon in Singapore

Reader Anil Dasgupta's wife Dr Divya met Raveena Tandon in...

PHOTOS: Kolkata celebrates the life of 'King Pele'

IMAGE: West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas, Trinamool Congress leader and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's brother Babun Banerjee, and other dignitaries pay tribute to Pele, at Yuva Bharti......

Ganguly to be discharged from hospital on Wednesday

IMAGE: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly. Photograph: BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly will be discharged, on Wednesday, and thereafter he will......

Ashwin enjoys a cup of coffee with naval officials following Vizag Test win

India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin shared a cup of coffee with Indian Naval sailors and officers after the team clinched a massive 245-run victory over England in the second Test at the Dr. Y.S.......

Olympian Mary Kom is now Rajya Sabha MP!

IMAGE: Olympian boxer MC Mary Kom during the oath-taking ceremony in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photograph: ANI/Twitter It was a moment of pride for Olympian boxer MC Mary Kom as she took oath as a......

Indonesia Open: Saina enters final

Two-time champion Saina Nehwal demolished Ji Hyun Sung of Korea in straight games to storm into the final of the Indonesia Open Super Series badminton tournament for the fourth consecutive year in......