Those Who Could Not Be Rashtrapati

Two women candidates; Lok Sabha Speakers; Chief Justices; A Chief Election Commissioner; drafters of the Constitution; the RBI's first Indian governor; a farm leader who unsuccessfully contested......

Could This Man Be India's Next President?

Sunil Gatade and Venkatesh Kesari reveal that Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's name is now doing the rounds as President Kovind's likely successor. IMAGE: Haryana Chief Minister......

Naval Aviation Receives President's Colour

The Indian Navy was the first Indian armed force to receive the President's Colour from Dr Rajendra Prasad, then the President of India, on May 27, 1951. 70 years later after different wings of the......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

Charges of Favour to Reliance General Insurance: CBI probing former Irda chairman

Penalty for unapproved policy changes allegedly reduced from Rs 17,500 crore to Rs 20 lakh The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has started a preliminary enquiry into allegations that the......

Death of the classical music industry

The ageless voice of vocalist Prabha Atre floats off the speakers at the head office of Ninaad Records. The niche music label is in the process of putting together a two-series album comprising......

India's mushrooming medical cities

In August 1883, the quiet American city of Rochester came tumbling down under a tornado. As 24 people breathed their last, 40 others were left gasping for breath and medical care. The disaster......

South Indian NRI docs head home

An increasingly large number of non-resident Indian doctors is returning home to south India, giving a third leg to the reverse brain drain phenomenon that mostly involved software engineers and......

Yaavarum Nalam: A must-watch!

Very rarely do you get to see a movie that's not just logical and has good performances, but comes with a deliciously intriguing thriller whodunit tag as well. Andthat's exactly what you get in Big......

Munnabhai MBBS: Sahi hai!

In the world of Munnabhai MBBS, taporis have a conscience, a golden heart and a healing touch. Doctors, on the other hand, are cold, stern and unemotional beings who only treat, not heal, the......

Adrian to lead Jr World Cup hockey team

Goalkeeper Adrian D'Souza will lead India in the men's Junior World Cup hockey tournament at Rotterdam, The Netherlands, from June 29 to July 10.Prior to the tournament, the team will participate......

Japan tourney will be a test

With the Olympics just a few months away, the four-nation hockey tournament in Gifu, Japan, starting on May 13, will offer a great opportunity to several junior aspirants to prove their mettle at......

Pillay's Olympic hopes suffer jolt

Ace striker Dhanraj Pillay's hopes of playing in the Olympics suffered a jolt on Sunday with the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) virtually ruling him out of the mega event at Athens in August.Pillay......

Pillay to lead new-look team for Azlan Shah hockey

With an eye on the Olympic qualifiers, the Indian Hockey Federation announced an 18-member experimental team for the prestigious Azlan Shah tournament, in Malaysia next week.The team has only five......

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