Renowned journalist, writer Arun Sadhu dead

Noted writer Arun Sadhu, who straddled the worlds of literature and journalism with equal elan, passed away in Mumbai early on Monday at a hospital following a heart......

Premji,Montek and Brajesh among Padma awardees

Wipro Chairman Azim Premji, Planning Commission Deputy Chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia, former diplomat Brajesh Mishra and Telugu thespian A Nageshwara Rao were chosen for country's second......

Bal Apte built the generation Vivekananda aspired for

Bal Apte's life was his message, writes Tarun Vijay paying tribute to the RSS stalwart who passed into the ages last week In the late 'sixties, the chief examiner for Mumbai University's final year......

Why Dadri Matters

The prime minister, says Ram Kelkar, could do a lot to advance his stature as a national leader by speaking in strong and unequivocal terms on the subject of opposing intolerance and emphasising......

GST: Promise and reality

The shift from 'one country, one tax' to four tax rates could dilute possible gains on GDP, warns T N Ninan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The introduction of the Goods and Services......

Why does Dr Banerjee provoke BJP ire?

'Mr Modi would compliment a Nobel Prize winner, but members of his party or the government would not be restrained from either making unfair comments or criticising him for having offered advice to......

Look at fiscal steps while deciding rates: FM to RBI

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday hoped that Reserve Bank will take into account the fiscal consolidation path shown in the budget while taking a call on interest rate in its coming policy......

India will be growing at 10% annually: Kelkar

Riding the wave of growth fundamentals such as demographic transition, improved incentive structures, diffusion of new technologies and an improved security environment, India will be growing at......

Is Nushrratt feeling the heat?

The stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted on Tuesday. Akshay Kumar goes all out to promote his Diwali release, Ram Setu, directed by Abhishek Sharma. The......

Madhuri sends out a message of love

Surbhi cleans her home... Kavita does some yoga... Photograph: Kind courtesy Madhuri Dixit/Instagram Madhuri Dixit shares a picture with husband Dr Sriram Nene and tells everybody to 'hold your......

PIX: Ranbir-Riddhima's lunch party with Kareena

Like Farah Khan says, 'Kabhi Eid, Kabhi Raksha Bandhan' and Bollywood can't stop celebrating. So, from Eid to Raksha Bandhan, they have been posting lovely pictures on social media. Of course, the......

Thank you daddy, says Bollywood

Bollywood stars celebrate Father's Day with adorable pictures of their papas. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anushka Sharma/Instagram Anushka Sharma shares a touching picture with her dad Colonel Ajay......

Sanjay Thakkar and team triumph

How difficult is it to find your way from Andheri to Thane? Ask those who participated in the Gulf Foster A Child Rally on Sunday. They will tell you that it is not as simple as it may sound,......