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The Incomparable Ved Mehta

On a visit to India in 2013, writer Ved Mehta -- who passed into the ages on Sunday January 10, 2021 -- gave Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel a rare glimpse into his state of mind and what he......

John le Carr's matchless legacy

'Le Carré's spies were nothing like the exotic Kim of Kipling or the caricature that is James Bond.''Driven by a simple patriotism, held back by incompetence and politics, his characters use......

Why John le Carre will never die

He will be remembered not only as a writer, but as one of the great chroniclers and interrogators of the history of our times, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, as he mourns the passing of a legend......

London mansion fit for Indian prince goes on sale for 15.5 million

A sprawling mansion in the heart of London which was the former family home of Maharaja Duleep Singh's son, Prince Victor Albert Jay Duleep Singh, has gone on sale with a price tag of £15.5......

All you need to know about UK's new PM

Boris Johnson is preparing for power as he is named the new Conservative chief -- and therefore United Kingdom's prime minister -- following a bruising six-week contest against rival......

India Inc's shining stars and few who lost glory in 2014

2014 was a mixed bag for India Inc, few made it, few slipped. An employee uses a computer mouse inside an office. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/ Reuters Sachin Bansal: India's e-tail poster boy For......

The Left, the Right and us

Now, the world over, policymakers are dusting off their copies of Keynes' classic, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, and figuring out whether there are any answers there to our......

Bharti Infratel: IPO not a great deal for PE traders

The initial public offers always remain the first and the best exit route for private equity investors.However, PE investors in Bharti Infratel have nothing to cheer when Bharti is launching one of......

Why is Rajat Gupta less equal than others

He was given a prison sentence for purveying insider information, while Hank Paulson got off scot-free for doing the same, writes Shankar Sharma On July 21, 2008, Hank Paulson, the then US......

Religare AEGON in talks to buy Lotus MF

Religare AEGON Asset Management Company is likely to buy out Lotus India Mutual Fund. This will be the first such deal since the global financial crisis caused the Indian stock markets to crash a......

The who's who of Sonam Kapoor's Aisha

'Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way,' she insists. Emma is one of the rare Jane Austen heroines who is neither poverty-stricken nor eyeing......

Celebrating Ekta Kapoor's birthday!

The czar of television Ekta Kapoor celebrated her birthday on Sunday, and expectedly, many telly stars showed up. The big bash was held at the Balaji Telefilms' chief's home in Krishna Bungalow in......

What Quick Gun Murugun has in common with OSO

In cinema, a spoof is basically a parody, a send-up of a popular film, a scene, a character. And while Bollywood often borrows from itself -- and from popular world cinema -- it hasn't really......

Images: Celebrities' Day out

Actors Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapur smile during a news conference for their upcoming movie Kaminey in Mumbai on...

Nigar Khan puts on a bikini in Iss Jungle...

Nigar Khan has added spice to Sony Entertainment Television's reality show, Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao. In fact, one of the first things she did on the show was put on her bikini and show off her sexy...

Diving Champ Manjari Bhargava Passes Into The Ages

Over five decades ago, when swimmers from Rajasthan participated in the National Swimming Championships, competitors from other states would look at the Rajasthan squad in awe. They wondered how a......

'God of Commentary' prepares to say goodbye

Henry Blofeld, who charmed the cricket world for more than 40 years, bids farewell to the microphone come September.Haresh Pandya salutes the Master. IMAGE: Henry Blofeld always livened up......

Rowers Sandeep, Manjeet finish second last

India's campaign in the rowing event of the London Olympics came to a dismal end with the duo of Sandeep Kumar and Manjeet Singh finishing second last in the Men's Double sculls event at the Eton......

Rower Swarn 16th in single sculls

Indian rower Swarn Singh Virk ended his London Olympics campaign in 16th place after finishing fourth in a minor placings race in the men's single sculls event. - Congratulate Vijay Kumar on his......

Rower Swarn 2nd in minor placings race

Already out of medal contention, Indian rower Swarn Singh Virk finished second in a minor placings race in single sculls while Sandeep Kumar and Manjeet Singh fought to save themselves from ending......

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