India's New Trilemma

...Kids, jobs, emigration, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   "Aren't you kids going to have children?" I asked one of my nieces who had come for a one-week......

Ratan Tata, Dreamer And Ideas Executor

There were certainly qualities adhering to the Tata Group, which emanated from the persona of Ratan Tata.Most notable of these would be the low profile he maintained, which sharply contrasted the......

Prof Ramakrishnan receives Chemistry Nobel

Indian-American Venkatraman Ramakrishnan received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the Concert Hall in Stockholm on Thursday. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf presented the highest honour in the......

45 killed in Lahore blast

At least 45 people were killed and 273 injured when a massive blast shook the Civil Lines area of Lahore city on Wednesday. The blast occurred in 15 Building adjacent to the Capital......

Entrepreneurs who invested in scooter sharing start-up Vogo

Vogo, which has a fleet of over 12,000 vehicles mainly across Hyderabad, Mysuru and Bengaluru, is also betting big on India’s growing traffic congestion. Scooter sharing start-up Vogo on......

Debt Collection Goes Digital

Companies don't have to be in the field to nudge people to return money they owe lenders. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Rishab Goel, co-founder of the digital-debt collections firm......

A career prop for fashion designers

Fashion designers across the country are sporting a smile. For a new quota-free regime has better career opportunities for them. Yes, you heard it right.For, with textile firms expanding operations......

Indians' love for things foreign

Is this a virus more dangerous than Covid-19, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   How often have I seen a situation, for example, that of having to choose a......

Tamil actor Jayam Ravi weds

Jayam Ravi, one of the most successful and promising young actors in Tamil got married to Aarthi on June 4 at Hotel Park Sheraton in Chennai. The actor burst into the Tamil scene with Jayam......

From Rang De to The Namesake

Not many people knew Arjun Bhasin before, despite the stylish costumes and look he designed for Dil Chahta Hai. But Rang De Basanti changed all that.How the Rang De look evolvedBorn in Jamshedpur,......

Video: Woman fan tries to kiss Irfan Pathan

Irfan Pathan's form may have deserted him, but his charm radiates. The handsome Baroda pacer barely avoided embarrassment on Monday when a female fan in Kolkata tried to kiss him in......

Asian Games: We'll return with best medal count: Thakur during send-off

IMAGE: In a ceremony in New Delhi, the IOA unveiled the official ceremonial dress and playing kit for the Indian contingent for the upcoming Asian Games. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter......