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'History is littered with religious conflict'

'The othering of religious groups inevitably leads to violence.''It is sadly a narrative that has echoed through the centuries since man first discovered God.' IMAGE: The Se Cathedral at Old Goa,......

'Mucor is very scary'

'Mucor is an environmental fungus, and it's much more prevalent in hot and humid areas'. 'The amount of fungus in the air is much higher in India than some other parts of the world.' IMAGE: A......

On diamond jubilee, naval aviation's spirit shows

Since 1910, when a barnstorming aviator first took off from a warship deck, naval fighter pilots have considered themselves a special breed. But few yearned to fly as much as Leading Aircraft......

Gayatri Devi symbolised royalty beyond traditions

Maharani Gayatri Devi was one of the few royals whose liberal outlook took her well beyond the traditionally-limited activities of a Queen mother and won unprecedented success in the political......

Cupid was never busier

It does not really make for a very happy beginning to a love story when you happen to be craning your neck while standing precariously balanced on a brittle flower pot, on the tips of your toes,......

Happy and happening: Seenagers rock!

They have everything they wanted as a teenager -- only they seem to have got it all 50 years later, says ad guru Sandeep Goyal.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Seenagers -- 'Senior......

America's richest women

Given the current recession, its hard to avoid the irony in this: The two richest women in America have Wal-Mart to thank for their billions. Alice Walton is the daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam......

Premji, Ambanis are India's richest

There were 22 more billionaires at the end of 2002 in Business Standard's Billionaire Club, the only authoritative listing of India's billionaires.According to the list, compiled by the Business......

10 tax-smart tips for salary earners

As in Alice's Wonderland, so too in the labyrinth-land of income tax, things are often not what they appear to be.'Yes' may not always mean yes, and 'no' may not necessarily mean what we generally......

The other side of the world's richest Indian

Part I: I am proud to be India, says L N Mittal Lakshmi Niwas Mittal is the richest Indian in the world, with an estimated wealth of over $27 billion. Based in London, Mittal still holds an Indian......

Stars wish Riteish-Genelia

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. The who's who of Bollywood turned up for the sangeet ceremony of Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza, who will......

What's so special about The Stepford Wives?

When you consider that Hollywood hasn't really profited from making movies out of Ira Levin's suspense yarns, except for the landmark Rosemary's Baby, you may wonder why his novels should still......

Keaton vs Theron at the Oscars

Charlize Theron has made a killing, winning practically every major award in America and abroad, including the Berlin Festival. But many Oscar voters may overlook her awesome performance as the......

The Official Timekeeper Of Beating Hearts

If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our......

'My father Kishore Kumar was NOT eccentric'

'Kishore Kumar lived like a king and knew that he could get away with anything. It's as simple as that.' IMAGE: Kishore Kumar with his son, Amit. Photograph: Kind courtesy Amit Kumar/......

COVID-19: 'Footballers need to be disciplined'

IMAGE: FC Barcelona's Luis Suarez at the club's training centre in Barcelona on Thursday. Tim Meyer, the head of the Bundesliga's new coronavirus task force and chairman of the UEFA medical......

Former Utd hero Solskjaer first in Norway's Hall of Fame

Former Norway and Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who enjoyed a glittering career as a player before becoming a successful manager, is the first to be inducted into the country's......

'Politics in Indian cricket was sickening'

'I was actually appointed captain for the West Indies tour (in 1971).''But Mr Vijay Merchant (the then chairman of the selectors) didn't like me nor did he like 'Tiger' Pataudi. He thought we were......

Norman and Evert go separate ways

Former world number one golfer Greg Norman and tennis great Chris Evert announced on Friday they had separated, just 15 months after they were married in the Bahamas. The high-profile couple, who......

Olympic Legends: Johnny Weissmuller

One of the most colourful characters in the history of any sport, Johnny Weissmuller was the first man to swim 100 metres in less than a minute during an unbeaten nine-year career.He set 51......

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