'The Judiciary Is Like A Black Hole'

'People don't know about the immense pressures that come with this position -- every decision a judge takes affects real people and their lives.''This is not a job that one can take lightly.'......

She Helps Girls Get Education

What are the reasons why a girl's education falls by the wayside? IMAGE: Safeena Husain, founder NGO, Educate Girls. Photograph: Rajesh Karkera for Rediff.com Your mission in life is chosen. It's......

Genetic Destiny Or Hard Work?

Just as the atom and the byte needed careful societal control to prevent damage to society, perhaps, so does the gene, particularly in debates like 'genes vs merit', explains Ajit Balakrishnan.......

How Lawrence Bishnoi manages to run a 700-member gang from prison

Incarcerated gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, 31, alias Balkaran Barar was all of five when the infamous blackbuck poaching case involving Bollywood star Salman Khan took place in 1998 during the filming......

Noel Tata to succeed Ratan Tata; named chairman of Tata Trusts

Tata Trusts hold a controlling 66 per cent stake in Tata Sons, the holding and promoter firm of Tata Group companies. Noel Tata, half-brother of legendary industrialist late Ratan Tata, will be the......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

America mourns: 'Ratan Tata drove India to prosperity'

The US on Wednesday mourned the death of veteran industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Naval Tata, remembering him as someone who drove India to greater prosperity and development. Photograph:......

Govt aims to provide 1 crore internship over 5 years

The government on Thursday rolled out the internship programme on a pilot basis that will provide a total annual financial assistance of Rs 66,000 to those in the age group of 21-24 years, and aim......

Mithun: The Outsider We Love To Watch

Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.......

Manvat Murders Review: Sensational But Not Sickening

The casting of Marathi theatre and screen actors gives Manvat Murders its stamp of authenticity, observes Deepa Gahlot. A doctor in a Maharashtra village says that there is a proper hospital in......

'I've Returned After Living In The US For 28 Years'

'My trajectory right now is five steps forward, two steps backwards.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Meenakshi Seshadri Meenakshi Seshadri has always had the guts to be unique among Bollywood's......

The Man Behind Bollywood's Blockbuster Horror Films

'People worship Krishna. People don't worship Ved Vyas, who wrote the Mahabharata.' 'It's a cultural thing because we don't see the heroes behind the screen, we see the heroes who are in front of......

BCCI's U-turn: Impact player era ends for domestic T20

BCCI scraps Impact Player rule for domestic T20 tourney after retaining it for IPL IMAGE: Umpire signals Impact Player substitution. Photograph: BCCI The BCCI has decided to scrap the......

India's Olympic dream: Mandaviya eyes Top 5 spot by 2047

IMAGE: Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh and his team with Sports Minister Mansukh Mandviya during their felicitation on their arrival from the Paris Olympics. Photograph: Hockey India/X Union......

The secret of India's massive 'supply chain' of cricketers

IMAGE: VVS Laxman is the chief of BCCI's Centre of Excellence.Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters VVS Laxman admitted that he took over as the chief of BCCI Centre of Excellence with trepidation,......

Sunil Chhetri's 30-minute heroics: Performance everyone's talking about

'Sunil Chhetri had 30 minutes and scored two goals. This is Sunil Chhetri, and this is what I expect from him this season -- to be the top Indian scorer again' IMAGE: Sunil Chhetri, coming......

China Open: Malvika stuns Paris Olympics medallist Tunjung

IMAGE: Malvika Bansod outclassed Paris Olympics bronze medallist Gregoria Mariska Tanjong of Indonesia in straight games in the women's singles opening round at the China Open. Photograph: BAI......