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Why Tharoor Gives The Congress A Headache

The Kerala unit of the Congress instantly gets a headache when Shashi Tharoor lets loose one of his observations showering flowers on enemy territory.With every such action triggering controversy......

The Global Ambassador Of Indian Music

He was a formidable musician but seemed utterly human, a Peter Pan who wore his genius with deceptive lightness. Sandip Roy remembers Ustad Zakir Hussain. IMAGE: Ustad Zakir Hussain at one of his......

Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage

They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not......

The Times They Are A-Changin'

... And what explains the directions of change? asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There was a time when I was in my late teens and preparing to embark on a train from......

'Don't call me Uncle. Call me Sam'

Besides his strategic and tactical acumen, it was his amazing personality, quick wit and ability to remain unflustered under any circumstances that stood him apart from almost any leader one has......

Former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi is new Prasar Bharati CEO

Senior IAS officer and former MyGovIndia chief Gaurav Dwivedi was on Monday appointed the Chief Executive Officer of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. A 1995-batch officer of Chhattisgarh cadre,......

Staffers expect new Governor to bring old RBI back

Not only were Urjit and Rajan outsiders, they also hired laterally, bypassing the existing talent, especially in the field of economics With a former bureaucrat at the helm of affairs at the......

Have a question for Mark Zuckerberg? Send it now!

‘I'm looking forward to hearing directly from one of our most active and engaged communities.’ Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will hold a town hall question and answer session at the......

We have to create a new India: Sam Pitroda

The packed hall of venture capitalist, entrepreneurs and IT professional could not stop themselves from giving a standing ovation to Sam Pitroda, adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information......

Tollywood benefits from chit funds

‘Chit fund’ companies, as loosely called, are entrenched in the city’s film industry, popularly known as Tollywood. At present, about 30 per cent of all movies made in Tollywood......

'Actors Live In A Bubble, Disconnected From Reality'

'Social media managers, bouncers, their catering department people... they tell the actor whether he should do a film or not.' Salman Khan's big Eid release Sikandar was meant to give the......

Alia Bhatt Reveals Her 'Little Secret'

Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani, Afsar Dayatar and Mayur Sanap bring you all the action from the Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani media interaction in Mumbai on Thursday afternoon. IMAGE: Alia......

Neeyat Review: It's Not Boring But...

Neeyat creates zero interest in the characters, sighs Deepa Gahlot. Any film that uses Agatha Christie's murder mysteries as a source of inspiration starts out at a disadvantage. There is an......

Tina Turner's Indian Connection

IMAGE: Tina Tuner arrives at the Giorgio Armani fashion show in Milan, Italy. Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/Getty Images Tina Turner, who had Indians across generations dancing to songs such as......

'How many of us really know our prime minister?'

'We think we know him because he's written about every day.''But how many of us know him as a person?' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi performs puja at the Ambaji temple in Banaskantha,......

Former West Indies boss joins race for ICC chairman's post

'The overall cricket structure needs change and needs to be looked at from different lenses.' IMAGE: Former Cricket West Indies president Dave Cameron. Photograph: Windies Cricket/Facebook Former......

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