'Our priority cannot be better cities. Since real change is not possible, we must satisfy ourselves with a change in name,' says Aakar Patel. On flights that are arriving at Kempegowda airport, the......
Rinki Roy Bhattacharya pays tribute to her aunt Sonali Dasgupta, who eloped with filmmaker Roberto Rossellini in 1956, and then made a life in Europe. She deserves to be celebrated. Her name was......
People on both sides of the Hindutva debate need to read and understand the texts first, Bibek Debroy, translator of the unabridged Mahabharata, tells Kanika Datta as he gets started on a similar......
A battle for a glass of red wine ends happily when an Air India traveller magnanimously accepts whiskey instead, reports B S Prakash.Illustration: Uttam GhoshSix years ago, when I was the Indian......
The polemics emanating from the IPL affront to Pakistani cricketers again brings to the fore the confused morass that is the Indian psyche; a jumble of misplaced morality and mawkish sentimentalism......
Stories are legion about the Karatmeter's use at that time.Hundreds of people standing in queue for testing, customers breaking down after discovering the actual purity of their jewellery and then......
'All they need is proper leadership.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com 'Dear guests, this is your captain speaking. Welcome aboard this historic flight, which marks a special event. Today,......
There are a few global companies that went bust but emerged from the scratch to run successful businesses. Image: A man rides his bike past graffiti that reads 'Bankruptcy'. Photograph: Joshua......
Experts pick the most effective advertisements of the year. Brand: Ambuja Cement Agency: Publicis india In a world full of force fitted, inane, idea-less celebrity ads, this piece of work comes......
Air Carnival, Air Asia, TruJet try innovative ways to break the clutter in a crowded turf Over the past few years, a host of regional airlines have set up their base in the South; TruJet, Air......
Akshay Kumar is a creature of habit. From the 'khiladi' brand of movies rocking his boat to a love for starring in biopics and scripts inspired by true stories to headlining endless remakes of......
Sonakshi Sinha proved there is more to her than just acting, when she turned entrepreneur recently. The Dabangg actress, who loves to tease her fans, has launched a nail brand, called......
2020 has already seen three-female centric releases: Chhapaak, Panga, Thappad. They may not have set the house on fire, but there definitely is an audience for such movies. Joginder Tuteja looks at......
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Sonam Kapoor took a break from promoting her latest film Neerja to shoot for a cosmetic brand at Mehboob......
A look at Akki’s history of recycled South Indian fare. Formula for success is hard to find. Unless…you’re Akshay Kumar. If it’s not the prolific Khiladi movies, it’s......
‘I think some foreign media are more sensitive about the topic than local media’ Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebrates on the podium. Photograph: Dan......
Aiming to cash in on the success of the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Chak De India, the Indian Hockey Federation is organising two exhibition matches, featuring top players from India and Pakistan and a......