Yoginder Alagh's Death Is A Loss To India

For Yoginder, it is a release from pain.But for us, his friends, it is the loss of a warm and generous life companion, says Nitin Desai of his 50-year association with the eminent economist who......

The Two Faces of India's Democracy

How should one billion Indians, for whom deprivation has become an inescapable way of life, join us in celebrating 75 years of Independence? And where do we go from here? asks Kalyan Singhal.......

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022. IMAGE: A word cloud of President Ram Nath......

'Pandemic could potentially set us back a few decades'

''The future looks quite bleak unless we ramp up testing and start vaccinating on a war footing.' ' IMAGE: Beneficiaries stand in a long queue to receive the COVID-19 vaccine doses at a......

PSU banks lost Rs 227 bn to frauds in 5 years

Over 25,600 cases of banking fraud reported up to December 21, 2017, says Minister RS Prasad.  Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. Public sector banks lost a total of Rs 227.43 billion......

Jamshedpur's new man of steel

'He was sought after because he delivered.'Ishita Ayan Dutt profiles Tata Steel's new boss.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com T V Narendran, the newly appointed global CEO & MD of Tata Steel,......

This firm produces 35,000 kg of idli/dosa batter a day

iD Fresh Foods, India’s largest ready-to-cook food manufacturer, is looking to create a Rs 1,000-crore business in the next five years. IMAGE: The ready-to-cook food maker’s idli......

The game corporate India plays

How bridge keeps corporate India sharp and quick-witted.Ranjita Ganesan and Manavi Kapur report. As the India managing director of a German steelmaker that describes itself as the 'global leader......

Images: Celebrities' Day Out

Priyanka Chopra seeks blessings from Lord Ganesha, the Hindu deity of prosperity, during the celebrations for Ganesh Chaturthi, in Mumbai on...

Images: Celebrities' Day Out

Here's a sight you don't see everyday -- a cowgirl enjoying an ice cream! Rambha, who plays Mango Dolly in the just released Quick Gun Murugun, was spotted enjoying an ice cream during a......

Rakhi glams up for a grand sangeet

Preparations for Rakhi Sawant's sangeet are on in full swing. The beautiful bride-to-be, whose show on NDTV Imagine -- Rakhi Ka Swayamvar -- is winding down, is taking care of all aspects to......

Girls we'd love to know

Beautiful girls in show business are a dime a dozen. However, there are those who have the extra 'oomph' factor that makes us sit up and take notice. Man's World magazine brings you three who did......

Spotted: Sunil Gavaskar

Reader Sudhir Sreenivasan sent us this photograph. 'Imet Sunil Gavaskar during a flight from Kolkata to Guwahati on 7/11/2009. He was proceeding to Guwahati to cover the next day's ODI between......