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40 Years Ago This Day, A PM Was Killed

Indira Gandhi was murdered by her bodyguards on the morning of October 31, 1984. Her death sparked off horrific anti-Sikh riots, killing over 3,000 innocent Indians. IMAGE: The body of then prime......

The Home Netaji Left Never To Return

Subhas Chandra Bose was under house arrest, yet he pulled out a daring escape from his Elgin Road residence in Calcutta to Germany via Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia... IMAGE: Netaji Subhas Chandra......

The Prime Minister Born On February 29

Morarji Desai, India's first non Congress prime minister, was born on February 29, 1896. Mr Desai was 81 when he was elected prime minister and ruled India for two years, from March 1977 to July......

Remembering Sushmaji's Twitter Diplomacy

Ms Swaraj was a conscientious woman who understood suffering and pathos and attempted in her inimitable way to mitigate them, recalls Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Sushma Swaraj will long be remembered......

How Modi-Shah Defeated The Stone-Pelters In Kashmir

'Before Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power we had the same police force, same army, same CRPF and the same BSF.''India needed a mahasevak who could take on the terror elements working in......

'Marwari' school of business keeps 3 generations of Ruia family under one roof

Indian family-run business houses have in recent years seen ugly public spats between owners over control. Image: Shashi Ruia (left) and Ravi Ruia. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives......

India's services sector growth eases in February

The services sector growth in India moderated in February amid softer expansions in business activity, sales and jobs, a monthly survey said on Tuesday. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff......

IIT Kharagpur goes international

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur will now bring in professors and scholars from foreign universities besides offering joint PhDs with top international institutes. Under the Shri Gopal......

If India can't build Chabahar, China will

The Modi government’s appalling inefficiency and lack of purpose stand exposed, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. My archives on India-Iran relations include a clipping from DNA newspaper......

These business leaders gave away billions in charity

At regular intervals, we have been reading about the growth stories of India’s billionaires. Be it Infosys co-founder SD Shibulal or Wipro chairman Azim Premji or Ratan Tata, they firmly......

'He Was The Most Complete Human Being I Know'

'Outside the house, he was this iconic deified figure.''Inside, he was a sorted-out, genial householder, always ready to lend a patient ear to our problems.' IMAGE: Nagarjuna with his legendary......

The MANY, MANY FACES of Lata Mangeshkar

Lata Mangeshkar has given us seven decades of songs to remember her by. She was the first Indian to perform at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1974. She made many public appearances in India and......

BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES of Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2.To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com brings you a treasure trove of features from our archives. A lot has been......

Bollywood 2021: A to Z RECAP

Even with an ongoing pandemic, theatres in many states functioning at 50 per cent occupancy, a quieter social life and fewer movies, Bollywood still managed to pack in plenty of drama and trauma,......

The Looming Tower: How 9/11 happened

The Looming Tower reveals the bitter CIA-FBI turf battles that led to the worst terrorist attack in America's history.Vikram Johri checks out the gripping series now available in India on Amazon......

Draft sports bill could pose problems for IOA

Ministry mulls graded funding for sports federations IMAGE: IOA chief PT Usha. Photograph: PTI from the Rediff.com Archives The sports ministry is considering the introduction of a graded system......

When Kohli's India Conquered Australia

After several losses in the early years of the new century, a resurgent India notched up two consecutive series wins in Australia to become the Aussies' nemesis. Part 1: When It Was Bradman Versus......

World Athletics: Steeplechaser Sable, long jumper Shaili fail to make finals

IMAGE: Avinash Sable had trained abroad for many months in preparation for the World Athletics Championships. This was Sable's third World Championships appearance and the first time he could not......

British visa delay keeps Pujara's County debut on hold

Cheteshwar Pujara. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images Cheteshwar Pujara’s debut for Derbyshire County Cricket Club, for which he has recently signed a contract to play in the remainder of......

Missing: Indian cricketers on matchbox labels

Can anyone out there solve the mystery of the missing cricketers on matchbox labels, asks Gulu Ezekiel. Stamp collecting, or philately, has for long been the most popular hobby in the world. That......

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