The Dream Evangelist

President Kalam pitched his dreams high. He will be best remembered for that feat, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.  I went to a television show a day after former President A P J Abdul Kalam......

Finishing Hugo Chavez's unfinished task in Venezuela

Sustaining the Bolivarian revolution after Hugo Chavez won’t be easy. But we must all celebrate its considerable achievements and wish it well, says Praful Bidwai. He was called a......

Mysterious death of Indian-origin man in US being probed

Police in Chicago is investigating the mysterious murder of an Indian-origin businessman, who had won a million dollar lottery last year and was allegedly poisoned with cyanide a day after he......

100 homes in Lonavala, thanks to Jimmy Carter

The Habitat for Human International, founded by former United States president Jimmy Carter, is heading to Lonavala, near Mumbai, to build 100 homes for the poor.There are also plans to build......

How to rewrite India's toy story

While there might be no disputing India’s rich toy-making tradition, the industry is langu­ishing for lack of investment and technology, and also owing to competition from cheap......

MFs add over Rs 4 lakh cr to asset base in 2019, expects momentum to continue

It was because of strong inflows into debt-oriented schemes that saved 2019 from being a "dark-dull year of investing" as inflows into equity funds has dropped this year due to a volatile market.......

How retailers plan to woo shoppers

Tata, Reliance and Aditya Birla groups have decided to take on e-retailers like Amazon and Flipkart, but their strategy is different from their online peers India could well be the final frontier......

Companies, banks see a turnaround in capex cycle

Corporate banking heads are a happy lot these days. And it's not just because of the spurt in credit demand-- credit growth has improved to 15 per cent from a low 10 per cent in October 2009.......

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......

'We have forgotten to be normal'

Shoojit Sircar takes Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni behind the sets of October, and right inside his beautiful mind. IMAGE: Director Shoojit Sircar flanked by Varun Dhawan, left, and Producer......

He wants to make Shah Rukh Khan a dwarf

'With Tanu Weds Manu I discovered myself.' IMAGE: Aanand L Rai with his Happy Bhaag Jayegi team: Actors Diana Penty, Abhay Deol and Ali Fazal and producer Krishika Lulla. Photograph: Aanand L......

Review: The Jungle Book: What a fun movie!

The characters drawn for the 2016 film have an edge that wasn't present in the 1967 version. This is perhaps why The Jungle Book has been given an U/A certificate in India.For once, Pahlaj Nihalani......

T20 WC: How New Zealand STUNNED champs Australia in Super 12 opener

IMAGE: Josh Hazlewood looks dejected after losing the the World Cup match against New Zealand at Sydney Cricket Ground. Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images Devon Conway scored a brilliant......

Hurkacz thrashes Medvedev for Halle title; Jabeur wins

Hurkacz thrashes Medvedev for Halle title, sounds Wimbledon warning IMAGE: Poland's Hubert Hurkacz celebrates with the trophy after winning his final match against Russia's Daniil......

'You don't come halfway around the world just to win a semi-final'

IMAGE: James Neesham's 46 off 38 balls gave the Kiwis the momentum in the middle overs that eventually saw them beat England in the first semi-final on Wednesday. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty......

IPL 2021: Samson named RR captain, Raina retained by CSK

CSK's Harbhajan Singh and Mumbai Indians' Lasith Malinga were among the other big names to be released by their respective sides ahead of next month's auction. IMAGE: Sanju Samson will replace......

Is Jimmy the Sachin of fast bowling?

Jimmy Anderson is the fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets.Rajneesh Gupta has all the numbers on this incredible feat. IMAGE: James Anderson celebrates taking 600 wickets in Test cricket, during......