'Le Carré's spies were nothing like the exotic Kim of Kipling or the caricature that is James Bond.''Driven by a simple patriotism, held back by incompetence and politics, his characters use......
Till recently there was no monument to the Maratha victory or the great Maratha General Mahadji Shinde.It was a defeat, such as never suffered by the British in India, says Colonel Anil A Athale......
'One of his most famous scenes is set in a prison in Delhi where the British try to subvert Karla, the legendary Soviet spy who is being transferred back to Moscow and is being temporarily detained......
Maratha history seems all set to go international as newspapers dated February 6 reported the launch of a film project on the battle of Wadgaon, which took place between the English and the......
The Mahindra group's Igatpuri plant has become the first in India to be declared carbon-neutral. Ashish Narsale / Rediff.com reports from the factory on how this was achieved. IMAGE:......
The monsoon, which is traditionally seen as an off-season in the tourism industry, has taken off very well this year. Monsoon tourism, as it is known, has performed beyond the expectations of......
Maharashtra government, which is facing the heat over land acquisition for the special economic zones has written to the Centre asking it to clarify the scope of the term compulsory land......
The management of Tech Mahindra says that business with British Telecom will grow, but the proportion will come down. They say that they don't see a slowdown in IT spending by telecom companies.......
Mahindra & Mahindra plans to set up a special economic zone in Maharashtra in association with the state government's investment arm, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation. The SEZ, the......
IMAGE: Director Payal Kapadia, the Grand Prix award winner for the film All We Imagine as Light, at the closing ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, May 25, 2024. Photograph: Clodagh......
'The jester's job, the joker's job, the fool's job is to make fun of people to make them seem beautiful.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Vir Das/Instagram He's still "just a guy on a stool" for whom......
Photograph: Kind courtesy Shefali Shah/Instagram Shefali Shah and Jim Sarbh congratulated Vir Das on winning an Emmy for Vir Das: Landing. Taking to Instagram, Shefali posted a picture of Vir and......
Photograph: Kind courtesy Shefali Shah/Instagram Shefali Shah, Jim Sarbh and Vir Das are super excited as they await the International Emmy Awards on November 20. Photograph: Kind courtesy......
'I don't revisit any of my work once it's complete because I'm very self-critical.''I will probably exclaim, "Oh God, such bad acting!"' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shefali Shah/Instagram From its......
IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar finished fourth in the women's vault final at the FIG Apparatus World Cup. Photograph: Dipa Karmakar/Instagram India's star gymnast Dipa Karmakar signed off with another......
IMAGE: Age fraud is rampant at the age group level across the country. Photograph: PTI The BCCI will be using a software on an experimental basis to detect age fraud alongside the existing......
Rajvardhan Hangargekar is accused of altering his date of birth from January 10, 2001 to November 10, 2002. IMAGE: India's Rajvardhan Hangargekar bowls during the ICC Under-19 World Cup final......
IMAGE: The nature of the Kotla track makes CSK favourites. Photograph: CSK/Twitter The shrewd tactician in Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be plotting a rampaging Rishabh Pant's downfall when Chennai......
IMAGE: With the World Cup round the corner the Indian team management will keep a close watch on Jasprit Bumrah’s workload during IPL-12. Photograph: BCCI Workload management of pacer......