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'People Have Spent Life's Moments On What I Made'

At 13, he left Bihar to work in a saw-mill in Bhutan. He learnt the craft of making sofas, and some of the pieces he made found a place in the royal palace. He returned home after spending 35 years......

Neighbourhood First At Modi's Swearing-In

Engagement with neighbours is a strategic imperative, and not an option, asserts Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives to attend Prime Minister designate Narendra......

Denied entry to India as...: UK-based Kashmiri Pandit professor

A professor of Indian origin at the University of Westminster in the United Kingdom who was invited by the Karnataka government to attend an event in Bengaluru was denied entry when she landed at......

Modi Or Manmohan? Who Travelled More?

While Narendra Modi has spent fewer days abroad than his predecessor -- 275 days versus Dr Manmohan Singh's 306 -- he has travelled more widely than any other Indian PM. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

India votes in favour of resolution calling out Israeli occupation

India has voted in favour of a draft resolution in the United Nations General Assembly that expressed deep concern over Israel not withdrawing from the Syrian Golan. IMAGE: An Israeli Merkava tank......

India 'cements' Bhutan's gross national happiness

Everybody needs good neighbours. And one doesn't need US President Barack Obama to tell us that. In yet another instance of proactive economic diplomacy with Bhutan, a consortium of Indian......

DLF buys into chain of luxury hotels

DLF, India's largest listed property developer, has bought one of the world's premium hotel chains in the latest move by the country's companies to extend their overseas acquisition drive to......

Money in Swiss banks: India slips to 74th place

India has moved down one place to 74th rank in terms of money parked by its citizens and enterprises with Swiss banks, while the United Kingdom has retained its top position, as per data released......

Most competitive economy: India's ranking slips

On the list of 137 economies, Switzerland is followed by the US and Singapore in second and third places, respectively. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com India has been ranked as the 40th......

RCom plans to offer broadband in Bhutan

In increasing instances of Indian companies looking at offering services beyond the country's shore, private telecom major Reliance Communications (RCom) is planning to offer Internet services in......

371 Films And Shows To Watch!

Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them! With the pandemic done and dusted, people are back to watching films in their neighborhood theaters and......

'I have very deep connections with India'

'When democracy first came to Bhutan people had no idea and they were like 'What is that?' 'Oh it's that thing they have in India where the leaders are always fighting and arguing'.' IMAGE: A......

19 Brilliant Movies You Need To Watch

Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you. A lot has changed since the 2019......

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......

354 films in 365 days

How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen? IMAGE: Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone in xXx: Return of Xander Cage. For some people, watching films is a social experience,......

Saina's Masti In Bhutan!

IMAGE: Saina Nehwal with sister Chandranshu in Bhutan. Photographs and Video: Kind courtesy Saina Nehwal/Instagram It is no secret that Saina Nehwal loves travelling. The badminton star is in......

BCCI finally clears players' central contract payments

As per the revised contracts, the players in the A+ category will get Rs 7 crore, while ones in the A, B and C will get Rs 5 crore, Rs 3 crore and Rs 1 crore respectively. IMAGE: The Virat......

Sports Shorts: India should become sports-playing nation, says Tendulkar

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar appealed to adopt a sport and play in on a regular basis. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com......

Sport can improve relations: Pakistan football skipper

Captain of the Pakistan football team, Jaffar Khan is certain that resumption of sporting ties between India and Pakistan will go a long way in improving the strained relations between the two......

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