Down Malgudi lane: A house of memories

After years of disrepair and disregard, acclaimed author R K Narayan's house is slowly inching towards becoming a memorial.  A cloud of dust blankets the two-storied bungalow that stands......

In a mob fury, anything can happen: Indian shopkeepers in Ferguson

Indians in and around Ferguson, Missouri, tell Arthur J Pais and Suman Guha Mozumder what it’s like to be caught in the thick of America’s racial volcano eruption “They burned......

From Spelling Bee to Super Bowl, Indian Americans championed it all

Aziz Haniffa walks through Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation, an exhibition that explores the 'American Dream' as lived by the community stretching far behind the stereotypes such......

Nikki Haley is India Abroad Person of the Year

\\nNimrata 'Nikki' Randhawa Haley, who in 2010 conquered the odds to be elected South Carolina's first woman and first Indian-American governor, was on Friday conferred the India Abroad Person of......

Foolish ant and intelligent grasshopper - 2012 version

Call it by whatever name, the economic system of modern times favors indiscipline of individuals, societies and governments. Remember Aesop's parable of ant and grasshopper? The ant works hard all......

Mani Shankar Aiyar's e-mail account hacked

Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's e-mail account has been hacked, with the culprit now sending mails appealing for money on his behalf. E-mails started......

A global village called Hansdehar

Kanwal Singh dreamt of putting his village on the map. And today, he has done it in style -- virtually. Hansdehar village in Haryana is on the website, smartvillages.org, thanks to the IT-savvy......

Another raw deal for UTI investors

The 30 million investors of the former Unit Trust of India deserve better. The finance ministry's recent decision to refer 19 cases of UTI's big-ticket investments scrutinised by a committee headed......

When KK had India going DIL MAANGE MORE

'There was so much grace, depth and serenity in him.' Photograph: Kind courtesy KK/Instagram Rajat Dholakia, singer-composer Dileep Dholakia's son, is a prolific Indian composer, who has given the......

Music Fraternity Bids Farewell To KK

Photograph: Sahil Salvi Singer KK was cremated at Mumbai's Versova Hindu crematorium around 2 pm on Thursday, June 2, a kilometre away from his home. KK, who was just 53, died in Kolkata on......

'To make a Bollywood film is not easy'

'I don't trust these days.'Like now, everyone likes Mimi and my phone is constantly ringing.''But tomorrow if I make a flop, the opposite will happen.' IMAGE: Pankaj Tripathi, Sai Tamhankar and......

Getting groovy with Abhishek Bachchan!

From Refugee to Ludo, Abhishek Bachchan has played quite a few earthy characters. But when it comes to rocking a hip chartbuster high on sass, style and spunk, the actor can be quite a picture of......

11 Best Spells of IPL 2024

The league stage of IPL 2024 was dominated by the batters.The 200 run mark was breached 41 times this season in the league stages -- the most in a single IPL season. Sunrisers Hyderabad broke the......

Gujarat Titans in must-win battle vs in-form KKR

IMAGE: Gujarat Titans need Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan to emulate their showing with the bat against Chennai Super Kings when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL match in Ahmedabad on......

Ranji Trophy: Tamil Nadu beat Goa; Delhi's hopes dashed

IMAGE: Karun Nair struck a century as Vidarbha and Rajasthan drew. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Suresh Lokeshwar (52) and Pradosh Ranjan Paul (65) struck half-centuries to help Tamil Nadu complete......

Can Dravid, Rohit Assemble A World Cup Winning Team?

IMAGE: Head Coach Rahul Dravid and Captain Rohit Sharma face a tough few weeks ahead of the ODI World Cup. Photograph: BCCI   What do you make of India's performance in the ODI series in the......

IPL 2023: Shubman Gill Is Most Valuable Player

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player of IPL 2023. IMAGE: Gujarat Titans' Shubman Gill acknowledges the applause after scoring a century during the Qualifier......