His career as a bureaucrat has been somewhat colourless, which suggests his current elevation is simply a matter of being at the right place at the right time.Aditi Phadnis and Shikha Shalini......
The show must go on. And it did on Thursday as Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s much debated Padmaavat unspooled in single and multiplex screens across the country under the shadow of security......
UID/Aadhaar-based surveillance does not end with the collection of fingerprints and iris scan, it goes quite beyond it and poses a lethal threat to the idea of India, says Gopal......
Noted writer, editor and literary translator, Ira Pande doesn't agree with the common opinion that regional literature doesn't flourish in India. "It's not that regional writing doesn't......
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday night alleged that a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India had found that Rs 50,000 crore was unaccounted for and 'missing from the......
Auditors seem to have developed a heightened sense of risk and are not content to tick the boxes and sign the papers. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com On January 7, 2009, when B Ramalinga......
Domestic corporate scandals of recent vintage, such as Global Trust, Satyam, IL&FS or YES Bank, to name a few, have all been the result of implosions rather than employee revelations, says Kanika......
'Family businesses have to put competent people in charge who believe they can get to the top.''If you don't remove the glass ceiling, you won't get the best talent.' IMAGE: Mahindra group......
The board will first need to unpack IL&FS - it has 169 group companies with 24 direct subsidiaries, 135 indirect subsidiaries, six joint ventures and four associate companies, says Amit Tondon.......
If banks won't lend, seek a loan from fintech lenders or P2P platforms to help you get out of a debt trap, experts tell Sanjay Kumar Singh.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com While Indians have......
Boy meets girl, sparks fly, eternal vows are sung, obstacles are overcome and the all-important happily-ever-after is accomplished. Every second plot in Bollywood is a love story. But there are few......
'I kept thinking the bedroom door would open any minute and Didi Atya would step out.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Padmini Kolhapure/Instagram Padmini Kolhapure's Instagram post mourns, 'Wo din ab......
Some films carried great expectations with them but when we watched them, we came away disappointed. Subhash K Jha looks back at 2020, and lists the films that left him underwhelmed. Gulabo......
IMAGE: Lata Mangeshkar shares a laugh with sister Asha Bhosle. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Twitter Just how much do *you* know about Lataji, who turns 90 on September 28, asks......
Veteran actor Vidya Sinha passed away in a Mumbai hospital on Thursday at the age of 71. We reproduce a fascinating interview of Sinha that she gave to Rediff.com's Patcy N in January 2015. 'I......
Natraj Behera scored his second century of the match as Odisha rallied to earn a draw after being forced to follow on against Mumbai, on the fourth and final day of their Group A Ranji Trophy......
Left-arm spinner Vishal Dabholkar shone with a four-wicket haul as Mumbai demolished Punjab by 180 runs to register their second successive win in the Ranji Trophy in Chandigarh. After setting a......
Graeme Swann scored a breezy 47 not out from 40 balls in the morning session to push England beyond 400 in their first innings on day two of the first Ashes Test in Cardiff, on Thursday. Swann......
What is the first name that comes to your mind when you are asked 'who is the best player never to have never won Wimbledon'? Ivan Lendl, to most. Maybe, Ken Rosewall and Ilie Nastase, for......