'I hope India will win 10 medals, including 2 golds, in the next Olympics'

'My vision for India is a clean and corruption-free country. The youth need to be actively involved in politics and policy making. It is easy to complain, but tough to make a positive difference,'......

Somewhere along the way we lost humanity

'Are you so scared for your own skin that you will not help a lady or a weak man from attack?' asks an anguished A Ganesh Nadar.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. In broad daylight, inside......

When 'engineers' take to crime

He came to Mumbai to fulfil his desire for wine, sex and gambling. The indulgence proved costly, literally, and Prabhat Mahadev Naik, alias Engineer (38), was forced to rob train passengers......

Mr PM, Mr Shah: What pakodewallahs face daily

'If Modiji likes his pakodas fresh from the pakodewala, why does his government keep making things difficult for us?'Jyoti Punwani reports.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   With the PM......

Give 'em a break! Things India Inc bosses love to do in free time

Guess which CEO loves to gorge on to Pav Bhaaji or which is the top guy of India Inc who loves horse-riding?   Image: RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani with wife Nita and kids holidaying in South......

India's food revolution takes off

It's a food revolution that's been a long time coming. As double-income nuclear families become the norm in urban India, everyone who is anyone in the food business has been eyeing the ready-to-eat......

The mystery shopper strikes

Hotels have mystery guests who check in to time room service, look for dust beneath mattresses and set off crises to see how the management deals with them. Restaurants have mystery diners to find......

Om Puri: The Chronicler Of Cities On The Boil

'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen,' notes Sreehari Nair on the legendary actor's birthday. IMAGE:......

Pinki smiles on Rediff!

Pinki Sonkar, the star of Megan Mylan's Oscar-winning documentary Smile Pinki, stopped by the rediff.com office in Mumbai and did just that -- light up the place with her luminescent smile.......

Stars hit by Nach Baliye disaster

Hubby Hiten Tejwani is a worried man these days. His lady love Gauri Pradhan has lost two kilos in just a week. And for the tall and shapely lady, this was not really required. So was this a......

Om cuts like a knife

How bad can a movie get? Read on and you will figure out.Bad guy no 1 has his face toasted on a pav bhaji tava [pan]. He roars and throws a stove at the hero. With his back on fire, the hero walks......