India's New Trilemma

...Kids, jobs, emigration, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   "Aren't you kids going to have children?" I asked one of my nieces who had come for a one-week......

'Toll on Mumbai trans-harbour bridge should be Rs 500, not Rs 250'

'You need to have enough funds to maintain the primacy of public transport and it should not suffer because of lack of funds.' IMAGE: The Atal Setu. Photographs: Sahil Salvi Prime Minister......

Bringing In 2024 Around The World

How 2024 arrived the world over.   IMAGE: Ladies leap in the air on the last day of 2023 in Bhopal. Photograph: ANI Photo   IMAGE: Mumbaikars watch the last sunset of the 2023 from a......

The Battle To Save Malabar Hill

'If the authorities go about completing this project the way they have proposed, this is going to cause a HUGE environmental impact not only on Malabar Hill but also on the rest of the city.'......

Air India to induct 30 planes over next 15 months

Air India on Monday said it will progressively induct 30 new aircraft, including 5 wide-body Boeing planes, from December this year, as the Tatas-owned airline looks to boost its domestic and......

Mumbai all set for its BIGGEST infra transformation

New roads, rail and metro networks along with ferry services will improve East-West connectivity, which will trigger an increase in real estate prices in the area as well as in Navi Mumbai, on the......

Shoppers Stop junks 'one-size-fits-all' strategy; readies new plan to boost growth

The store segmentation approach that Shoppers Stop is taking is intended to improve its hit rate at a time when local and international fashion retailers are crowding the market with new......

Aman eyes Mumbai/Delhi for urban hotel

'We have never compromised on the location of properties and that won't change.' IMAGE: Vladislav Doronin, chairman and CEO, Aman Resorts, and supermodel Naomi Campbell attend the world premiere......

'We just have to give them a good film and they will give you the numbers'

'Every film cannot do a business of Rs 200 crore.' IMAGE: Abhishek Pathak, centre, with Shriya Saran, left, and Ajay Devgn on the sets of Drishyam 2. Photograph: Kind courtesy Abhishek......

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......

For some time you let me into your dreams

It is two weeks today since Irrfan passed away into the ages.'He was capable, concise, calm, sublime, and profound, and perhaps that's also why Irrfan's passing felt 'personal' to many.'Ranjita......

'The real test of a movie is the test of time'

'The real test whether the movie has worked or not is when the people remember it five years later.''Just like wine and relationships, the same is true for movies.' IMAGE: Sanya Malhotra and......

50 years on... 'Fight of Century' still packs a punch

'Ali and Frazier, they were symbols of the divide in the country that united people on one side or the other.' IMAGE: A boxing programme feature promoting the World Heavyweight Championship......

Chelsea leave door open for Terry to stay

Chelsea have left the door open for John Terry to stay at Stamford Bridge after the central defender announced that he is leaving when his contract expires at the end of the season. The Premier......

Hottest Sporting Buzz: Sexy WAG Irina Shayk strips

Rediff.com brings you the buzz around celebrity sportspersons and their glamorous lives!  Irina Shayk. Photograph: Courtesy: XTI Sexy model Irina Shayk has stripped off for Spanish shoe brand......