'Landslides Used To Be Quite Frequent In The Olden Days'

'Except that the population was much less.''I remember my uncle and family moving away from the base of a hill whenever it rained for more than a couple of days without a dry day in between.'......

US disappointed over 'symbolism and timing' of Modi's Russia trip

The United States is disappointed about the symbolism and timing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Russia visit when President Joe Biden hosted the NATO summit in Washington, DC, a senior State......

'India Has Changed So Much'

'I don't feel like going back to India, to the old Delhi that I grew up in. Because the place doesn't exist anymore.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Still a foreigner in her......

History Unfolds At Rashtrapati Bhavan

With the strain and anxiety of the longest Lok Sabha polls now behind the leaders, governance, with consensus, is the next step. IMAGE: Narendra D Modi bows to the guests before he was sworn in as......

Zee shareholders to decide on demerging print biz

Demerging print and TV news businesses will allow for separate investment by interested players. The news media arm of the Subhash Chandra-led Essel Group has been directed by the National Company......

When it comes to business, he's Quickr!

Quikr founder & CEO Pranay Chulet tells Raghu Krishnan and Bibhu Ranjan Mishra why money has never been an issue for Quikr and that someday he will make a romantic comedy. An eight-year-old firm......

Savers in dark over Sahara's latest shadow banking schemes

Sahara and its founder Subrata Roy have been under scrutiny for years over its financial products, including for possible money laundering In 2004, Khitish Kumar Pandey took Rs 10,000 ($150) out......

Future imperfect for Indian startups

The high drama of startups speed-dating with angel investors is hard to match, but will India get a new economy at the end of it?, asks Rahul Jacob.  Image: India is witnessing a boom of......

'Struggle Toh Kiya Hi Hai'

'I have no family (in the industry), no network, no mentor.''Still, I'm consistently working since 20 years and now I have a National Award.''It may take time, but if you're consistently at it,......

Vir Das is 'still just a guy on a stool'

'The jester's job, the joker's job, the fool's job is to make fun of people to make them seem beautiful.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Vir Das/Instagram He's still "just a guy on a stool" for whom......

Your OTT Date With Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise doing wild stunts. Jamie Foxx donning the hat of a legal eagle. A phone that transports you back in time. Prelude to Halloween. And much, much more. There's a crazy lot to watch on OTT......

'India Is Ready For The World!'

'Never in the history of Indian cinema did we have a distribution system for 240 countries, but we have it now.''And if we still keep catering to the B and C-tiers of our country, and not the whole......

When Pelemania Gripped India

The enormous structured global advertising machinery that surrounds every football game on the planet today?Pele was perhaps single-handedly responsible for all of it.By just being brilliant,......

Major League Baseball hopes to break through in cricket-mad India

'Cricket is such a big sport here. So catching, throwing and swing of the bat come very naturally.' IMAGE: MLB's business and commercial operations in India Ryo Takahashi said the plan is not to......

Soccer Extras: US women's team feted in New York

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: USA's women soccer players celebrate as they arrive at the Newark International Airport with the trophy for the FIFA Women's......

Sports Shorts: Mourinho opens up about Manchester United job

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Appearing as an analyst with BeInSports television, Jose Mourinho repeated that his second-placed finish with United last season......