As we brace for unprecedented rates of urbanisation, it is crucial to ensure that illegal constructions and unauthorised land use are curbed, asserts Amit Kapoor. IMAGE: National Disaster Response......
'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......
The five-state assembly elections are seen as a now-or-never, no-holds battle for the Congress, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party lead campaigner Narendra D Modi at a......
'But unlike Bond who killed an individual, Israel is killing a nation.' IMAGE: An image taken from a video released by Hamas shows what it says are its fighters firing mortar shells at Israeli......
'The purported claim that Israel can defeat Hamas and everything 'would go back to normal' is completely absurd.' IMAGE: An Israeli tank and military vehicles are seen near Israel's border with......
The Old War Office (OWO) of Britain's World War II era prime minister Winston Churchill opened its doors as a brand-new luxury hotel in London with a glittering launch event, complete with surprise......
'Our family philosophy is to build a bridge between India and Britain.' IMAGE: Britain's Old War Office is spread over 580,000 square feet and rises to seven floors. Photograph: Kind courtesy......
Embattled businessman Vijay Mallya on Tuesday lost a legal battle to hold on to his plush London home after a British court refused to grant him a stay of enforcement in a long-running dispute with......
This property has all the hallmarks of being owned and occupied by Vijay Mallya. A fleet of supercars making their way down the drive, hordes of people descending to party all night long and a......
Even a rump Air India could not hope to get away with the shoddy service and scrappy fare for which I paid nearly two lakh, complains Sunanda K Datta-Ray. It's unfashionable now to endorse......
Amid wedding rumours, Parineeti Chopra and Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha were spotted together at Delhi airport on Wednesday night. Avoiding the media, they were seen hurriedly entering a car.......
'My entire house turn their backs on me when a cricket match is happening.''The minute I look at the TV screen, an Indian player gets out.''So if I do enter the room, I have to sit with my back to......
Jagame Thandhiram is a failure alright, but it is certainly an interesting one, given that both the ideas that it was borne out (twin seeds, if you may) were sure-shot movie ideas on their own,......
'It reminded me of the Ramayana, a story that runs in every Indian's blood.' Among Bollywood's most memorable hits at the beginning of a new century, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha is an emotional film......
'Being Aishwarya Rai Bachchan comes with a price.''There will always be those who think her ideal life is a fake.''To them I say, damn your cynicism!,' says Subhash K Jha. IMAGE: Aishwarya Rai......
IMAGE: Pakistan had beaten India in 2017 to win the Champions Trophy. Photograph: Kind courtesy ICC/X The Champions Trophy tour unveiled by the ICC on Saturday, will be held in Karachi,......
IMAGE: India Head Coach Rahul Dravid does a lap of honour after the T20 World Cup triumph in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday. Photograph: Ash Allen/Reuters Rahul Dravid's tenure as India Head......
IMAGE: Sumit Nagal made it to the quotas after gaining a jump of 18 places in the singles rankings last week. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters Tennis stars Rohan Bopanna and Sumit Nagal have......
IMAGE: India's teen prodigy R Praggnanandhaa played out an easy draw with American Fabiano Caruana in the seventh round of the Candidates chess tournament in Toronto on Thursday. Photograph:......
IMAGE: Hardik Pandya walks back after his dismissal during the IPL 2024 match in Ahmedabad on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Photographs: BCCI Hardik Pandya endured an upsetting return to his old......