In Search Of Modi In Srinagar

It's a different Srinagar from what Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf encountered 24 years ago. Tourists throng the Kashmir Valley post-Article 370, azaadi appears dead, and everyone says one man is......

How UPA Govt Failed To Honour Sam Manekshaw

'We failed as a country because those who should have been there to say goodbye did not show up.' IMAGE: Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw died of pneumonia at the military hospital in Wellington on......

TN: Heavy rains flood several areas; IMD issues orange alert

Several areas of Tamil Nadu remain inundated after hours of heavy to moderate rainfall in the region. Water entered houses and markets in the low-lying residential areas of Erode district due to......

Saving India, One Helmet At A Time

IMAGE: Raghvendra Kumar wants every Indian rider to wear a helmet. Photograph: ANI When Garba is played with swords... The Top Videos of the Week, listed by Shailajanand Mishra. Also see: The......

We plan to capture just 4% of market in 4 years: Prestige Estates' Irfan Razack

'Layoffs and cut downs at the global level tend to bring more work to India, leading to higher office absorption here.' Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Bengaluru-based Prestige Estates......

Indian Immunologicals to set up new vaccine plant, raise capacity by 35%

The company has a pipeline of viral vaccines including Zika, dengue, varicella, as well as a potential Covid-19 inoculation. Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Indian Immunologicals (IIL) on Wednesday......

The Marie Antoinette of Indian politics

'Everybody knows that any solution would upstage and expose official bungling.''That is something Mrs Sitharaman's masters will not allow.''No matter how high the cost in human misery, they will......

Is MG Hector an ideal family SUV? Find out

At Rs 12.18 lakh for the base Style petrol manual and Rs 16.88 lakh for the top-spec Hector Sharp diesel manual, the MG Hector offers fantastic value for money and is indeed a gamble worth taking.......

Mithun: The Outsider We Love To Watch

Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.......

'I've Returned After Living In The US For 28 Years'

'My trajectory right now is five steps forward, two steps backwards.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Meenakshi Seshadri Meenakshi Seshadri has always had the guts to be unique among Bollywood's......

'I Am Proud Of All My Films, Good, Bad And Ugly'

'If Mithun Chakraborty can do it, so can anyone else.' IMAGE: Mithun Chakraborty with Bindiya Goswami in Aamne Samne (1982). Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/X When Subhash K Jha......

'Real love comes and goes'

'What happened to Raj and Simran after running away on the train at the end of DDLJ 20 years later?''Have they become flatmates instead of lovers?''What happens when the initial chemistry has worn......

He changed sports journalism in India

A Joseph Antony salutes S Krishnan, one of India's finest sports editors. IMAGE: Srinivasaraghavan Krishnan with Kapil Dev, one of the world's legendary all-rounders. Success in sports stems......

Track and field athletes to start outdoor training on Monday

'The athletes in Patiala, Bengaluru and Ooty will start outdoor fitness training from Monday.' IMAGE: The track runners, including start sprinter Hima Das, are based at the National Institute of......

How athletes can take advantage of Olympic postponement

IMAGE: The AFI Planning Committee encouraged athletes to maintain their physical fitness and strictly follow their diet charts. Photograph: AFI/Twitter The Athletics Federation of India......

Sprinter Hima requests permission to train outdoors at NIS Patiala

'All the athletes of a group will not do running or throwing together, one will run alone and finish it and then another will run after him or her. This way we can practice social distancing and be......

Spotted! Vijay Mallya at India vs Australia match

IMAGE: "I am here to watch the game," Mallya said. Photograph: ANI/Twitter Embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, on Sunday, joined hundreds of cricket fans for the India versus Australia ICC......