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High drama as AAP leaders denied entry to PM, CM residences

A drama unfolded on Wednesday outside the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow which was once occupied by former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, as Aam Aadmi Party leaders attempted to enter it but......

Why Bengal Guv Ananda Bose gave a miss to JU convocation

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday gave a miss to the convocation of the prestigious Jadavpur University with the Raj Bhavan maintaining that due formalities were not followed in......

'Hope Manipur Finds Peace Soon'

'My one recommendation would be to first quell the violence and then encourage dialogue and build the trust among the different communities.' 'This is not easy but necessary, for violence cannot be......

Secret pact with Raj? Uddhav not to campaign in Mahim

Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said there was no need to campaign for his party candidate in Mahim, a seat where his estranged cousin Raj Thackeray's son Amit and ruling Shiv......

Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......

'Had liberalisation not taken place, I may have gone back to the US'

An exclusive excerpt from Girish Kuber's The Tatas: How A Family Built A Business And A Nation. IMAGE: J R D Tata, left, with Ratan Tata. Photograph: Kind courtesy Gopal Shetty When you took......

Naturals Ice Cream: Amazing Start-Up Story

When its founder Raghunandan Kamath took a calculated risk, his Bollywood customers backed him all the way, Rohith Potti and Pooja Bhula says in this excerpt from Intelligent Fanatics Of......

How Vicks Vaporub Become A Blockbuster

Within six months, outlets carrying Vicks jumped from 60,000 pharmacies to 750,000 general stores.The trade boycott collapsed. Consumers were happy, finding Vicks now at every street corner. A......

Tokenisation to interest rates: All about RBI's new credit card rules

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) new rules for credit and debit cards came into effect from October 1. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com These include tokenisation, one-time password......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

When Karan Johar Yelled, 'Are You Mad?'

'When Bad Newz was given to me to direct, the first thing I did was go back to my childhood.''It's an ode to Hindi cinema.' IMAGE: Tripti Dimri and Vicky Kaushal in Bad Newz. Anand Tiwari broke......

'Manthan Never Looked As Good As It Does Now'

'The problems that the film explores still remain.''It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.' IMAGE: Smita Patil and Girish Karnad in......

Mukesh's Fascination For Raag Darbari

Mukesh was most emotionally bonded to this tune, so all we will do is look at his songs engaging with this raag in films. In his fascinating book, Windows To The Soul: And Other Essays on Music,......

Mukesh Lived The Songs He Sang

'Even after Awaara Hoon and Mera Joota Hai Japani, between 1946 to 1963, there were plenty of upheavals in his career.''My parents had moved into two rooms of a chawl, with an attached bathroom, by......

Asiad champ Bahadur Sagoo is AFI president

IMAGE: Bahadur Singh Sagoo. Photograph: X Asian Games gold-winning former shot putter Bahadur Singh Sagoo was on Tuesday elected unopposed as the Athletics Federation of India's president,......

Ashwin Gets Ram Temple Invite

IMAGE: Dr S G Suryah, the Bharatiya Janata Party's Tamil Nadu state secretary, hands Ravichandran Ashwin the invite. Photograph: Venkatraman C/X Ravichandran Ashwin received an invitation......

Events That Changed Indian Cricket Forever

Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......

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