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'He was a Google'

Remembering journalist extraordinaire Kanti Bhatt. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. When legendary Gujarati journalist Kanti Bhatt passed away on August 4, 2019, his army of devoted......

Row erupts over RSS chief's 'lion vs dogs' comment

Photograph: Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters A controversy erupted on Saturday over Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks at the World Hindu Congress in Chicago. Speaking at......

'Stress on Vedic culture in new education policy is not right'

'In this system, the poor does not get an equal opportunity to compete with the rich.' 'Our problem is not the stress given on the Vedic system, but not mentioning the other forms of education.'......

Is the Modi government scared of this man?

'Defaulters like Mallya can't be offloaded, but activists like me are. And that too for raising questions.''Today, what is the meaning of development?''Take over land, water and forest from the......

Farewell, Rest Well in Eternity

Murali Kamma remembers the notables we lost in 2015. IMAGE: President A P J Abdul Kalam, who India and the world lost this year. As another year winds down and the revelry begins, one naturally......

Farmers trim gold purchases, threatening rebound in global prices

A downturn in Indian demand could hit global gold prices. Gold demand in the world's biggest consumer India risks falling for a second straight year in 2015, as millions of Indian farmers hit by......

Smart city challenge: Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, are you ready?

At a time when the world is talking about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of developing ‘100 smart cities’ to accommodate the burgeoning population of India, we take a......

Going wireless, the WiFi way!

Ashutosh Maheshwari, a Mumbai-based marketing professional, started using WiFi about five years ago. Today, he takes pride in the fact that his wireless Internet connection allows him to access the......

'Cement sector could outperform the market'

Now that the Sensex has crossed 12,000,questions were mostly onwhen it would cross 13,000. Market expert Pranav Sanghavi wasas specific and as quick as usual. Here is the transcript:PRANAV SANGHAVI......

Sensex up 44 points at 10,853

The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 46 points at 10,855. Fresh buying in early trades saw the index rally to a high of 10,992. Selling pressure at higher levels saw the index slip into......

Kiara, Janhvi, Disha: Bollywood's Style Icons

Hard core glamour and entertainment were the highlights of the second edition of the Pinkvilla Style Icons Awards, held in Mumbai over the weekend. So who won what? Let's take a look. Disha......

Deepika, Rekha, Vidya Balan bid goodbye to Sridevi

Bollywood's last salute to Sridevi. Almost *everyone* in Bollywood turned up to pay their last respects to Sridevi on Wednesday morning. Her mortal remains were kept at the Celebrations Sports Club......

The Best Films of Smita Patil

Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special......

Guess which heroines are rocking the bikinis?

Bollywood is all about the bikinis these days, and everytime a heroine wears a two-piece, it's flashed all over the news channels.So let's check how closely you've been paying attention. Identify......

'Netaji will open doors for me'

Bagging therole ofSubhas Chandra Bose in Shyam Benegal's Netaji brings positive tidings forSachin Khedekar.The under-rated actor of who director Mahesh Manjrekar says, "Put Sachin in any role and......

India's schedule at the Asian Games: Day 5

Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the fifth day of the Asian Games. IMAGE: PV Sindhu of India competes. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images ARCHERY - Starts 8:30 AM Men's......

India@Asiad: Bopanna-Sharan, Ankita assure at least two medals

IMAGE: Ankita Raina in action. Photograph: Ben Hoskins/Getty Images for LTA Ankita Raina and top seeds men's doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan assured India of at least a couple of......

Sports Shorts: Indians win five medals in Asian Indoors

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday IMAGE: Sourav Kothari poses. Photograph: Twitter Indians added five medals, including a gold through cueist Sourav Kothari,......

PHOTOS: India's gold-glut continues at South Asian Games

IMAGE: Indian women's squash team members Joshana Chinappa, Dipika Karthik, Sumyana Kuruvilla hold national flag after winning gold medal by defeating Pakistan in Womens squash team event at......

India at Asian Games: Saina, Sindhu cruise; Dushyant wins bronze

Saina Nehwal of India in action. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters India made a resounding start in the individual badminton event, with ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu sailing into......

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