After seers' protest, IRCTC to change waiters' saffron dress on Ramayan Exp

Bowing to protest by seers in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation on Monday evening said it will change the saffron attire of waiters on board the Ramayan......

Buddha tourism circuit gets a boost with Kushinagar airport

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated a new international airport at Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh and said his government has taken a number of steps to instil new energy in the......

Doctor with a Difference

'I consider myself to be a 50 year old with a 16-year-young mind, ready to conquer more continents,' Dr Shuvendu Sen tells Payal Singh Mohanka. IMAGE: Dr Shuvendu Sen. All photographs: Kind......

4 JeM terrorists killed in 3-hr-long gunbattle in J-K

Four suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists were killed and two policemen injured in a gunbattle on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway after a truck carrying newly infiltrated militants was......

Why foreign car-makers are betting big on track car models

Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini are some marquee badges that have introduced track cars to excite hard-core customers who want to push their cars to the limit, says Pavan Lall.......

NCLT okays Murari Jalan-Kalrock's Jet Airways resolution plan

Two years after the once-storied Jet Airways went bankrupt, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday gave its nod to the Jalan Kalrock Consortium's bid for the airline and the resolution......

Decade on, Jaypee Infratech customers still waiting for a home

Booked between 2007 and 2011, out of the total 32,700 residential units under various Jaypee Infratech projects, at least 20,000 homes are yet to be delivered. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968.At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.They......

'All of us lie -- small lies, big lies...'

'People go through lifetimes without speaking about what they've gone through as kids.''And that colours their entire lives, their choices, their bosses, their friends, their lovers, the way they......

'I am happy being a comedian'

IMAGE: Zakir Khan in Comicstaan 3. Zakir Khan says his aim as a comedian has always been to connect and entertain the audience without making any kind of commentary. Khan is regarded as one of the......

The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Fight So Far

How the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard relationship evolved and dissolved. IMAGE: Johnny Depp with his then fiancee Amber Heard at the 2014 Met Gala. Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images When......

The GOOD, BAD and UGLY DOLLS of Bollywood

Dolls epitomise cuteness and childhood. Children seek them for comfort and play. Grownups collect them as work of art. In movies, they characterise both innocence and immaturity and, sometimes, a......

Diamond League's mega-rich prize money

IMAGE: India’s Neeraj Chopra had a best throw of 87.86 metres in men’s Javelin Throw at the Diamond League finals on his third attempt, but it was one centimetre short of eventual......

All about US Open champion Jannik Sinner

IMAGE: Jannik Sinner overpowered American Taylor Fritz in the final to become the first Italian man to win the US Open singles title. Photograph: Mike Frey-Imagn Images/Reuters Factbox on Italy's......

All about US champion Aryna Sabalenka

IMAGE: Aryna Sabalenka celebrates with the trophy after winning her first US Open. Photograph: Mike Frey-Imagn Images/Reuters Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka outplayed American sixth seed Jessica......

Sharmila And Kenny's Olympic Love Story

Photographs: Kind courtesy Sharmila Nicollet/Instagram American athlete Kenny Bednarek has publicly acknowledged the significant role his girlfriend Sharmila Nicollet has played in his track and......

Vijender backs players' demands for personal coaches

IMAGE: India's Vijender Singh poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's middleweight (75kg) final bout, at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 23, 2008. Photograph: Nick......