Memories Of 24, Akbar Road... When Rajiv Gandhi Sat In The Winter Sun

After spending nearly 50 years in a colonial bungalow at 24, Akbar Road, the Congress moved into a new office on January 15. Rasheed Kidwai, who knows the history of the Congress better than the......

Rain lashes parts of Bengal as cyclone 'Dana' nears

Several districts of West Bengal received moderate to heavy rain on Thursday morning, as severe cyclonic storm 'Dana' inched closer to the state's coast and that of neighbouring Odisha, the IMD......

Heavy rains disrupt normal life in TN, more downpour likely in next two days

Intermittent, widespread rains lashed Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, bringing residential neighbourhoods and roads under knee-deep water and leading to traffic congestion besides......

Mumbai traffic back on track after heavy rains, woman drowns

Vehicular and rail traffic in Mumbai resumed on Thursday, a day after heavy rains battered the city, inundating low-lying areas, halting local trains in their tracks and forcing the diversion of at......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......

The Lives PSU Bankers Lead

A peek into the life of a public-sector banker who did well professionally, but paid a price for it, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   A column on what......

India's water crisis detrimental to credit health, warns Moody's

Moody's Ratings on Tuesday said India's growing water shortage can disrupt farm and industry sectors and is detrimental to the credit health of the sovereign as rising food inflation and decline in......

Why Satya Continues To Sting And Sing

While Satya's pleasures are palpable -- among them the poetry of the coarse language, the mercifully rough-hewn texture, the oh-so-familiar underdog story -- these pleasures hit you at a completely......

'I Want To Make Serious Films That Are Also Cheesy'

'In Mumbai, isolation is a very different isolation.''It's not about actual physical loneliness.''It's the loneliness in the company of others, and I felt that that is a very Mumbai thing.''You can......

Why You Must Watch Sangam!

Dinesh Raheja tips his hat to his favourite Raj Kapoor movie as we continue celebrating the legend's birth centenary. IMAGE: Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala in Sangam. Raj Kapoor directed only 10......

Raj Kapoor@100: The Essential RK Playlist

'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani' 'Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai' 'Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan' Even a sliver of a Raj Kapoor song has the finality of a statement, a slogan, a saga of life. A deep desire for......

PIX: Rain forces draw at Gabba after India bowlers rattle Aus

IMAGES from Day 5 of the 3rd Test played at The Gabba in Brisbane on Wednesday. SCORECARD   IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah celebrates the wicket of Usman Khawaja. Photograph: BCCI/X India escaped......

India's plans thwarted by rain on Day 1 at Gabba

IMAGE: Akash Deep appeals for leg before wicket against Nathan McSweeney. Photograph: BCCI/X India's bowlers were left frustrated and wicketless as rain wiped out most of the opening day's play in......

PIX: Rain reigns on Day 1 of Australia-India third Test

Images from Day 1 of the third Test between Australia and India in Brisbane on Saturday. SCORECARD IMAGE: A good crowd at the Gabba was left frustrated as rain allowed only 13.2 overs in the......

Record crowds! India vs Aus is cricket's new showdown

'For people to get out there and watch cricket when there is television, when there is OTT platforms, where all that is there, still for 375,000 people to come (to Melbourne) and then replicate......

'If India's big boys step up Australia has a problem'

'If the big boys wake up, and step up to the plate -- which I just get the gut feeling they will -- then Australia has a problem on their hands.' Ravi Shastri on India avoiding the follow-on in the......