Reader Invite: Share your ideas on how to save water

A recent analysis by the India Meteorological Department has confirmed that the cumulative rainfall in the country till June 18, 2014, has been 45 per cent below average. The weak monsoon could......

MT Had A Profound Influence On My Life

Shobha Warrier pays homage to M T Vasudevan Nair, the legendary writer and filmmaker who passed into the ages on Wednesday, December 25, 2024. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com  ......

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......

'Who Does Not Want To Be Prime Minister?'

'We are going to need more technical people in government.''You can't expect a generalist to understand the complicated world of financial engineering.''I regret to say that most of our politicians......

2023 Movies You Wanted To Read About!

Ranbir Kapoor's Animal might have become a huge blockbuster, with people loving and hating it in equal measure, but that wasn't the review you were most keen about. It only makes third place among......

Shreya Sings Naina Barse For Lataji

Dear Readers, we invited you to share your favourite Lata Mangeshkar song with us. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shreya Ghosh Shreya Ghosh loves Lata Mangeshkar's voice. Her favourite Lata Mangeshkar......

The Best Reader Tributes to Rafi

We had invited readers to send us videos of them singing Mohammad Rafi songs to pay tribute to the legend on his 29th death anniversary today. And we got quite a few......