'Taj is the magnet that draws tourists to India'

'Although India has a lot more to offer in terms of tourism other than the Taj, yet there is nothing compared to the Taj Mahal.'Virendra Singh Rawat reports. Two years after the Kargil war in......

Why the regional journalist is at threat

The murder of journalists in 2015 underscore the rising power of regional language media, especially local-language newspapers, says Nilanjana S Roy Those who killed, killed in the open. Thugs......

The Anna Hazare fan club

A believing reporter is no reporter. He is a propagandist and an apologist. He also loses the right to write the first draft of history. Ashutosh may like to look back at the 13 heady days of......

Eye of the Predator: The Hunt for Baitullah Mehsud

Abhisar Sharma's debut novel is a sordid, yet satisfying, tale of a region and a people about whom we need to learn much more, notes Sandeep Chakravorty. There is something uncanny about life. The......

'Goods transport agency exempt from GST registration'

R Vignesh, a member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India in Chennai, practises indirect taxation. He also addresses GST related issues on various platforms.  He......

Jenson and Nicholson gets a fresh paint job

A new management at one of India's oldest paint companies looks to revive the dormant paints brand as it readies for a stiff fight with rivals. For readers of a certain vintage, the tag line......

Is the move to tax interest on EPF a good proposal?

Sandeep Shanbhag, a chartered accountant and director of Wonderland Consultants, a tax and financial advisory firm, discussed the impact of Budget proposals in a chat with Rediff.com’s......

40 years ago...And now: Markets hit record highs, but investors still wary

Sensex has moved from 100 to almost 30,000, but uncertainty lingers in the minds of retail investors due to scams. Image: Markets suffer trust deficit. Photograph, courtesy: BSE    ......

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......

12 IMPORTANT LESSONS from 2019

Every year in Bollywood brings its share of good and bad. 2019 did too. Sukanya Verma lists what we learned.   Everybody lusts after Hrithik Roshan! The country is united in its lust for......

Bollywood prays for Sonali Bendre

'You are a fighter, always have been.' After Sonali Bendre's announcement about suffering from cancer, her many friends have rallied around her. Akshay Kumar, who is vacationing with his family in......

'As flames make you immortal'

Love pours in for Sridevi from all around the world. Sridevi's sudden death shocked millions of her fans in India and around the world. We asked you Dear Readers to share your fondest Sridevi......

Should Aamir Khan play Gavaskar in film on 1983 World Cup win?

IMAGE: Sunil Gavaskar and Aamir Khan. Photograph: BCCI and Pradeep Bandekar. June 25, 1983, the day that changed everything in Indian cricket. That was the day, captain Kapil Dev lifted the......

Spotted: India hockey star Sandeep Singh

Reader Amarpreet Singh sent us this picture. He spotted India's hockey player Sandeep Singh at Chandigarh airport. Thanks, Amarpreet, for sharing this picture. If you encounter your favourite......

Spotted: Murali Karthik in Bhubaneshwar

Reader Sandeep Dang sent us this photograph. We met Murali Karthik at the Bhubaneshwar airport last weekend and he happily agreed to get photographed with us. My friends Deepak (extreme left) and......

'Dhoni is best thing to happen to Indian cricket'

Speak up for MS Dhoni as captain! On Friday evening rediff.com asked readers to speak up for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and appeal to theBoard of Control for Cricket in Indiato back the captain against......

Spotted: Irfan Pathan

Reader Sandeep Acharya sent us this photograph 'I met Irfan Pathan at Bangalore International Airport. 'He was looking so handsome. I was the first person to get hold of him. Suddenly girls rushed......