Thousands of workers of every description -- from journalists to steel workers, from painters to New York cops, from auto to engineering workers -- marched for four hours down 5th Avenue one of......
The vintage artillery with 25-pounder guns that traditionally fires the thundering ceremonial 21-gun salute during the Republic Day celebrations will be replaced by 105 mm Indian field guns this......
In the second mishap in as many days, six persons were on Monday injured when cranes carrying out debris clearance operation at the site of the metro accident collapsed. The incident comes a day......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi adorned a colourful Rajasthani bandhani turban at the Republic Day celebrations on Monday, having addressed the nation wearing a similar headgear on the Independence......
'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......
Importance of Republic Day is no more limited to patriotism alone -- it has also emerged as an occasion for retailers to cash on the consumers' holiday and festive spirit by an array of discounts......
Fewer trips to malls mean lower footfall and sales, resulting in higher piling of stock - and possibly higher discounts. Offline retailers are feeling the Omicron January chill as consumers are......
Experts feel that mall owners anticipate an increase in costs to the tune of 15-20 per cent annually, prompting a mixed response to the ‘24 hours’ initiative. A mall owner said while......
Companies are innovating with tech tools to ensure that you spend less time at the cash counter. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com If the quality of products and services is fundamental to......
Passengers were left stranded yet again on Wednesday as Jet Airways flights were cancelled for a second day in a row with the airline management and its pilots continuing a mass sick......
It's not only music videos or movies that are getting sexier these days. Just switch on your television and you will be bombarded with saucy ads selling anything from condoms to fruit juices.......
Celine baby! That is what the late Feroz Khan called his last find. This light-eyed beauty, of Afghan lineage, debuted in his Janasheen in 2003. Back then, the former Miss India walked into many......
The success of Slumdog Millionaire has far-reaching for its cast, especially the children who play young Jamal, Salim and Latika. The latest to ride the Slumdog wave is Ayush Mahesh Khedekar [he......
It's the film that's aired on television probably on every Independence Day and Republic Day. And it remains one of the most memorable Indian war films. Border, directed by J P Dutta, has......
If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our......
Images from the US Open men's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Wednesday. Djokovic advances to third round after Djere retires injured IMAGE: Novak Djokovic returns......
The Paris Olympics had it all -- glamour (cuing for Snoop Dogg here), humour (the inventive Internet producing memes after memes) and some controversy too -- Vinesh Phogat's disqualification and......
IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's javelin throw event at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Sunday. Photographs: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters......
He ran past beautiful villages, stunning deserts, verdant fields... running 4,400 km in 64 days on the Spirit of India run. Australian Ultra-marathon legend Pat Farmer completed his Spirit of India......
IMAGES from Day 5 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday. IMAGE: Poland's Iga Swiatek in action during her second round match against Claire Liu of the US. Photograph: Kai......