When my mother danced for Chou Enlai and the Dalai Lama

No one on that glittery occasion could possibly have imagined that the Chinese were conspiring to invade India, nor could anyone have predicted that the seemingly benign Dalai Lama was plotting to......

Will China set the new world order?

China is where the action is, and from where new ideas ('String of Pearls', 'One Belt, One Road') emanate.The Belt-and-Road initiative alone is unmatched in its sweeping dimensions, says B S......

7 States. 6 Days. 2,148 km and a journey of a lifetime

When Rediff.com's Archana Masih and Rajesh Karkera set course from the foothills of the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea, they could not think of a better place to begin their journey than the stately......

India's elected a Trump, will US now get a Modi?

In May 2014, India got its Donald Trump equivalent as prime minister in the form of Narendra Modi. Come 2016, we will know if America too gets its own version of Modi, says Shehzad Poonawalla. In......

Mallya became the banker's most valued trophy

'Lending to Mr Mallya was the bankers' season ticket to corridors of power and glamour.''Borrowing from them was like a favour Mallya did to them,' says Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: The King of Good......

Changing your brand logo? Few things that can make or kill business

Is your new logo doing more harm than good? Here's a look at the issues that could potentially derail a redesign exercise, and how to get around them. Image: A wrong strategy can derail a redesign......

The man who dreamt the multiplex dream

It all began with an e-mail exchange between father Shyam Shroff and his son Shravan. In 1996 Shravan Shroff, then managing director of Fame India, sensed a gap in the cinema exhibition business......

ADAG bites into food business

Brother Mukesh Ambani might be the king of retail, but Anil Ambani's ADAG is getting ready to make its presence felt in branded food products. The group is all set to launch a food and beverage......

Musician Tom Petty passes away at 66

Tom Petty suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu. IMAGE: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers kick off their summer 2014 tour in support of their latest album Hypnotic Eye at Viejas Arena......

Leonard Cohen passes into the ages

'We have lost one of music's most revered and prolific visionaries.' Visionary. Poet. Singer. Legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has passed into the ages. He was 82. Cohen's label, Sony......

Nobel for Dylan carpers, go home

'Show me songs that become larger than songs better than Dylan's.' 'Show me words that are like the master key to every human emotion under the sun better than Dylan's.' 'And show me someone who......

Legendary musician Prince passes away

Pop superstar Prince, who was widely acclaimed as one of the most inventive musicians of his era with hits including ‘Little Red Corvette’, ‘Let's Go Crazy’ and......

'To be the first Indian to be nominated is special'

IMAGE: Leander Paes with his father Dr Vece Paes and daughter Aiyana at the press conference in Mumbai on Friday, September 29, 2023, to announce his nomination as the first Asian man into the......

Sports Shorts: Kenya's Chepkoech smashes women's steeplechase world record

IMAGE: Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech celebrates winning and in the process setting a new Women's 3000m Steeplechase World Record at the Diamond League in Monaco at Stade Louis II, on Saturday.......

American Walker wins PGA Tour's season opener

American Jimmy Walker took advantage of a late collapse by overnight leader Brooks Koepka to win his first PGA Tour title by two shots at the Frys.com Open in San Martin, California on Sunday.......

Cincinnati Open: Sharapova-Connors combo off to rocky start

The Maria Sharapova-Jimmy Connors partnership got off to a rocky start on Tuesday as Sloane Stephens shocked the third ranked Russian 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 at the Western and Southern Open. Victoria......

Tendulkar is ICC Cricketer of the Year

Sachin Tendulkar was named the ICC player of the year 2010 at the LG ICC awards in Bangalore on Wednesday. It is the first time the Master Blasterwon the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy. Tendulkar......