Our government failed us: Sarabjit's sister

'The worst has happened to us. My brother could have returned to India, but our government did not take effective and strong initiatives.' Sarabjit Singh's sister tells Rediff.com's Onkar Singh.......

An Indian in America

'As I became a citizen of the United States of America, I knew I was supposed to be shedding my Indian citizenship, but at the end of the day, Mera dil hai Hindustani,’ says Roopa......

Preview: Rajesh Pratap's dark side!

New Delhidesigner (and the male version of the elusive Greta Garbo) Rajesh Pratap Singh's collection at LIFW 2004 goes thus: Giger goes to Varanasi to meet the cult of Shiva. H R Giger is the Swiss......

Bank mergers and death of forex brokerages

Business is down to such an extent that last year these firms could not even meet RBI’s capital norm of Rs 50 million for partnerships and Rs 100 million for public and private firms in this......

Why forex brokerage firms are staring at a dark future

Today, they can’t meet even the piffling capital norm set by Mint Road - Rs 5 crore for partnerships and Rs 10 crore for public and private firms in this line of business.Bulk of the trades......

Saks Fifth Avenue to set shop in India

New York-based high-end fashion retailer Saks Fifth Avenue is setting up shop in India. Wooed by Delhi realty major DLF Properties, Saks has just signed on the dotted line for taking up a......

Saks: A new chapter in couture

Sajjid Khan, the owner of the Rs 25-crore garment export house Saks India, develops designs and supplies garments to leading international design houses like Giorgio Armani, Christian Dior, Chanel,......

'It's a win-win situation for me'

'For me personally, there was nothing till Aranyak made me say, 'This is it!'' Photograph: Kind courtesy Raveena Tandon/Instagram Raveena Tandon has been away from the screen for four years, but......

'Anjaana Anjaani is my wife's idea'

Siddharth Anand, who gave us films like Salaam Namaste, Ta Ra Rum Pum and Bachna Ae Haseeno, is back with another love story Anjaana Anjaani (watch the trailer here). The film stars Priyanka......

Winona: I hadn't hurt anyone

It was almost six years ago, but Winona Ryder's finally broken her silence. The story was crazy. Winona, two-time Oscar nominee and former girlfriend to Johnny Depp, was caught shoplifting at Saks......

Review: The Dark Knight Rises impresses and depresses

The Dark Knight Rises flirts with potentially fantastic ideas, but shies away from taking them to the next level, writes Raja SenComics gave up on the thought-bubble a while back. Superhero comics......

Italy's World Cup hero Rossi dies aged 64

IMAGE: Italy's Paolo Rossi gets away from Brazil's Junior during the 1982 FIFA World Cup second phase group 4 match in Estadio Sarria, Barcelona, July 5, 1982. Photograph: Action Images/Reuters......