Why I have not got an Aadhar card

'There must be thousands if not lakhs of people the government is illegally spying on.''Why should we enable this criminal activity by volunteering our details?' asks Aakar Patel.Illustration:......

Is Congress serious about elections?

'What do you think the Congress is today?''Is it a political party heading for a life-and-death battle?''Or an NGO, just doing its thing and hoping it will improve the state of the world?' asks......

The hungry children of Mokhada

Part 1: 'Our children have only hunger written in their destiny' Part 2: The battle against hunger is long and tough Part 3: The real heroes of the fight against hunger Rediff.com's Prasanna D......

Battleground UP: It's Priyanka versus Modi

Launching our new Election Gupshup series: Congress pulls out its Brahmastra to dent the Modi mystique. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Confronted by Narendra Modi's spectacular rise, the......

Sam Ghosh Rel Capital CEO

Anil Ambani group's financial services arm Reliance Capital has got a new Chief Executive Officer with Sam Ghosh taking over charge.Ghosh, who led the ramping up of German insurer Allianz's Indian......

Anil Ambani's elder son joins Reliance Capital board

Anmol, who has a degree from Warwick Business School in the UK, has also been visiting branches and meeting employees across businesses in different regions to get exposure and detailed......

R-Cap to begin talks with foreign partners for insurance biz

Expecting the passage of Insurance Bill to bring in $8-10 billion of foreign capital into the industry, Reliance Capital on Thursday said it would soon begin talks with foreign partners for its......

Reliance Capital to hire 3,500 managers, 50,000 agents

Having witnessed a dip of over 4,500 staff from its headcount in last fiscal, Anil Ambani group's financial services arm Reliance Capital will hire over 3,500 managers for its various businesses......

STUNNING! Jessica Chastain on the Oscars red carpet

Hollywood's biggest stars attended the 94th Annual Academy Awards to honour the talent that contributes to every unforgettable film. Kevin Costner rubbed shoulders with Nicole Kidman while Benedict......

How Monsoon Wedding became a musical

Going behind the scenes with director Mira Nair.Monali Sarkar reports. Monsoon Wedding: The film that charmed critics from Toronto to Venice IMAGE: In May 2017, 16 years after its......

Singh Is Kinng goes to Toronto festival

The Akshay Kumar-starrer Singh Is Kinng -- which its distributors claim has grossed $25 million worldwide in 12 days --will have a high profile release at the Toronto International Film......

'Kaal is nothing like Bhoot'

It's hard to pin him down. But with two high-profile releases Kaal and Main Aisa Hi Hoon releasing in two consecutive weeks, Ajay Devgan has no choice but to come out from his shell. "Kaal has a......

IPL 2025: Meet The Chennai Super Kings Squad

Photograph: Kind courtesy CSK/X   The Chennai Super Kings made some useful purchases to strengthen their squad, making them a seemingly complete package after the two-day IPL auction in......

IPL 2025 Auction: 182 players sold; Rs 639.15 crore spent!

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer bagged the two biggest deals at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI Rishabh Pant pipped Shreyas Iyer to emerge as the costliest buy......

Indians dominate ICC T20 Teams of 2022

Three men and four women in the Teams of 2022 IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav became only the second batter to score more than 1000 runs in a calendar year. Photograph: BCCI Former India captain Virat......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara's woes continue as Saurashtra struggle

Summary of all Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday IMAGE: Saurashtra's wicket-keeper batsman Sheldon Jackson scored 61 runs against Mumbai in Rajkot on Saturday. Photograph: Sheldon......

IPL Preview: Resurgent Delhi take on table toppers CSK in crucial battle

IMAGE: Colin Munro and Shreyas Iyer of the Delhi Daredevils celebrate. Photograph: BCCI Their stuttering campaign back on the rails under new skipper Shreyas Iyer, a resurgent Delhi......