How India's trains get their names

Why is a Katra-Chennai train known as Andaman Express?Since no capitals are involved, why should a Katihar-New Jalpaiguri train be called Capital Express?What about Matysagandha Express, Padmavati......

Congress plenary: Hotels full in Hyderabad

The twin cities of Hyderabad-Secunderabad are virtually 'under siege' with over 15,000 delegates descending here from Friday onwards for the three-day 82nd Congress plenary slated for January 21 to......

The lion in winter

Rajeev Srinivasan's interview with O V Vijayan, the great Indian writer who passed into the ages on Wednesday, was published in rediff.com in 1998. We reproduce that interview as a tribute to an......

Rahejas, Satyam in naxalites' 'land grabbers' list

The Communist Party of India-Maoist and Janashakti naxalites have demanded the distribution of 27,000 acres of prime land in and around Hyderabad "encroached upon or occupied" by business houses,......

Sachin, Amitabh among Indian billionaires

Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan have joined India's Top 20 Billionaire's Club, according to a new report.The wealth of Tendulkar and Bachchan has been......

Sunil Chhetri: The backbencher and prankster who will finish on top

IMAGE: Sunil Chhetri will drop curtains on his illustrious career on June 6 at the Salt Lake Stadium when India take on Kuwait. Photographs: Ibraheem Al Omari/Reuters Football was not very close......

Remembering Football Legend Tulsidas Balaram

Tulsidas Balaram, who passed into the ages last week, was a member of the Indian football team which reached the semis at the Olympics and won an Asian Games gold medal. IMAGE: Tulsidas Balaram,......

My Daughter Mithali Raj

'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.''"I don't want you to project that you are a......

V V S Laxman on the Magic of Cricket

'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.' IMAGE: V V S Laxman celebrates his double century in the memorable Eden......

Hazare Trophy: Champs Karnataka win by 207 runs but knocked out

Delhi, Vidarbha, Gujarat, TN, Punjab in knock-outs; Mumbai out A summary of the day's matches in the Vijay Hazare One-day tournament. Defending champions Karnataka crashed out of the Vizay Hazare......