The Peeli-Peelis of Kolkata

As Kolkata marches towards modernity, it is hard to imagine its streets without these cabs, notes Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd). IMAGE: Kolkata's famous Ambassador taxis. Photograph: Debadyuti......

MVA govt planned to arrest Fadnavis, when I objected...: Shinde

'I had objected when they said they would arrest Devendra Fadnavis. They planned to implicate me as well in a case of urban land selling.' 'Anil Deshmukh, the then state home minister......

Taxi driver, traffic cops save woman from suicide bid at Atal Setu

A taxi driver and four traffic cops displayed remarkable alertness and agility to save a 56-year-old woman who was about to fall into the Arabian Sea from Atal Setu, an official said on Saturday.......

Delhi basement deaths: 13 'illegal' coaching centres sealed

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has started action against illegal coaching centres and will set up a high-level committee to probe the flooding of the basement of a coaching institute which led......

Nilekani-backed people+ai rolls out AI strategy...

An initiative of Nandan Nilekani’s EkStep Foundation, people+ai on Tuesday unveiled its vision for the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in India, dubbed ‘Adbhut India’......

A new fintech world is upon us amid funding drought, lower valuations

In January, Visa’s chief executive officer, Al Kelly, said during an earnings call that “there’s been a burst of the balloon in valuations in the fintech world”.......

It's Advantage Fintechs, NBFCs

If you are running a sweetmeat shop, will you manage a dairy for milk supply or buy milk from the market?Banks are running a dairy (which has its cost for processing milk), while NBFCs are buying......

How Zeta acquired Unicorn status in the very first round of funding

In the start-up world, hitting the $1-billion mark, which accords the “Unicorn” tag, is a milestone. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Enterprises typically reach the milestone only......

Bollywood's Diwali Superstars

Salman Khan has been releasing his movies during Eid for more than a decade now, to great success, but this time, Bhai brings his Tiger 3 out on Diwali. The Diwali regulars have been Ajay Devgn and......

Adipurush: The Baahubali Version

Like in Baahubali, Prabhas walks like he is doing the hop, step and jump in the Olympics. And he carries the same weapons, notices A Ganesh Nadar, viewing Adipurush in Tamil. There was Baahubali......

When Mary Kom And Vidya Got Together...

Here's how some Bollywood stars spent their Thursday. Photograph: PTI Photo Legendary boxer M C Mary Kom and Vidya Balan at the inaugural ceremony of a five-day medical conference in Kolkata.......

What's Jacqueline Doing In Vaishnodevi?

It's tough being Jacqueline Fernandez these days. The actor has been going through a rough patch after being named as one of the accused in the Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving......

Tendulkars' Shikara Ride

IMAGE: Dr Anjali Tendulkar, Sara Tendulkar and Sachin Tendulkar enjoy a shikara ride on the Dal Lake in Srinagar. All Photographs: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com After playing gully cricket in Uri and......

SEE: Tendulkar plays roadside cricket in Uri!

  Cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday visited the Aman Setu bridge -- the last point on the Line of Control in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Quoting officials, Press Trust of......

New AIFF president will not 'sell dreams'

I will not 'sell dreams' like India will play in World Cup in eight years: AIFF president Chaubey Photograph: Kind Courtesy Kalyan Chaubey/Twitter All India Football Federation's (AIFF) new......

Howrah Bridge lit up to wish Indians for Tokyo Olympics

IMAGE: Howrah Bridge was illuminated on Monday to wish Indian athletes ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: PIB West Benga/Twitter Kolkata's iconic Howrah Bridge on Monday was illuminated to......