Rajiv Gandhi: 'I Trust Prabhakaran'

As Prabhakaran was leaving his house, Rajiv Gandhi called his son Rahul and asked him to fetch his (Gandhi's) bulletproof jacket.He put the jacket on Prabhakaran's back and remarked with his usual......

When An Old Friend Passes Away...

There will be work today, there will be work tomorrow, there will be work the day after, but nothing will make up for the eternal regret of not seeing a friend when he was dying. IMAGE: Mukkund......

'What Gives Me Hope About India Is...'

'Our civil society here is vibrant, and courageous, although it is beaten up and beaten down, repeatedly.' IMAGE: A Tiranga walkathon on the eve of Independence Day in Mumbai, August 14, 2023.......

'I never imagined I would have a jail life'

'I was under the illusion that this could never happen to me because my background was such -- corporate CEO, IIT professor, IIT alumnus, IIM...' IMAGE: Scholar-activist Anand Teltumbde, second......

Work from home forever

'Employees may well be expected to be on call at almost all times -- much like the standard Indian approach to the workday,' points out Mihir S Sharma.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com As......

ITC bets big on frozen food segment

ITC will be the third major organised player in the frozen food segment after McCain, which is mainly in the vegetarian segment and Venky's, which is in non-vegetarian. Diversified conglomerate......

Rise and fall of the Dosa King

His blind faith in astrology took him down a tragic path that has now come to define his life.T E Narasimhan reports. The life of P Rajagopal, the founder of Saravana Bhavan who passed away on......

Is Zia Mody planning to retire?

'I'm an unbalanced human,' the founding partner of AZB, India's top law firm, tells Pavan Lall.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "So, who have you signed on recently?" I ask of Zia Mody,......

Om Puri: The Chronicler Of Cities On The Boil

'If it weren't for Om Puri, a whole range of our big city experiences wouldn't have found their honest representations on the screen,' notes Sreehari Nair on the legendary actor's birthday. IMAGE:......

Kareena's Best Performance? VOTE!

You can say it's a family thing but Kareena Kapoor always wanted to be an actor. Before making her debut in J P Dutta's Refugee opposite another star kid Abhishek Bachchan at the start of the new......

1001 Nunakal Review: When Confessions Go Wrong

Though the lies hardly go beyond extramarital affairs and conception problems, they are laid out by arresting storytellers who raise the stakes while speaking in tongues not wiped clean to make......

'Pamela was the force behind Yash Chopra's empire'

'When Ghar Aaja Pardesi was recorded, we made Lataji hear the song.''Lataji praised Pamji's singing and said, 'Aapko aur gaana chahiye, kitna achchha gaaya hai aapne.' IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan and......

French Open PIX: Swiatek, Ruud, Rybakina advance into 3rd Round

IMAGES from Day 5 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday. IMAGE: Poland's Iga Swiatek in action during her second round match against Claire Liu of the US. Photograph: Kai......

'Winning the IPL is not easy'

'The players all appreciate -- we all appreciate -- the fact that despite the pandemic and the restrictions, because of all of this protocol that has been put in place, the IPL season is still......

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......