Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland

'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.'A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait......

Practice your religion, but don't indulge in hate speech: Vice Prez

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday expressed his strong disapproval of attempts to ridicule other religions and create dissensions in the society, saying every person has the right to......

Will the REAL Shashi Tharoor stand up please?

Will Indian democracy benefit from the potential that Shashi Tharoor stores in his mind, spirit and intellect?Or will it be the saga of another leader who promised much but delivered too little,......

'Congress will be dead, CPM will also break'

'Only when you are close to the party will you understand what the BJP stands for.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Shah addresses the BJP's Kerala Vijay Yatra in Thiruvananthapuram,......

Good to see Bikhchandani, Banga on the rich list

'To all the MBAs that burn the candle at both ends, travel half-a-million miles every year, and spend little or no quality time with their families, the rise to riches of Mr Bikhchandani and Mr......

US-China trade war: What India must do

'If we play our cards right, we may even benefit from the competition between the US and China as seen from increased investment from each of these countries into India.''The size of our market......

Remembering TT

'Through an old train ticket, a ubiquitous red and black pencil, his promotion letter to me, my plane ticket to Bangalore and Thomas House -- five objects and institutions -- my memories of his......

If Vijay Mallya was Thomas Flohr...

He'd be running a successful aviation business, says Anjuli Bhargava. Thomas Flohr (above, centre) is nothing like what I expected. After reading a piece on him and his multi-million-dollar Swiss......

How India's FIRST feature film was made

At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead......

The A to Z of Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan turns 75 on October 11. Rediff.com celebrates the superstar with this special series, looking back at the very things that made him the BIG B. We first published this special in......

Champions League PIX: Barca sink Juve; Rashford tricks'

Barcelona overcome Juve as Morata has three goals disallowed IMAGE: Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates. Photograph: Massimo Pinca /Reuters Ousmane Dembele......

Football Extras: Real Madrid go third with win over Sevilla; PSG hit 9

IMAGE: Luka Modric celebrates scoring Real Madrid's second goal against Sevilla in Saturday's La Liga match at the Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters Real Madrid earned a......

Aus Open PIX: Nadal, Federer, Kerber cruise; Masha downs Wozniacki

Images from Day 5 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Friday. IMAGE: Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after defeating Australia's Alex de Minaur to enter the fourth round of the Australian Open.......

Sports Shorts: Russian athletics federation remains banned

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday  IMAGE: A view shows the logo at the The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) headquarters in Monaco.......

'C'mon, Tiger! Let's go, Tiger!'

Given the depth of his descent into a dark, cavernous hole that has swallowed so many child stars, Tiger's greatest victory was not in golf but rather in his journey back into the light.An......