The Messages From The Bahraich Riots

The way the Bahraich riot has played out should worry the BJP.The party has emboldened Hindu youngsters to such an extent that its MLAs feel the need to go to the police against their party......

Photographs That Speak A Million Words

Check out the winners of the Sony World Photography Awards 2024. Now in its 17th year, the World Photography Organisation's awards ceremony is a major annual moment recognising the best photography......

Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

BJP's 'nefarious designs' to topple govt shows...: Himachal CM

Lambasting the Bharatiya Janata Party's "nefarious designs" to topple the democratically elected government, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the saffron party will......

'Huge demand for life insurance products in India'

'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......

'The agenda is 'insurance for all by 2047''

'If you want it to grow well and serve the true needs of the economy, it needs a lot of freedom and flexibility, which comes in terms of the reform objective set by the regulator.' IMAGE: Shoppers......

Hospitality industry set for buoyant 2023

The domestic hospitality industry is looking to 'fly' in 2023 cashing in on India's G20 presidency, having received the 'oxygen' to run in 2022 after being crippled in the past two years by the......

Ms Sitharaman, You FAILED Us On The Budget

This was the one Budget that required radical departures on all these fronts, when it had none, asserts, Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at Parliament for......

How Shah Rukh Khan became a Deewana

'I told Shah Rukh I wanted to sign him for our film, Deewana.''He responded by saying he had no dates.''I was shocked because he hadn't had a single release till then.' On June 25, 1992, Deewana,......

Masoom Review

Boman Irani makes his OTT debut with Masoom, and it was good to see the actor on screen after a long time, observes Deepa Gahlot. The Web series Blood, created by Sophie Petzal, set in lush......

'This fight is not just for Bengal, but for entire country'

IMAGE: Mohun Bagan captain and India defender Subhashish Bose with his wife Kasturi Chhetri and other protestors carrying placards in Bengali that read 'We want justice. Justice for RG Kar'......

Events That Changed Indian Cricket Forever

Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon?A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's......

Former Asian Games champion Dingko Singh dies

IMAGE: Dingko Singh won the gold medal in bantemweight boxing at the 1998 Asian Games. Photograph: Boxing Federation of India/Twitter Asian Games gold medal-winning former boxer Dingko Singh, who......

CSK pacer Behrendorff donates to help India's COVID-19 fight

IMAGE: Australian left-arm pacer Jason Behrendorff plays for CSK. Photograph: BCCI Chennai Super Kings' Australian pacer Jason Behrendorff on Tuesday announced he will be donating an undisclosed......

Sports Shorts: Joshna enters Egyptian Open quarters

IMAGE: India's Joshna Chinappa in action during her match against Egypt's Farida Mohamed at the Egyptian Open on Tuesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy, CIB Egyptian Squash Open/Twitter India's......