NEET row: Ruling DMK, allies boycott guv's 'At Home' over pending bill

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and its allies on Thursday boycotted the 'At Home' reception organised by Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi in Chennai protesting the pendency of an assembly bill......

Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......

Padma awards for Jaitley, Sushma, Fernandes, Parrikar

Eminent personalities, including former union ministers Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and George Fernandes, Olympian boxer Mary Kom, former Mauritius prime minister Anerood Jugnauth have been......

Want to save water? Give it a price

'In India, we are paying a price for not managing water as we are not willing to pay the cost for it.' IMAGE: A nearly dry river in Beed, Maharashtra. Photograph: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com If there......

Iconic TVS group families start restructuring businesses

As part of the exercise, each family will get complete ownership of the businesses it manages while scrapping the holding company. Photograph: Tanushree Punwani/Reuters. The four families running......

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”.......

Who will be the next Infosys CEO?

Infy to cast wide net in CEO search, may go back to 'alumni' Former Infoscions may well have a shot at clinching the top job as Infosys CEO, with the company looking at "alumni" along with......

Sahara to hand over title deed of Rs 20k cr assets to SEBI: SC

Holding that it was playing "hide and seek" and cannot be trusted any more, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Sahara group to hand over title deeds of its properties worth Rs 20,000 crore......

'I am an Asha Bhosle discovery'

'Asha atya remains down-to-earth and frank.''If she likes something, she will tell you to your face.''Ditto, if she doesn't.''She is full of life and energy, I have never seen her brood.' IMAGE:......

'I still regret saying no to Raj Kapoor for Satyam Shivam Sundaram'

Veteran actor Vidya Sinha passed away in a Mumbai hospital on Thursday at the age of 71. We reproduce a fascinating interview of Sinha that she gave to Rediff.com's Patcy N in January 2015. 'I......

5 memorable Ram bhajans from Hindi films

IMAGE: Waheeda Rehman in Neel Kamal. Bollywood has a history of great bhajans for Lord Ram, Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva. Great melodies like O Duniya Ke Rakhwale (Mohammed Rafi, Baiju Bawra) and......

Shashi Kapoor: Four Amazing Decades

Sukanya Verma presents the changing faces of Shashi Kapoor. A face as gorgeous as Shashi Kapoor's is what makes us look at cinema as magic and dream. What he made us realise is beauty without soul......

Sundaram Ravi promoted to Elite Panel of ICC Umpires

Umpire Sundaram Ravi warns England bowler James Anderson for running on the pitch during Day 3 of the second Investec Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley, Leeds, on May 31, 2015.......

Ranji Trophy: J&K captain Dogra lashes out at umpires

IMAGE: Several controversial moments involving the umpires raised eyebrows during Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Jammu and Kashmir in Mumbai on Friday. Photograph: BCCI......

Umpire Ravi retains place in ICC's Elite panel

Sundaram Ravi retained his place among the 'Elite’, while C Shamshuddin was elevated to 'Emerging’, in the ICC’s panel of umpires for the coming season. According to bcci.tv, the......

No Indian umpire in ICC Elite Panel

Sundaram Ravi's below-par performance both on-field and as a TV umpire dring various assignments came in for some sharp criticism. IMAGE: Umpire Sundaram Ravi of India. Photograph: Stu......

Hugs and Tugs After Mumbai Win

Interesting scenes from the Mumbai Indian-Punjab Kings game in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, when MI won its first match in the UAE leg of IPL 2021 by six wickets. Please click on the......