... And what explains the directions of change? asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There was a time when I was in my late teens and preparing to embark on a train from......
As they march on alongside former Congress president Rahul Gandhi in the 3,570 km yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, staying in containers and walking 20-25 km a day, the women are scripting......
The educated, respectable and established Muslims voices, that were on the modernising side on the Shah Bano issue, are fighting on the opposite side now, mostly because they worry about Narendra......
A spinning wheel which former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri got as "dowry", Chaudhary Charan Singh's diaries and P V Narasimha Rao's spectacles are among the articles that their families have......
'I want to show that we are also part of this society and want to participate just as much, whether it is for security or whatever community work there.' IMAGE: Manoj Kumar on patrol with his......
Max Life Insurance plans to hire 30,000 agents and open 50 to 100 new offices in the financial year 2024-25 (FY25) to drive premium growth, said Prashant Tripathy, managing director and chief......
'Historically, equities have consistently outperformed debt, gold, property, and other assets over a reasonable period.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In recent weeks, equity markets......
Social networking giant Facebook on Wednesday said it will now allow users on its platform as well as those on Instagram to hide their public 'like' counts. This is part of the company's efforts......
Most brokerages have maintained their Sensex and Nifty targets as they believe there is little room for further re-rating in the backdrop of weak earnings.Samie Modak reports Photograph: Arko......
As competition heats up, health drink brands like GSK, Mondelez, Nestle get more aggressive with promotions and promises. Sohini Das reports. India is among the fastest growing markets for......
'What scares me is the fact that there is so much content that people have content indigestion.''How do you entice people who have indigestion of content?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajadhiraaj:......
Zeenat Aman had scored more hit songs than any of her contemporaries.This can be attributed partly to happenstance and partly to the fact that her forte for high glamour could be showcased most......
While the nepotism debate is eternal, there are all kinds of star kid debuts in Bollywood. Prithviraj Kapoor had little to do with his son Raj Kapoor's debut except to pass on his artistic genes.......
IMAGE: Matthew Perry arrives for the premiere of the comedy film Raising Helen in Hollywood in 2004. Photograph: Fred Prouser/Reuters Matthew Perry's family has expressed gratitude to fans and......
The latest season of Bridgerton takes a bolder view at handling troubled relationships and marriages as it teases displeased viewers from the previous season with enough fodder to last......
Images from Day 1 of the fourth Test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday. IMAGE: Australia teenager Sam Konstas bats on his way to a brisk fifty on debut on Day......
'I am not part of this circus anymore' IMAGE: D Gukesh stated that he would love to fight it out against Magnus Carlsen at some point. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Chin An/FIDE World number......
'He has talent and he will go a long way if supported properly. But he is just beginning, so don't compare him with legends like Lasith Malinga or Chaminda Vaas.' IMAGE: Sri Lanka's......
IMAGE: India head coach Rahul Dravid checks out the pitch. Photograph: BCCI Fully aware of the current Indian batting line-up's issues against spinners on rank turners, the team management will do......
Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI/IPL Chennai Super Kings management, known for its practicality and prudence, pulled off a coup by buying England Test captain and world's premier all-rounder Ben......