'The Judiciary Is Like A Black Hole'

'People don't know about the immense pressures that come with this position -- every decision a judge takes affects real people and their lives.''This is not a job that one can take lightly.'......

If Modi Wants His 3rd Term To Work...

To govern effectively, to legislate successfully, Modi must reach out to the Opposition.As long as he does not and he is showing no signs that he accepts the reality, the drift his fans are......

SC junks plea for probe against ex-CJI Gogoi; removes litigant from court

Miffed over the allegations levelled by a litigant against former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea and ordered the security personnel to remove him......

She Helps Girls Get Education

What are the reasons why a girl's education falls by the wayside? IMAGE: Safeena Husain, founder NGO, Educate Girls. Photograph: Rajesh Karkera for Rediff.com Your mission in life is chosen. It's......

BSE 100 companies boost R&D, innovation challenges persist

Research and development (R&D) spending by BSE 100 companies has grown steadily, rising from 0.89 per cent of revenue in FY20 to 1.32 per cent in FY24, averaging around 1 per cent over the period......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

Bangladesh Crisis: Advantage Tiruppur!

India's gain will be an additional business of $300 million to $400 million per month if 10-11% of Bangladesh's export is diverted to Indian hubs like Tiruppur. IMAGE: People celebrate Bangladesh......

Nirmalaji Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai?

'The conspiracy is to end India's entrepreneurship culture even before it fully blooms.''Negativity is being spread in society towards all those who do business, and this hatred for business and......

'Rekha Was The First Femme Fatale'

'She was lying there and I mustered up enough guts to lay next to her and hold her tight.''And she said, "Oh my, Girish, isn't he supposed to be nervous?"''Making light of the situation, Girish......

Cinema Has Loved Gandhi; Get Ready To See Him Again

IMAGE: Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi. For Mahatma Gandhi, cinema was a corrupting influence on young minds, a 'sinful technology'. It is that very medium which......

Goodbye Maggie!

IMAGE: Maggie Smith poses for the media at a hotel in central London, August 13, 2015, for a media interaction to promote Downton Abbey's final season. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters The......

'He Was The Most Complete Human Being I Know'

'Outside the house, he was this iconic deified figure.''Inside, he was a sorted-out, genial householder, always ready to lend a patient ear to our problems.' IMAGE: Nagarjuna with his legendary......

PIX: India crush Bangladesh in first T20I in Gwalior

IMAGES from the 1st T20I between India and Bangladesh played in Gwalior on Sunday SCORECARD IMAGE: Hardik Pandya celebrates after hitting the winning runs against Bangladesh in the first T20I in......

IOA mess: PT Usha calls for SGM

IMAGE: Indian Olympic Association chief P T Usha. Photograph: ANI Embattled Indian Olympic Association President P T Usha has called a Special General Meeting of the body on October 25 to address......

Arjun Turns 25! What Dad Sachin Said

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI   Mumbai Indians cricketer Arjun Tendulkar turned 25 on Tuesday. On his special day, his dad took to X to express his pride, writing, 'Happy birthday to my......

PIX: Sabalenka beats Pegula to win US Open women's crown

Images from the US Open women's singles final between Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula of the United States, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Saturday. IMAGE: Belarus’s Aryna......

Paris Olympian Cheptegei succumbs to burn injuries inflicted by boyfriend

IMAGE: Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who finished 44th at the Paris Olympics, lived in Kenya while training. Photograph: Kind courtesy Team Kenya/X Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca......