Rahul Gandhi's expectations from wife: 'A loving person who is intelligent'

Viewed as India's most eligible bachelor by some, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says he'll get married when the right girl comes along and part of the problem is that his parents' ”really......

The Soldier Who Was A Chinese PoW For 7 Months

'I was exhausted, hungry, unshaven and despondent.''My mouth was full of sores due to dehydration.''My clothes were in tatters due to walking through bushes and sliding down thorny slopes,'......

Nothing Rigorous About Sidhu's Prison Term

Navjot Sidhu's life inside jail won't be ten percent as hard as that of an ordinary convict who is in jail for assault leading to unintentional death, argues Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: Congress leader......

'Sab bhagwan ke haath mein hai'

'Our Lockdown Life has a sort of Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde personality about it,' notes Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.All illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com *"Bhagwan ka naam din bhar lena chahiye."......

How to judge Nirmalaji's second Budget

'The next general election is four years away. That's enough time to recover -- provided the government stops spending and taxing so much,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. Illustration: Dominic......

How Sugar Free plans to win the twin battle of misinformation and competition

To become part of the consumer’s monthly shopping cart, Sugar Free has launched new formats and variants and waged war against online venom. The brand commands close to 94 per cent of the......

Gautam Singhania likes Trump's feud with China

'Trump's sparring with China is good for business,' Raymond's CMD tells Pavan Lall. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Clad in a V-necked, orange pima cotton T-shirt emblazoned with his team......

Why vegetarianism is not all that great an idea for India

Indian farmers practise an agro-silvo-pastoral system and that livestock is a crucial part of their economy. Taking away the meat would demonetise their assets. It would kill their income, says......

'God Gave Me One More Opportunity'

'You suddenly realise that in this entire big scheme of things, you're just one speck.' IMAGE: Shreyas Talpade will be next seen in Kartam Bhugtam. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shreyas......

'I'm Somebody You Don't Mess With'

'You treat me like eye candy and I will leave you like you're a wrapper.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Alankrita Sahai/Instagram Alankrita Sahai joins the long list of beauty pageant contestants, who......

'They say Ram should be my middle name'

'A very emotional connect has happened.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Dulquer Salmaan/Instagram He may not have delivered a hit in Bollywood as yet, but his name is quite familiar to Hindi film......

Rorschach, Mammootty and the Unfeeling Indian Hero

After a lifetime of showing us what it means to 'act at the top of one's bent and never hit a false note', Mammootty had the good sense, in the third act of his career, to pare down his style,......

Dayal's Redemption: From Rinku's sixes to stopping Dhoni

'How are you now feeling Maa?' Dayal calls up after momentous final over IMAGE: Yash Dayal had worked hard on his fitness and mental strength in his journey to redemption. Photograph: BCCI......

Would like to play more for India and get back on tour: Joshna Chinappa

IMAGE: Back from injury, Joshna Chinappa is eager to play more for India. Photograph: ANI Making a comeback from surgery at 37 years of age in a physically demanding sport like squash is tough to......

'You'll see a lot of fast bowlers coming'

'Yes, there have not been any express fast bowlers that are coming from the MRF Pace Foundation that we used to have back in the years.' 'But that's not going to happen anymore. Now, in the next......

'Thank you Gavaskar sir...but there is only one MSD, I am happy to be Dhruv'

IMAGE: Dhruv Jurel put up a memorable performance during his debut in India’s home series against England. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters He might be drawing comparisons with Mahendra Singh......

Rohit, Virat, Shami's epic 'Last Dance' in World Cup

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Rohit Sharma of Borivali, Virat Kohli of Paschim Vihar and Mohmamed Shaami......