Manmohan Singh represented the finest aspects of India, asserts Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Then prime minister Manmohan Singh with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee before their meeting to......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge were among the top leaders who paid homage to former prime minister Manmohan Singh at his home in New Delhi on......
Born in a village in undivided Punjab, now in Pakistan, former prime minister Manmohan Singh's family witnessed first-hand the tragic Partition and he often spoke of communal harmony in his long......
The German and British sides, along with the Indian soldiers, met at halfway points, on no man's land and gave the Indian soldiers sweets and Christmas trees and they offered biscuits and cognac in......
The warmth and respect for India were evident wherever I went and noticed how most Latin Americans have Indian gurus either directly or online and yoga was very much in vogue, observes Ambassador T......
The life insurance industry does not have a good track record when it comes to passing on tax benefits to policyholders, points out Harsh Roongta. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In......
'it's not just youth in India who are left behind because of their inability to find jobs; nearly two-thirds of Indian women of working ages do not participate at all in the paid labour force.'......
'Over the next 20 years, we would be adding almost 10 million people to the workforce every year!''And we won't be able to give employment to even 2 million out of the 10 million every year.''Don't......
'Being in his company was learning at every moment.' IMAGE: Pallavi Joshi in Bharat Ek Khoj. Theatre director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker Sunil Shanbag was associated with Shyam......
Within his short lifespan of 63 years, Raj Kapoor left behind an incredible cinematic legacy.Dinesh Raheja continues celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary by looking at seven sequences from his......
IMAGE: A scene from Laapataa Ladies. Laapataa Ladies, India's official entry in the Best International Feature category at the 97th Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race. The Hindi......
As Swades turns 20, Aseem Chhabra looks back at the film that spoke to him. IMAGE: Gayatri Joshi and Shah Rukh Khan in Swades. Several years ago, I had lunch with the then finance minister of......
'When I go to act in a film, I don't think of the journey.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kani Kusruti/Instagram As her film All We Imagine As Light bags a Golden Globe and Critics' Choice Award......
When you are defending to save a game, a loose delivery comes along and you suddenly opt to play an attacking shot, you are unlikely to hit as well as if you were playing your naturally aggressive......
IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen with McLaren's Lando Norris and Mercedes's George Russell. Photograph: Florion Goga/Reuters Formula One leader Max Verstappen is hoping for a quicker Red Bull in......
IMAGE: Silver medallist Sharad Kumar celebrates on the podium. Photographs: Umit Bektas/Reuters Para high jumper Sharad Kumar has not met his Ukrainian coach Nikitin Yevhen for more than two years......
You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......
IMAGE: Canada's Evan Dunfee poses as he celebrates winning bronze at the 2019 Doha world championships. Photograph: Aleksandra Szmigiels / Reuters While most of his rivals prepared for the 50......