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The IAF Pilot Who Saved A Jaguar

The sky outside was a perfect blue with fair winds on that hot day in July, but inside the Jaguar an emergency was unraveling with every passing second. Wing Commander Vernon Desmond Keane had two......

Diwali celebrated on US Capitol Hill on grand scale

More than two dozen lawmakers and eminent Indian Americans celebrated Diwali at the Capitol, the first major event at the US Congress after last week's presidential elections. Photograph:......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

'He Was Not An 'I' Man At All'

'He was a practical person who ensured that he thought about the common man, animals, the fact that they have a life and they have to be respected.' IMAGE: Ratan Tata, then chairman emeritus of......

TN governor, CM in spat over missing line in Tamil anthem at Hindi event

Singers missed a line from Tamil Nadu's state anthem during its rendition in an event presided by Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi in Chennai on Friday and it led to a war of words between Chief......

Bibek Debroy: A Guru I Could Look To

Bibek Debroy was one of the very few economists not bound by any single area of expertise and was simultaneously curious about economics and politics, myths and maths, chess and chemistry, and what......

'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......

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......

Saira Clarifies: 'He Is Not Linked With...'

'I trust him with my life. That's how much I love him, and that's how much he does.' IMAGE: A R Rahman and Saira Banu. Photograph: Kind courtesy A R Rahman/Instagram Saira Banu, who recently......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

Dune: Prophecy Review: Pale Addition to Dune Universe

Dune: Prophecy feels like a moneygrab opportunity meant to capitalise on what's already popular, observes Mayur Sanap. When Dune released in 2021, I remember how Director Denis Villeneuve talked......

Who's Yamini Malhotra?

After Digvijay Rathee and Kashish Kapoor, three new faces have entered the Bigg Boss 18 house as wildcard contestants: Yamini Malhotra, Aditi Mistry and Edin Rose. Yamini, who is making a comeback......

'Kamal Got Me Hooked On To Fitness'

'It was my job to read out their lines to the actors and make sure they spoke them with the right diction, accent and pronunciation.''If you look at my photographs from the Sadma set, you will......

Kohli's century an ominous sign for Australia: Shastri

'Seven hundreds in Australia. The big stage, the big ground. One of the bounciest pitches in the world. I doubt an overseas player in the last 15 years has come to Australia and played in this......

Washout Time For India Down Under

Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in Perth on November 22, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to......

'Kohli, Rohit Also Need A Pat Sometimes'

'What is the use of talent if that player plays so many Tests and averages below 35 after a few years of being in the Indian team?' IMAGE: Seniors Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli copped a lot of flak......

Tilak-Sanju smoothly adapting a new brand of Indian cricket

IMAGE: Tilak Varma has proved his credentials as India's new No 3 in T20Is. Photograph: James Oatway/Reuters India skipper Suryakumar Yadav has hailed Tilak Varma for "walking the talk," as the......

Base of Indian cricket is very strong: Surya

IMAGE: Despite being a second-string side, India outplayed South Africa to win the T20I series 3-1 in Johannesburg, on Friday. Photograph: James Oatway/Reuters T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav......

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