NEWS
Kalyan set to form regional party in UP
Home ministry sources said the BJP had decided to expel the rebel politician and the order was only waiting for party president Kushabhau Thakre's signature.
SPECIAL
Blood in the snow
December 8 marks a decade of conflict in the Kashmir valley. rediff.com presents a ten-part series trying to look at where the conflict is headed.
BUSINESS
Darbari Seth, Tata Group luminary, is dead
Seth, who had a 50-year association with the Tatas, retired as chairman of Tata Chemicals and remained a director of the group holding company, Tata Sons, till 1995.
INTERVIEW
'We fought militancy with the same officers and men who are now being prosecuted'
'Support for Khalistan is virtually dead. Nobody wants Khalistan. Even those who pretended to be supporters of this cause were on a money-making spree,' says Sarabjit Singh, Punjab's director general of police.
INFOTECH
'There are two things needed: one, an idea, and, two, the idea must be sold'
The Internet's creator, Vinton Cerf, was in New Delhi.
MILLENNIUM SPECIAL
'Kasparov's career is not finished'
Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand on his 10 greatest chess players. A Millennium Special.
MONEY
Used cars are the flavour of the day
'The second-hand car market is all set to see a lot of action. If you are a neo-convert to cars, you are in a good position to drive a hard bargain,' says Murali Iyer.
SPORTS
Now or never
Arun Lal debuts on Rediff -- and tells us why the Indians have their best chance ever of winning a Test series in Australia.
MOVIES
Hey Ram! What's going on?
Controversy and Kamal Hassan go together.
MUSIC
'Rap is fast, fatafat -- people can listen to it and move on'
The inimitable Baba Sehgal, on The Rediff Chat.
TRAVEL
Weather report!
Indian Airlines offers a fog hotline to reconfirm your flight.
COLUMNS
The BJP's secret weapon
'If Indian democracy has to grow and flourish, the Opposition also needs a leader of similar status. Sonia cannot, will not, do. She will only make the BJP stronger and the Opposition weaker,' says Pritish Nandy.
Passion ploy?
'Has anyone ever ridden a chariot to drum up passions about what is certainly the greatest cause of Hindu misery, greater even than a dilapidated mosque: poverty?' asks Dilip D'Souza.
Roadblocks to e-prosperity
'Out of a list of 10 identified growth trends, India is completely cut out of four and possesses possible competitive advantages in another four,' says Devangshu Datta.
Crossfire
'The Indians have made allegations about Brett Lee's bowling action,' goes the story. It's all done with smoke and mirrors, says Prem Panicker.
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