Living on a prayer in Kashmir

 For the first time in nearly two years, tourism has been on the rise in Kashmir. But what does that mean for the average Kashmiri, ponders Abhishek Mande Bhot after a recent visit to the......

Farewell, Mumbai Mirror

Abhishek Mande Bhot recalls his stint at Mumbai Mirror, the iconic Mumbai daily newpaper, which its owners, the Times of India group, decided on Saturday to convert to a weekly newspaper.  ......

Does poor hygiene lead to fewer Covid deaths?

'Better hygiene could lower a person's immunity and make the person susceptible to auto-immune diseases.' IMAGE: A garbage dump in Agartala. Photograph: Abhishek Saha/ANI Photo   The United......

A Few Good Men and the Angry Sea: How the IAF regained a lost paradise

'I had heard that it was a paradise... but when I first lay my eyes on it, it wasn't what I had pictured.' 'We had known of the devastation, but we didn't know the true extent of it.' Air Commodore......

Guide, Coach, Halwai: SRK's many, MANY avatars!

Shah Rukh Khan plays a tour guide in his new film.Sukanya Verma looks at SRK's unusual onscreen professions. Actors play cops and crooks, teachers and tycoons, medics and musicians, lawyers and......

Watch: Lauren Gottlieb, Jackky Bhagnani's 'Titanic trip' to Karachi

Actors Lauren Gottlieb and Jackky Bhagnani recently visited the Rediff office to promote their upcoming comedy, Welcome 2 Karachi. They obviously enjoyed themselves, as they chatted with staffer......

PIX: Jackky Bhagnani, Lauren Gottlieb visit Rediff

When stars drop by Rediff offices...Lauren Gottlieb and Jackky Bhagnani, stars of the upcoming comedy Welcome To Karachi, are a hoot! When the dynamic duo dropped by Rediff offices recently, they......

Robert Downey Jr didn't need to act like a jerk

The Avengers star walks out of an interview. Abhishek Mande Bhot knows the feeling. I watched with discomfort the Robert Downey Jr interview from which The Avengers star walked out after being......

Video: Aussies lift World Cup in David versus Goliath contest

It was a David versus Goliath contest… only, this time, Goliath won. New Zealand, who were playing their first match in Australia in this World Cup, could only put 183 runs on the board. It......

Video: Kohli's flop show ends India's World Cup dream

It was a heart-breaking end to a memorable run and a chance for Team India to stamp their authority on the game once again. But that was not to be as Australia stormed its way into the final of the......

Video: India's real test is against Australia

The semi-final clash against Australia was always going to be a big test for an unbeaten Team India. While India’s bowlers had never really been tested throughout the tournament, the Aussies......

Video: New Zealand-South Africa... a match worth watching!

The semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa has everything. Swashbuckling batsmen who smote the ball for sixes and fours. Bowlers who took the battle to the batsmen. Fielders who fielded as......

World Cup: Can South Africa beat the rain?

Once again, South Africa faced their old nemesis... rain. South Africa, who have been haunted by rain and the D/L method faced a similar situation in their semi-final match against South Africa,......