'Who will feed us for three months?'

Sheela Bhatt drives from New Delhi to Agra and Firozabad to capture the stories of an India under lockdown. IMAGE: Punjab Singh, Mulayam and Suraj were part of the group walking restlessly towards......

Do the poor feature in Modi ki Duniya?

'Wasn't it the PM's duty to reach out to the daily wagers of whom he claims to have been a part?' asks Jyoti Punwani. IMAGE: Indians walk miles and miles to return to their villages after the......

Is BJP serious about Bharat Ratna for Savarkar?

'If they were really serious (about conferring the Bharat Ratna on Savarkar) what were they doing for the last five years?''Why do they have to take so long?''Gandhi himself never got the Bharat......

'Foundation of Modi's victory: Good governance'

'It is not that he has not committed any mistakes; he has.''But people were willing to forgive you if you were honest.' Uday Mahurkar, author of two books on Narendra Damodardas Modi, is a deputy......

Tata Cha brews some nostalgia along with tea

Tata Cha cafes hope to create a feel of a roadside tea cart, casual college canteens, old Irani cafés and even the chai joints encountered on journeys through the Indian countryside. A......

The cashless chaiwallah who swears by Modi

'The mindset of people needs to change.''We still believe in accepting cash when we can do business with digital money as well.'Kiran Mahida, a chaiwallah, tells Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf......

The demonetisation 'demon' is in the details

IMAGE: AAP workers protest against demonetisation in Patna, November 28, 2016. Photograph: PTI Photo 'We have the political will to take this to the very end.''But what eventually happens depends......

'Post GST, consumers will pay more'

'Otherwise, how is the government going to make more revenue?''The most important thing the GST does is to transfer money from household consumers, who are the most productive users of capital, to......

The 10 BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS of 2020

The pandemic and the lockdown came into our lives without warning. Nobody was prepared to be stuck at home. All social activity suddenly ended. Movie theatres were shut down and we missed the......

16 shows to watch during the lockdown

Nikita Puri lists the best shows and films to watch online as you ace social distancing. Be it videos of penguins being taken for walks around the zoo or cats playing games with their humans, the......

Helicopter Eela Review: Kajol disappoints, Riddhi shines

Helicopter Eela could have been a good film, but falls short, says Savera R Someshwar. Ever tried your hand at cooking? You've got a bunch of decent ingredients and an interesting recipe. Yet,......

Getting to know the *real* Kangana

Talented, rebellious, obsessive: Ranjita Ganesan and Dhruv Munjal find traces of the actor's different streaks in Mandi, Chandigarh and Mumbai. IMAGE: Kangana Ranaut receives the National Award......

Around the wicket: India v Pakistan watched by a billion people

Fans celebrating in Mumbai. Photograph: Sahil Salvi From a chaiwallah in Mumbai to a modest saloon in Multan and from a pub in Kolkata to a shop in Islamabad, the ICC Cricket World Cup opening......

Silly Point: Finally! A girl on the show

Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande's dream comes true as they spot Sonal Tandon at a chaiwallah! With ten episodes down, Manu and Abhishek wonder if they'll ever have a girl on the......