Rajdeep Sardesai: PM must tell those who spread hate, 'Stop spreading hate'

'I hope the prime minister starts telling those abusers to stop abusing... Because when he remains silent, these people get more muscle,' journalist Rajdeep Sardesai told Chaya Babu/Rediff.com soon......

Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai assaulted outside Madison Square Garden

Leading television anchor Rajdeep Sardesai was roughed up by pro-Modi supporters outside the Madison Square Garden in New York, shortly before the prime minister's address. A small group of......

Modi is a rock star, cheers MSG

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets a grand welcome at Madison Square Garden, fit for a rock star. Some sported Modi tee-shirts and others posed with them at Madison Square Garden: Photograph:......

'Can hungry people go on a hunger strike?'

'So you have a middle class, and an elite that have seceded into outer space and they look down and say, "What's our bauxite doing in their mountains?" and "What's our water doing in their rivers?"......

Going beyond Bollywood

The South Asian International Film Festival celebrates 10 years of showcasing independent cinema. Chaya Babu reports. On the opening night of the South Asian International Film Festival at the......

Vijay Iyer: America's Indian Jazz Genius

Vijay Iyer, the critically acclaimed jazz musician, is the only Indian American among this year's 24 MacArthur Geniuses. Rediff.com's Chaya Babu speaks to the musical genius. "They just call you up......

Dev Anand taught me what it meant to be hip, cool and Indian

'Dev Anand was the king of my generation -- Western in his sensibilities and very carefree. I was in love with those movies and the promise of the exciting world that they presented,' recalls......

Review: Akasha Gange

Another visual treat from Dinesh Baboo. The veteran director who is born and brought up in Kerala has made his best films in Kannada. And with Akasha Gange, he has just updated his list of classy......