Several Carnatic musicians have pulled out of Madras Music Academy's annual December conference to protest the Sangita Kalanidhi award to classical vocalist T M Krishna, who they allege has......
Congress leader Sachin Pilot made it clear on Saturday that he has buried the hatchet with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on the advice of party president Mallikarjun Kharge, saying......
The BJP is faced with the crucial question of who will lead the party in the four impending state polls this year: In Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata......
China has announced plans to provide visas to Indian professionals and their families stranded in India for over two years following the strict visa restrictions imposed by Beijing due to the......
'Serial testing is much more valuable than a single test which reflects just a point in time.' IMAGE: A healthcare worker collects a swab sample for a rapid antigen test in Kolkata, January 7,......
New norms are in place to strengthen regulations for this set of lenders which has been playing a critical role in Asia's third largest economy, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic......
'Are they assuming that by the end of May or the 15th of June, we will see the end of the pandemic?' IMAGE: Workers pack incense sticks made from discarded flowers that were collected from outside......
'We had made proposals to the government on what was the problem, what should be done and what needed to be done.''When we were not heard, we had to bring it to the attention of the people through......
'The next general election is four years away. That's enough time to recover -- provided the government stops spending and taxing so much,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. Illustration: Dominic......
Good intentions are best left to political parties, governments and religious establishments, suggests T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Here's a problem: If......
If Netflix and the film's producers thought they would bring younger audiences to the master's works, they have failed with the experiment, says Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee in Ray. In......
There is a world that Satyajit Ray created in his films that I wanted to be a part of -- as Durga bathed in the rain to Ravi Shankar's music; when Charulata sat on the swing regretting she never......
Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2, 2021.To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com brings you a treasure trove of features from our archives. Satyajit......
Shakespeare Wallah had been out of circulation for a long time, but a restored version of the film opened in New York on November 10.It will travel after that to other cities in the US and......
There's unintended hilarity and very little combat to justify the existence of a sequel, feels Sukanya Verma. In this ghastly attempt at an action thriller, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's......
The Asian Games officially begin on Saturday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou and will feature several sports that are unlikely to be seen in any other major continental or global......
'He has played 100 Tests, he deserves respect.' IMAGE: Is it the end of the road for Cheteshwar Pujara? Photograph: BCCI Despite India's collective batting failure in the World Test......
England Hockey cited the Indian government's mandatory 10-day quarantine protocol for all UK nationals as one of the reasons for withdrawal. IMAGE: The FIH Men's Junior World Cup is scheduled to......
Desperate to win their first match of the tournament, senior Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara on Monday put up a brave front ahead of his team's match against India in the ODI tri-series, in......
He has made several big hundreds in international cricket but Virender Sehwag says in all modesty that he cannot be considered in the same category as Sunil Gavaskar, whom he would like to emulate.......