'Ameen Sayani was the Shahenshah of Melody'

For four decades, his voice united millions of Indians for an hour every Wednesday as he brought Hindi cinema's greatest songs in an unparalleled radio broadcast. Illustration: Dominic......

Why Business Wants Modi To Return In 2024

The BJP is the preferred choice because it offers what the Mughals and later British offered in their time: A stable polity and an environment in which business could function, explains T N Ninan.......

Mahua's expulsion: Lok Sabha witnessed heated exchanges

The Lok Sabha witnessed a heated debate Friday on an Ethics Committee report recommending Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra's expulsion in the cash-for-query issue, with the Opposition demanding......

NewsClick raids: US says it can't verify reports of 'China connection'

The United States has seen reports about the alleged ties of an Indian media outlet with China but cannot comment on the veracity of the claims, a senior American official said. IMAGE: The special......

Modi needs to listen to our economists

We have a government with an extremely weak economic team advising a PM who hardly pays attention to their thoughts, says Jayanta Roy. Photograph: Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   I......

SC stays criminal proceedings against former Wipro chairman Azim Premji

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed criminal proceedings against former chairman of Wipro, Azim Premji, and his wife on their plea seeking quashing of the summons issued by a Bengaluru trial court......

Can Murari Lal Jalan revive Jet Airways?

For Jet's revival, Mr Jalan should be on the scene long enough for everyone to get to know him, appreciate his skills, and not vanish into thin air within a matter of months or even weeks, observes......

'Main apne bete ko hero nahin bana sakaa'

To see the 92-year-old father attending court for his son's bail plea was more heartbreaking than any scene from Rajkumar Kohli's cinema. IMAGE: Rajkumar Kohli with wife Nishi and son Armaan......

'Don't be fooled by Ranveer's bling'

'In him resides a fierce lion of an actor who would have made Stanislavsky proud.' 'With Rocky he started with his body, his hair, his clothes; then his walk, his language, the constant listening......

When Retro Songs Make A Re-Entry In The Movies

Hindi film songs have a long life and versatile character. They please. They comfort. And when used in a different surrounding from its original setting, they acquire an altogether new context.......

Anil Kapoor's One Big Regret In Life

IMAGE: Aditya Roy Kapur, Sobhita Dhuliapala and Anil Kapoor. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Looks like the downpour that Mumbai witnessed on Wednesday morning was an active measure to......

Spain Masters: Sikki-Sumeeth knocked out in semis

IMAGE: India's mixed doubles pair of N Sikki Reddy and B Sumeeth Reddy. Photograph: BAI Media/X India's challenge in the Madrid Spain Masters Super 300 tournament ended in Madrid on Saturday after......

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources. IMAGE: A glimpse of the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the venue for the......

What Was Mr Jhakaas Telling The Hitman?

IMAGE: Aditya Roy Kapoor, left, and Anil Kapoor chat with Rohit Sharma before the toss on Friday, May 12, 2023. Photographs: BCCI Was Anil Kapoor giving Mumbai Indians Skipper Rohit Sharma a pep......

Srikanth, Chaliha top trials, make Asian Games teams

IMAGE: Kidambi Srikanth. Photograph: Getty Images Kidambi Srikanth and Ashmita Chaliha on Sunday topped the men's and women's singles selection trials respectively to assure themselves a place in......

Asia C'ship: Struggling with rhythm & form, Indian shuttlers face uphill task

IMAGE: PV Sindhu will begin her campaign against Taiwanese Wen Chi-hsu. Photograph: Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images Top Indian shuttlers, including double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, will hope to find......