Has BJP Fallen In Congress Trap?

On balance, RG contesting from Raebareli instead of Amethi isn't the masterstroke the party's adherents are touting it to be, but neither is it the blunder the BJP and its tame media is framing it......

Modi Is Being Outnumbered And Out-Rallied

This time Modi has no emotive message to take to the stump. Muscular nationalism doesn't work against the backdrop of China's successive inroads into Indian territory. Rising prices is a sore point......

Modi's Edifice Complex

To understand Modi, listen to what he does not say, suggests Prem Panicker. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Narendra D Modi, Amit A Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and J P Nadda......

'Goli bahut bhayanak chal rahi hai'

'Bola nikal jao. Sala firing karte hai Russi.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Bombs are spitting down from the frosty winter sky in Kyiv. But Mahadev Sahay* sounds rather cheerful.......

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect Review

There's wisdom to be found in an unfairly treated man's short and sweet concluding words -- a nation is only as great as our appreciation of the people who make it great, notes Sukanya Verma. A......

What you DON'T KNOW about Nedumudi Venu

A Nedumudi Venu character was happiest when moving his head to a piece of music with his eyes closed; or, when inventing off of a note that a co-actor had left unfinished; or, when reciting a poem......

'Venu will remain exceptional'

'He was truly an athulya abhinaya pratibha (exceptionally talented actor).' IMAGE: Nedumudi Venu in North 24 Kaatham.   When the legendary actor Nedumudi Venu passed away on October 11, the......

The Man Who Makes Bollywood Look GOOD

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Parinda, 1942: A Love Story, Devdas, Kareeb, Mission Kashmir, Munnabhai MBBS, Rang De Basanti, Delhi 6, Bhag Milkha Bhag, Kalank... all bear the visual stamp of Binod Pradhan's......

'Tied Test changed Australian cricket'

'As a player, the biggest question you ask yourself is whether you are good enough to be on the same ground as Gavaskar, Dev, Border and company.' This interview was first published on Rediff.com......

T20 World Cup final highlights India's gender pay gap

'The women's game is stuck, like Cinderella, at the hearth while the men are off partying.' 'And that is unfair to the women, to the game and to us spectators.' IMAGE: India captain Harmanpreet......

'There is a uniqueness about Kohli'

'He is setting a new paradigm.' Virat Kohli, as the television pundits and cricket's number crunchers never tire of emphasising these days, is 'in the form of his life.' The Sunday before his 29th......

The Muhammad Ali tribute you MUST read!

'Every Ali obituary I read made the point that he 'transcended his sport' -- a reference to the many battles he fought with America even as he fought in America.''What the obituaries leave out is......

It's time to fix the IPL!

The IPL has produced more controversies in its short lifespan than any other sporting league in history, says legendary cricket writer Prem Panicker. IMAGE: IPL 3 saw drama around the Kochi......