Shillong Chamber Choir founder Neil Nongkynrih passes away

Shillong Chamber Choir founder and noted music composer Neil Nongkynrih died in Mumbai after a brief illness on Wednesday said Choir officials. IMAGE: Neil Nongkynrih receives his Padma Shri Award......

Girls ill-treated by Delhi cops back at protest march

Rediff.com's Priyanka caught up with five girls who underwent a traumatic experience at the Parliament Street police station on the day several anti-rapeprotestors were roughed up at Raisina Hill.......

India and the Great Olympic Tamasha

Even those of us who shudder at the thought of walking to the neighbourhood store, or who have never dipped a foot in a swimming pool or kicked a football in our lives, will watch avidly as great......

Meet US commerce secretary's Indian 'hand'

Parita Shah, one of United States Commerce Secretary Gary Locke's closest advisers, is among the several second-generation Indian Americans serving in the Obama administration. Shah, 33, has flown......

RBI Deputy Governor to retire today

Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Usha Thorat is demitting office on Tuesday, after spending nearly 38 years at the Mint Road in various capacities during which she has had a stint in virtually......

When Ajay Devgn Met President Murmu

The 68th National Film Awards saw actors from across India get together for the prestigious ceremony in New Delhi. While Ajay Devgn received his third National Award, power couple Suriya and......

When Lataji Was Devastated

Biswajit, movie heart-throb of the 1960s, remembers The Legend. IMAGE: Biswajit with Hemant Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Biswajit/Instagram Matinee idol of the 1960s,......

The Ultimate Lata Mangeshkar Playlist

The Incomparable Lata Mangeshkar passed into the ages on February 6, 2022. She was 92.Some of her best songs, in celebration of an incredible life. Nightingale of India. Greatest Indian Singer......

Revisiting 1983 in Hindi Movies

Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood. It was a year of excitement and extremes. If parallel cinema in India......

'I'd have won gold had I been a little taller'

'I could not believe that the prime minister knew me.' IMAGE: Dutee Chand clocked 11.32 seconds to finish a close second in the women's 100 metres. Photograph: PTI Dutee Chand is the first Indian......

India's Olympics report card: Sindhu, Sakshi save the blushes

- Competing in 15 disciplines with an 118-member contingent, the biggest ever at the Games, there was hope that India would emulate its best-ever tally of six medals, achieved at the London......

Highlights of Day 12: Sakshi breaks open medal chest

IMAGE: India's Sakshi Malik celebrates after defeating Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan in the women's Freestyle 58 kg bronze medal match at the Rio Olympics. Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images.......

Sania has done more than anyone else to make India proud: Shah Rukh

IMAGE: The cover of Sania Mirza's book Ace Against Odds. Photograph: Twitter (@MirzaSania). Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan launched the autobiography of tennis star Sania Mirza......

Saina to skip few tournaments to focus on fitness

After a disappointing year in which she failed to win a single title, suffered injuries and saw her world ranking taking a dip, star shuttler Saina Nehwal has decided to skip a few tournaments in......