75th Independence Day: What India should do

India is too diverse to be governed centrally and with a single system.The way forward is for the central government to keep the monopoly of military power and a share of national resources while......

The new BJP is like the old Congress

While it took the Congress nearly a half century to earn the hatred of other political outfits, the BJP appears set to reach there in around six years, says Arun Bhatnagar, former secretary to the......

A 9/11 in Trump's America

September 11, 2001 changed everything. Doubly so for South Asians in America.They faced ignorance. They faced bullying. They faced hate deep enough to kill.But they also fought back and gained back......

10 new countries in just over 2 decades!

In a historic vote, Scotland on Friday rejected independence from the United Kingdom.   But if the YES votes overtook the nays, it would put an end to a 307-year-union.  Rediff.com......

10 Things You Didn't Know About Gone With The Wind

Did you know Clark Gable nearly didn't say 'Frankly, my dear I don't give a damn' in Gone With The Wind?Or about the film's India connections? IMAGE: Rhett Butler and the widowed Scarlett O'Hara......

Review: Stone Reader

Documentarian Mark Moskowitz sets off on his literary caper like a sort of book detective. His plan: find the author of an out-of-print novel, The Stones Of Summer, make a film about the quest, and......

Noose found in garage of black US racing driver

Photograph: Kind, courtesy Bubba Wallace/Instagram NASCAR has stepped up security around Bubba Wallace for the rain-delayed Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, on Monday, after a noose was found......

Leave the genius alone

When a genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign -- the dunes are all in a confederacy against him."For the better part of 15 years, Sachin Tendulkar was an exception to the words.......