EXCLUSIVE! The Secret Of Modi's Success

'In the course of my interactions with him, Modi insisted that he does not believe charisma alone can sustain people's trust for long.''That is why Modi consistently refers to Mahatma Gandhi to......

Imran Khan becomes 1st Pak PM to lose no-trust vote

Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, who turned his shaky team into champions in the 1992 Cricket World Cup, failed to repeat the same charisma in politics where he was run out by a......

Imran surprises Oppn, but pushes Pak into political uncertainty

Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, known for surprising his opponents with inswinging yorkers in the field, startled Pakistan's Opposition political leaders in Parliament by recommending its......

'Govt wants 1.38 bn Indians to be yes men of the ruling party'

'It is a sad day when social activists, environmental campaigners, anti-corruption workers are singled out as anti-nationals and then criminalised.' IMAGE: Disha Ravi, the 22-year-old climate......

For some time you let me into your dreams

It is two weeks today since Irrfan passed away into the ages.'He was capable, concise, calm, sublime, and profound, and perhaps that's also why Irrfan's passing felt 'personal' to many.'Ranjita......

Khoya's Mishra chats with fans

Hislast film, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, opened to rave reviews. He even playeda villain in Madhur Bhandarkar's Traffic Signal. Meet director Sudhir Mishra, whose latest film, Khoya Khoya Chand is......

Are film critics 'retards'?

I was reading the other day that Aishwarya Rai, now busy being the 'pink' in the Pink Panther franchise's next episode, was feeling particularly lonely (She must be missing all those sycophants who......

'On form pick Yuvi ahead of Sourav'

In the first of a series of weekly chats on cricket, Prem Panicker appeared on the rediff Chat at 1300 EDT/1000 PDT. Following is a transcript of the chat.Also see Prem's blog:......