4 Times When Modi's Hindu-Muslim Rhetoric Backfired

Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com does a deep dive into four elections when Narendra Modi resorted to anti-Muslim fervour and points out that Hindu-Muslim politics does not necessarily mean victory......

Campaigning ends for 88 seats in Phase 2 of LS polls

The curtains came down Wednesday evening on a high-voltage campaigning for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls in 88 seats across 13 states on April 26. IMAGE: BJP candidate for Mathura, Hema......

Cong tried to redirect SC/ST quota to Muslims: Modi rakes up Andhra in Raj

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Congress has tried to extend reservation to Muslims out of the Dalit quota, and accused the party again of hatching a "deep conspiracy" to snatch......

Anxiety Behind Modi's Banswara Speech?

In the coming days, unless Modi tones down the communal spiel, it will be clear that anxiety continues to drive his mind and clouds his judgment, observes Modi biographer Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.......

'Parveen, I remember not just the star...'

'...but the incredible person you were.''I am deeply thankful for having known you, for the love and the challenges we shared.' On Parveen Babi's 70th birth anniversary on April 4, Mahesh Bhatt......

In The Times Of Usha Mehta And Savarkar

As Ae Watan Mere Watan and Swatantra Veer Savarkar release this week, Utkarsh Mishra takes us down history and reminds us about India's freedom struggle. IMAGE: Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in......

Bastar: The Naxal Story Review: Bizarre

The Naxal movement has such a complex history that several books have been written to understand it. Bastar: The Naxal Story seeks to reduce it to bullet points and stereotypes, observes......

The Magical World Of Muzaffar Ali

'I somehow felt that Muzaffar Ali was in Aligarh to feel the pulse of the Muslim youth, especially in the darker and harsher times that India is passing through,' notes Mohammad Sajjad. IMAGE:......

'Say Jai Shri Ram 1,000 times'

'I am a proud Indian and a proud Muslim.' IMAGE: Mohammed Shami believes social media has become a dangerous tool for some to incite people in the name of religion. Photographs: Mohammed......

Stokes's leadership puts England's young guns at ease

IMAGE: A teenage British Asian and a practising Muslim, Rehan Ahmed said that the England management, including captain Ben Stokes, is accomodating in giving time off for Friday prayers, even at......