'The PM is guilty of a conspiracy of silence'

In the first part of the interview Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, took on the government on the 2G spectrum issue.Part I: 'PM's PAC offer a master act of deception'In......

'26/11 investigation was a very lazy one'

Rediff.com correspondentVicky Nanjappa, who has been following and reporting on the case since the attacks, took up readers' queries about the Ajmal Kasab verdict. Here's the chat transciptindians......

Isabel leaves Washington powerless

Trivia question: Why are hurricanes inevitably given feminine names?Could it be that they start off as a gentle, refreshing breeze but, given the least check, are capable of intensifying, spreading......

'I dare Amarinder to arrest me'

Parkash Singh Badal, the former chief minister of Punjab, is a worried man. He is being hounded by the Punjab Vigilance Bureauthatraided his properties in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi to unearth......

I have given states an offer they can't refuse: Power minister

'Ordinances do not provide confidence to investors and bureaucrats to take bold decisions' 'The level of transparency in coal bidding is unprecedented in the history of India' 'Coal is......

Fortis plans to provide healthcare to all

After this whirlwind lunch interview, Shivinder M Singh, managing director, Fortis Healthcare (India), cleans up his desk with a paper napkin, folds it neatly and tucks it under his empty......

Over 1 mn .com, .net domain names in India

India has registered a total of 1.037 million .com and .net domain names, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Briefby VeriSign. The first quarter of 2010 saw over 193 million domain name......

IT behind US economic boom

Information technology has driven nearly all of the economic growth in the United States over the last decade, adding $2 trillion annually to the economy, according to new report. IT also creates......

Karthik: Acting is a learning process

Karthik's first lead role arrived with P C Sreeram's Vaanam Vasapadum, which was also the first digitally made film in India. His latest release is Priya's Kanda Naal Muthal. The long gap is only......

'More Indian food than music in the West'

A nondescript studio in Andheri, a Mumbai suburb, is not where you expect to find a globallyrespected jazz-rock virtuoso. Especially not next door to DJ Nasha's 'one stop shop for DJs.'But Jonas......

I was seduced by a vamp

I must have been 14 when I was seduced for the first time. She must have been close to 50 then. Her expressive eyes, lithe movements, sensuous dance and gyrating hips stole my heart, mind and......

Same difference!

The last Hindi film I saw here was Darna Mana Hai-- and while watching it, I couldn't help thinking of Tales of the Unexpected (not, please note, the television series of that same name), a......

Protesting wrestlers will be allowed to compete in Asian Games trials

IMAGE: Wrestlers warm-up during their sit-in protest in Jantar Manter in Delhi. Photograph: PTI The ad-hoc panel of the IOA is likely to allow the state wrestling associations to field deserving......

Captain Kohli rejects criticism of Mohali pitch. Do you agree?

- 'I don't think there were any demons in the wicket, the ball did not turn square at any stage, batsmen had to apply themselves but it was a bowlers' game.' IMAGE: India captain Virat Kohli.......

US target World Cup last eight

The United States emerged as one of the surprises of the 2002 World Cup finals but now appear to have the experience and talent to do well without causing gasps of surprise.After being ranked 32nd......

Statisticians stumped by new rules

The International Cricket Council seems to have developed the knack of inviting the wrath of cricket statisticians. In recent times, every single decision it has taken --having an impact on cricket......

Ashok Kumar gets a high five

Ashok Kumar beat Shiv Kapur by a solitary stroke to annex his fifth straight title on the Amby Valley PGAI Tour at the Rs 1.5 million Tata Open 2004, played at the Beldih & Golmuri Golf Courses.The......