When Rajdeep Sardesai attempted 'instant history'

This month saw releases of two much-hyped books, both of which went on immediately to become best-sellers. Both were by authors in their 40s, expected to shed much light, but did not quite succeed......

Cricketing fraternity condoles Bal Thackeray's death

The cricketing fraternity on Saturday condoled the sad demise of Bal Thackeray with fellow Maharashtrian Sachin Tendulkar leading the pack, saying the Shiv Sena patriarch will "always be remembered......

We will miss you, Varsha!

Varsha Bhosle, who tragically ended her life on Monday morning, may be known to the world as singer Asha Bhosle's only daughter, but she had her own identity, of a hugely popular columnist for......

When political ideology stops public good

Mahesh Vijapurkar on phoney ideology excuses and the spurning of brand ambassadors. Here is an absurd logic: Amitabh Bachchan was a brand ambassador for Gujarat tourism therefore he cannot be a......

Kaun Pravin Tambe Review

Shreyas Talpade plays the titular role with aplomb, applauds Deepti Patwardhan. If the role of sports, and subsequently of sports biopics, is to inspire, Kaun Pravin Tambe does an adequate job.......

City of Dreams 2 review

The second season of City Of Dreams has more pulp, hardly any juice, feels Sreehari Nair. Season 1 of Nagesh Kukunoor's City of Dreams, for all its pulpiness, aspired to paint an epic vision of......

Review Sachin A Billion Dreams: SACH is Life

Diehard Tendulkar fan actress Saiyami Kher reviews Sachin A Billion Dreams.A Rediff.com Exclusive! There is an old blanket in my cupboard about to give way any minute. But it's the blanket that was......

'I want Sachin Tendulkar to play Marathi KBC'

Actor Sachin Khedekar returns to the small screen after more than a decade to host the Marathi edition of the popular television show Kaun Banega Crorepati. The show is titled Kon Hoeel Marathi......

Tweet in favour of protesting farmers: AAP urges Tendulkar

IMAGE: AAP's Preeti Sharma Menon also endorsed Swabhimani Shetkari Saghtana worker Ranjeet Bagal's request to Sachin Tendulkar to tweet in support of the farmers against the farm laws. Photograph:......

When Tendulkar's first Chinese food experience was soured by friends!

'My father set me free at the age of 11 when he told me, 'Chase your dreams, but make sure you don't find shortcuts to them'.' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar and wife Anjali enjoying a meal in Mussoorie.......

India's Best 'Kar' XII: Gavaskar, Tendulkar, Wadekar, Vengsarkar...

Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Ajit Wadekar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Vijay Manjrekar and Eknath Solkar are among the 17 cricketers from Maharashtra who have the 'Kar' suffix in their surnames and have......

IPL PHOTOS: Mumbai vs Pune, Match 15

A dominant performance by Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik and Sachin Tendulkar saw Mumbai Indians crush their Maharashtrian neighbours, Pune Warriors India, by 41 runs during their IPL match on......

Maharashtra to recommend Sachin for Bharat Ratna

Having achieved the unique distinction of scoring the first double century in One-day internationals, Sachin Tendulkar is now on the threshold of becoming the first sportsperson to be conferred the......