TMC's Mahua Moitra 'took bribes' to ask questions in Parl: BJP MP

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey on Sunday accused Trinamool Congress's Mahua Moitra of taking 'bribes' from a businessman to ask questions in Parliament and urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om......

'Dons Are More Decent Than Politicians'

'I was wondering whether I would ever come out alive.' All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "Being a Naxalite prisoner the jail officials didn't allow me to read books. Dreaded dons were......

'No One Can Escape If They Are Critical Of The Government'

'This action sends out a very nasty message in a very strong way -- that nobody is exempt.''It is also an attempt to extend the definition of who is an anti-national, who's a terrorist, a......

'Modi is almost certain to be re-elected...'

'Although perhaps not with a greater majority, and maybe even a slightly reduced majority in the Lok Sabha.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi addresses the US-India Strategic Partnership......

Global Dark Economy Clouds Hover Over India

'Rhetoric and chest-thumping are running high on India's recent growth record.''But will the giant waves developing elsewhere allow us to sail smoothly into fair winds?' asks Debashis Basu.......

'Growth is fragile'

'If all goes well, we may well hit or even surpass the forecast growth rate.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com "But a lot of things can go wrong, and the MPC should in my view keep a careful......

Shaitaan Review: Wicked Without Warning

Shaitaan's wickedness may be its calling card but relies on age-old formulas to do the trick, observes Sukanya Verma. A despot seeking complete control by hypnotising blind followers into......

Madhavan Has NEVER Done THIS Before!

R Madhavan is very nervous about Shaitaan. "I have never done anything like this before," he tells Subhash K Jha. "This creature that I play is so evil, he is way beyond my comprehension of......

7 Cliches Of Movie Criticism & Reporting

This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making......

Killer Soup Review: Manoj, Konkona Are Star Ingredients, But...

Killer Soup's plots grow too convoluted and the strain of keeping the momentum going shows when its shrewd and surreal visuals lose steam, observes Sukanya Verma. Against the stillness of lush......

Pucovski suffers concussion after suffering nasty blow on head

IMAGE: Will Pucovski had to be substituted following a nasty blow to his head. Photograph: cricket.com.au/X Australian batter Will Pucovski suffered a nasty blow on his head and had to be......

U-19 World Cup: India down South Africa; enter 9th final

Images from the Under-19 World Cup semi-final match between India and South Africa on Tuesday. Scorecard IMAGE: India captain Uday Saharan celebrates his half-century during the U-19 World......

EPL PIX: Arsenal upset Liverpool; Man United win

Arsenal beat lacklustre Liverpool to close gap IMAGE Arsenal's Leandro Trossard celebrates scoring their third goal with Reiss Nelson and Martin Odegaard. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters......

TATA Chess: Gukesh outwits Foreest

Photograph: Photograph: Kind Courtesy D Gukesh/X Grandmaster D Gukesh scored his second victory on the trot at the expense of Jorden Van Foreest of Holland and jumped to joint third spot after the......

I haven't been everyone's cup of tea, signs off Warner

IMAGE: Reflecting on his career, David Warner believes he should have shown more patience. Photograph: ICC/X Well aware that he has not been "everyone's cup of tea", the enigmatic David Warner......