'Modi has always been a loner'

'He never believes in loose talk.''If he is done with you, then you go your way, he goes his way.' Paresh Rawal, the Bollywood actor and debutant Member of Parliament from the Ahmedabad East Lok......

The art of getting out hit wicket

'Modi is not being consistent with his past record of caution.' 'Has something changed in the way Modi does things?' asks T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Prime......

5 questions for the 'Prannoy Roy Brigade'

'While I am personally pained at the raids on Dr Roy's home, I want to ask five questions of those crying themselves hoarse over the attack on "Freedom of the Press",' says Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: Dr......

'This is a warning to the media'

'Fall in line or you will be in the line of fire.'Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com On Monday, June 5, the homes of NDTV promoters Dr Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy in three cities were raided by......

Few scandalous biz tycoons who made it big, ran it and got screwed

Has business become more immoral than before? Perhaps not; it’s just being exposed more often because of tighter laws and the spread of information technology, says Kanika Datta. There are......

Subrata Roy stamp fiasco: London journos irked

London-based Indian Journalist's Association (IJA) has sent a notice to Sahara Pariwar chairman and managing worker Subrata Roy asking his group not to prevent journalists from discharging their......

Life in the cell phone age

The evening was as balmy as you could ask for in Chennai before summer sets in with its full fury. The colonial architecture of the club house formed a suitable backdrop to the lawn on which dined......

How to make money from blogs

Goodbye, cyberspace! hello, blogiverse! blogosphere? blogmos?" asked writer Brad LGraham in jest when speculating about the future of blogs in a post on his own blog on 10 September 1999. A report......

Sindoor Khela For Kajol, Rani, Tanishaa

Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Tanishaa Mukerji and others celebrated Vijayadashami with sindoor khela at the North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja Samiti in Juhu, north west Mumbai. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

'Instagram has given my career a boost'

'I have started getting a lot of messages from people, directors, photographers...and I realised the importance of being visible.' "Bollywood hasn't exploited my talent (as much as I would have......

'If you feel something is correct in life, stand for it'

'Go against society and people for that.''You don't have to be politically correct always.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Varun Dhawan/Instagram Varun Dhawan has never had a flop till date, and is one......

The MOST ENTERTAINING Guests on Koffee? VOTE!

Were Kareena and Priyanka catty enough? YOU tell us in this poll! Alia Bhatt burped on national television. Sara Ali Khan's Bollywood aspirations, strictly confined to her Macbook, became viral.......

Ranji: Panchal's double ton puts Gujarat in drivers' seat

A summary of all the action from day three of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday. IMAGE: Pradosh Ranjan Paul struck a superb 124 to put Tamil Nadu in a strong position against Delhi on......

Mushtaq Ali T20: Tare shines as Mumbai thrash Services

Skipper Aditya Tare's unbeaten 42-ball 49 and a good showing by their bowlers enabled Mumbai trounce Services by eight wickets in a Group D match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Twenty20 tournament......

Baljit left out of probables for Asian CT

Goalkeeper Baljit Singh, who made a comeback to the Indian hockey camp after two years in wilderness, could not make the core group and was left out of the 48-strong list of probables for the first......

Sandeep Singh recalled to Hockey squad

Dragflicker Sandeep Singh made a return, while injured striker Shivendra Singh and midfielder Arjun Halappa have been rested from a 22-member Indian hockey squad for a tour of Europe, starting next......

Rajpal replaces Sandeep as India hockey captain

Rajpal Singh on Friday replaced Sandeep Singh as the captain of a 21-member Indian hockey team for the FIH Men's Champions Challenge I tournament in Salta, Argentina from December 6 to 13. Forward......