The Edge of Desire, Tuhin A Sinha's fourth book, has an interesting plot, considering the immensely political times we live in. Shruti, former journalist married to a messianic IAS officer, is......
When educated ministers like Kapil Sibal and P Chidambaram are forced to defend the indefensible it shows a certain desperation in the top power structures in the ruling UPA, says Virendra Kapoor.......
As part of a series of chats, which will help understand the significance and scope of US President Barack Obama's visit to India, diplomat and rediff.com columnist T P Sreenivasaninteracted with......
Bill Clinton was the first American President to travel to India in over 20 years. Abhishek Mande glances at that memorable visit through the eyes of Rediff.com reports and excerpts from Clinton's......
Can prime ministers hailing from the Nehru family ever be wrong, asks Virendra Kapoor. Believe it or not, prime ministers from the Nehru-Gandhi family did no wrong, infallible as all three were. If......
Radhika Rajamani reviewsCollector Gaari Bhaarya. Readers can also send their reviewshere.Collector Gaari bhaarya (Collector's wife) is a Telugu film made on the problems faced by women. A movie......
Reader Perdy Mohindru from Auckland, New Zealand, sent us this article and picture of Shreya Ghoshal's concert in New Zealand recently. Feel free to mail us your write-ups, videos and photographs......
"The secret buried under the earth might go undiscovered but the secret inside one's mind will always remainfor people to unearth it." That's the intriguing tagline that accompanies Vijay TV's......
Speak up for MS Dhoni as captain!On Friday evening rediff.com asked readers to speak up for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and appeal to theBoard of Control for Cricket in Indiato back the captain against......
Reader Krishna Prasadh sent us this pictureHi,We met Leander Paes at the USOpen 2009 when he was practicing; very nice and down-to-earth guy, came to us and said, 'Hi'. We asked for a picture and......
My name is Praveen and we were out to Sringeri (Karnataka) for a small pligrimage when we happened to meet Javagal Srinath in traditional South Indian attire.He is such a warm and unassuming......
Legendary India opener Sunil Gavaskar may have made the 70s' fiery West Indian bowling line-up look ordinary, but his former teammate Ravi Shastri has disclosed the little master's fear of'Bouncer......
Reader Hemant sent us these pictures from the US. 'We had been to US Open 2008 and we met Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes,' writes Hemant.'I and my friend Suresh asked Mahesh if we could take a......
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