Suvendu's fight against Mamata for political survival

A victory in Nandigram would not only establish him as one of the tallest BJP leaders in Bengal but would push him miles ahead of others in the chief ministerial race if the party is voted to......

HC grants divorce on woman's refusal to wear 'sindoor'

The Gauhati high court has granted divorce to a man, observing that the refusal to wear 'shaka' (conch shell bangle) and 'sindoor' (vermillion) as per customs by a Hindu married woman amounted to......

Requests to join RSS increase after Pranab's visit

Former president Pranab Mukherjee’s presence at a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh valedictory session earlier this month has spiked people’s requests to join the organisation, particularly......

Jinnah's 'decades old' portrait at AMU sparks row

The AMU defended the portrait, saying that Jinnah was a founder of the university and granted life membership of the student union. A Bharatiya Janata Party MP has asked Aligarh Muslim University......

The TOP HIGHLIGHTS: Oscars honours Irrfan

IMAGE: A TV grab of Irrfan being honoured at the Oscar ceremony. The 93rd Annual Academy Awards paid tributes to various artists across the globe, who passed away last year, for their significant......

What Soumitra Chatterjee taught me

Yuvraj Mehta remembers the time he, a first year college student, called on Soumitra Chatterjee at the legendary actor's home. IMAGE: Soumitra Chatterjee in Shaka Proshaka. Growing up in Kolkata......

The RISE, the FALL, and COMEBACK of Bobby Deol

Joginder Tuteja looks at Bobby Deol's career over the years. IMAGE: Bobby Deol. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bobby Deol/Instagram Bobby Deol was launched 25 years ago in Rajkumar Santoshi's romance,......

The Most Patriotic Bollywood Hero? VOTE!

We celebrate Republic Day with this special feature, published on Rediff.com in January 2013.  Quite a few Bollywood heroes have worn patriotism proudly on their sleeves. As we get into......

2018 World Cup qualifiers: Ronaldo fires Portugal, France lose

  IMAGE: Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their first goal against Latvia in the 2018 World Cup Qualifying European Zone, Group B match in Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia on......

Pressure pays off in the end for England

Late goals from Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard were a deserved reward for the pressure England exerted in Thursday's 2-0 World Cup win over Trinidad & Tobago. England struggled to get another......

Late charge earns England victory

England had to endure 83 minutes of frustration against Trinidad & Tobago before Peter Crouch and then Steven Gerrard powered them into the World Cup second round with a hard-earned 2-0 Group B win......

England hoping to play it cool in Nuremberg

A combustible England will look to the weather for help when they face World Cup Group B rivals Trinidad & Tobago on Thursday. Elsewhere, Sweden take on Paraguay in the same section in Berlin while......

Do-or-die for Sweden, Paraguay

The World Cup will be less than a week old when Sweden play Paraguay on Thursday (0030 IST, June 16), but both sides are already talking about packing their bags if they lose. The first games in......