'This is like a genocide and dictatorship'

'Tomorrow if a dictator says that he wants to clean society of certain elements, then that cannot be done.''This cannot happen in a democracy.' IMAGE: 1,500 -- yes, you read that number right --......

'Global jihad does indeed threaten India'

'A series of arrests have illustrated that IS now has a footprint in India.' 'India has been, for a very long time, a key part of Al Qaeda's global jihadist ambitions.' IMAGE: Fan with......

What really happened on October 30-31 in Bhopal?

'The prisoners were wearing layers and layers of clothes' Jailbreak: Why did MP govt ignore police officer's alerts? 'I smell a fake encounter' Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore reports from Bhopal......

If Burdwan blast was an act of terror, why not Jhabua?

'If terror indeed has no religion, no partisan affiliations, and if the government, media and all right-minded people in this country truly believe that, let us not call one blast a "terrorist......

10 Satyajit Ray films that should be re-released

One of India's top filmmakers Satyajit Raj would have been 95 on May 2.  We celebrate him by re-publishing a special series of articles through the week. Image: A scene from Mahanagar......

Guide, Waqt, Jaanwar: Bollywood classics turning 50 this year!

How many of these have aged well? Fifty years ago, while India was engaged in war with Pakistan, Hindi cinema flourished in effervescent, excited Eastman colours. 1965 is significant in more ways......

Is Simi Garewal getting younger?

Simi Garewal defies age like no one else. Or so they say. Known for her classic looks and a penchant for white, the actress/television host has come a long way since her Mera Naam Joker days.We......

'Lady Gaga is dying to connect with India'

Simi Garewal's new chat show Simi Selects India's Most Desirable did not get rave reviews like her earlier show, Rendezvous with Simi Garewal. But Simi doesn't mind. She wants the show to be......

Another CWG-bound athlete fails dope test

IMAGE: The dope offender is reportedly a late inclusion in the team but it could not confirmed. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images A member of the CWG-bound women's 4x100m relay team is set be......

Neeraj to lead 37-member athletics team in CWG 2022

IMAGE: Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will lead a 37-member Indian athletics team at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Photograph: Christian Petersen/Getty......

No Indians in ICC ODI Team of the Year!

IMAGE: The problem with non-selection of an Indian player in the XI is more to do with lack of matches rather than poor show since they have won both the series that they played in 2021.......

'Tharoor came in after we won IPL Kochi bid'

Team Kochi, the latest entrant to Indian Premier League, was put together by Shailendra Gaikwad of Rendezvous Sports World -- at least that's what Gaikwad says. RSW's bid, of $333.33 million......