Raja Sen, For Rediff.Com

Stories by Raja Sen, For Rediff.Com

Rediff said it first: Juveniles, accused of heinous crimes, to be tried as adults

Rediff said it first: Juveniles, accused of heinous crimes, to be tried as adults

Rediff.com   7 May 2015

'With increasing numbers of juveniles committing heinous crimes, we believe such juveniles must go into the adult system and be punished,' Minister Maneka Gandhi tells Rashme Sehgal.

Review: While We're Young is the first great film of 2015

Review: While We're Young is the first great film of 2015

Rediff.com   1 May 2015

It is a film worth watching and recommending and loving, like a novel you can't wait to lend to friends you care about.

Review: Gabbar Is Back, stupid enough to be outlawed

Review: Gabbar Is Back, stupid enough to be outlawed

Rediff.com   1 May 2015

Stay away from theatres, I'd say. 50-kos away, even.

Review: Varun, Shraddha impress in ABCD 2 trailer

Review: Varun, Shraddha impress in ABCD 2 trailer

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2015

ABCD 2 releases June 19, 2015.

Iron Khan, Black Widow Chopra and other Bollywood Avengers

Iron Khan, Black Widow Chopra and other Bollywood Avengers

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2015

What if we made The Avengers here in India?

US wants to monitor Air Quality; India stunned

US wants to monitor Air Quality; India stunned

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2015

13 out of the world's 20 most polluted cities are in India. Most shockingly, the latest Central Pollution Control Board statistics reveal that the pollution levels in Gwalior, Raipur and even little known Kashipur are higher than that of Delhi which means we have some of the most polluted zones in the world.

5 things we learnt from last 3 Grand Prix

5 things we learnt from last 3 Grand Prix

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2015

Will things be the same at Bahrain? Here's where we look to the front - by looking at what we've learnt.

Review: Mr X is an unwatchable piece of trash

Review: Mr X is an unwatchable piece of trash

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2015

Mr X is a stupid, slow, randomly ballad-filled mess that could still have been made entertaining with an interesting protagonist, writes Raja Sen.

Review: Court: Better in parts, than as a whole

Review: Court: Better in parts, than as a whole

Rediff.com   17 Apr 2015

Alas, as an indictment of our legal system, Court doesn't prick deeply, says Raja Sen.

Amitabh Bachchan's 10 Memorable Accents

Amitabh Bachchan's 10 Memorable Accents

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2015

Meet the Big B, a master of (voice) disguises.

Review: Detective Byomkesh Bakshy is a mystery movie that doesn't mystify

Review: Detective Byomkesh Bakshy is a mystery movie that doesn't mystify

Rediff.com   3 Apr 2015

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! stumbles considerably because of its simplistic plotting, says Raja Sen.

Shocking! What some doctors will do for money!

Shocking! What some doctors will do for money!

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2015

'Can we forgive the pathologist who wrongly labelled a healthy person as a diabetic patient for receiving the favour of the referring physician and possibly for a few thousand rupees?' 'The delinquent homeopath who caused a cataract in a child by giving terribly wrong drug must go to jail.' 'How can we permit a gynaecologist to practice her/his specialty if s/he tinkers with the faith of the patient in an abhorrent way?' 'Paying money does not guarantee good healthcare. The private healthcare system largely treats patients as revenue generators,' crusading doctor Dr Arun Gadre tells Dr K S Parthasarathy.

We Indians changed our colours, just for the day!

We Indians changed our colours, just for the day!

Rediff.com   30 Mar 2015

'Amazingly, along with the yellow army, there was still a huge number of desis, who had flown in from various parts of the world. No, we didn't sell our tickets -- we just changed our colours, for the day,' says Swapna Mitter, who was at the World Cup Final.

Prem Panicker: The boys in black have a bit of growing up to do, yet

Prem Panicker: The boys in black have a bit of growing up to do, yet

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2015

'That was the key to a game where, on paper, there is nothing to separate the two sides: Intensity. From the first ball of the innings to the run out of Southee, the Australian bowlers and fielders buzzed around like predatory yellow-jacketed wasps.' 'Adding teeth to the bowling and relentless fielding is the captaincy of Michael Clarke, leading in his last one day international. His body may require an entire college of medical specialists to maintain, but his mind is scalpel-sharp, cutting through the complexities of the game to hit on simple solutions.'

Five things Race 1 of the Formula One season taught us

Five things Race 1 of the Formula One season taught us

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2015

Unlike the Australian GP, where the majority of drivers carried out only one pit-stop, of Sunday's second race of the season, at Sepang, Malaysia, will see at least two, says Raja Sen.

Maxwell best bet to finish MVP No 2

Maxwell best bet to finish MVP No 2

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2015

A B de Villiers still heads Rediff.com's Most Valuable Players ratings for the World Cup.

What it was like at the Sydney Cricket Ground

What it was like at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Rediff.com   27 Mar 2015

Swapna Mitter, who travelled from Singapore to watch the semi-final, says many hearts were still bleeding blue after the loss in Sydney.

Prem Panicker: At the end, you felt for Dhoni

Prem Panicker: At the end, you felt for Dhoni

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2015

'The man who never knows when he is beaten deserved, on the day he played what will be his last World Cup game, mates who were not beaten in the mind before they were beaten on the field.' Prem Panicker salutes 'India's best one day captain by a long margin who led superbly throughout the tournament.'

Trailer: Bachchan and Deepika in Piku, a constipation comedy

Trailer: Bachchan and Deepika in Piku, a constipation comedy

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2015

Piku should hopefully be some good shit, says Raja Sen.

Despite semis loss, De Villiers still the Most Valuable Player

Despite semis loss, De Villiers still the Most Valuable Player

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2015

A B de Villiers may have made some big mistakes in the semi-final: Choosing to bat first in spite of the rain threat, batting too low at No 5, not hogging the strike after David Miller departed, fielding badly, asking Dale Steyn to bowl the last over ... but he is still best placed to be adjudged the most valuable player of the 2015 World Cup.