Actor-politician Vijay held his first public meeting in the Union territory of Puducherry on Tuesday and termed the regime led by Chief Minister N Rangasamy as "impartial" and said the Dravida......
'The government's priority is not farmers.' Kindly note that this image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Archana Masih/Rediff A total number of 479 farmer......
At 13, he left Bihar to work in a saw-mill in Bhutan. He learnt the craft of making sofas, and some of the pieces he made found a place in the royal palace. He returned home after spending 35 years......
The Telangana Joint Action Committee went ahead with its 'vanta varpu' or cook-and-eat agitation on the roads in Hyderabad on Sunday to press for a separate Telangana state.\\nThe day-long program......
The Kamala Mills compound blaze that claimed 14 lives has shaken the conscience of society and is an eye-opener, the Bombay high court said on Monday, and held that the tragedy was a result of the......
Now we need to fight back to reclaim our food and our habits. The only way to do so is to rediscover food as pleasure and be thrilled, not just by its smells and tastes, but also by the knowledge......
What is unusual about the current period of slow growth is that it has come without an external driver -- high oil prices and/or successive monsoon failures -- as was the case with all previous......
'The current financial year will see the full impact of this crisis, and we will start seeing the recovery in the next financial year.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "I believe this is......
Lush agricultural lands have turned parch as groundwater levels deplete to new lows, and wells and water reservoirs go dry.While the administration points to deficient rainfall as a reason, experts......
As subsidy bill balloons to $26 billion and oil and natural gas production stagnates, Petroleum Ministry feels national oil companies like ONGC losing focus on their core competence has led to this......
In the slot of rural poor, there are those who struggle to pull themselves out of crumbling hovels, and there are the Jamtara-like bunch who turn to crime.Neeraj Ghaywan's Homebound is about the......
'For the longest time, he was not an activist.''He was just trying to build his own self-identity, self-respect and ambition.' Rediff Senior Contributor Aseem Chhabra speaks to Hansal Mehta,......
There's room for all kinds on OTT this week, as Sukanya Verma tells us. The DiplomatWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Based on the Indian high commission's efforts to bring Indian citizen......
'Content' is an ugly word used to tie together a myriad of stories out there but the market seems to respond to it. Audiences seem to prefer experiential, novel stories over stale, formulaic films.......
One of the great criers of her generation, Kiara's pain pierces through the screen and makes a heartfelt picture of how she feels even when the script cannot see her, observes Sukanya Verma. A......
Jamaica's Usain Bolt (left) runs next to Tyquendo Tracey. Photograph: Gilbert Bellamy/Reuters World's fastest man Usain Bolt lost his opening race of the season on Saturday, anchoring the Racers......
The astronomical fee paid for Stokes at the IPL auction is a confirmation of his status as the modern game’s finest all-rounder IMAGE: Ben Stokes celebrates a wicket. Photograph: BCCI......
Image: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the captain of India. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images After what at one stage earlier this month looked like a vast game of musical chairs, reigning champions......
Australia and Ireland submit provisional squad for the tournament Down Under, but do not release names. The UAE's Khurram Khan, at 43, will be the oldest player (born 21 June 1971) while Yodhin......
'James Anderson is a swing bowler rather than a ‘hit the deck’ type. In 50 overs’ cricket -- particularly World Cups -- he has hugely underachieved' 'One would have thought......