Bandh: Oppn fuels public angst over price hike

The combined Opposition's call for a Bharat Bandh on Monday has brought most of the country to a near standstill. Rediff.com correspondents report from across the country: Mumbai: Senior BJP leader......

Court martial ordered against Lt Gen Prakash

Military Secretary Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash will face court martial proceedings in the Sukna land scam following intervention of Defence Minister A K Antony who overturned Army Chief General Deepak......

PMO steps in to untangle CAS

With conditional access system still in disarray less than a fortnight before its implementation, the Prime Minister's Office is understood to have called the broadcasters on Wednesday and......

Bollywood's BEST Air Force Movies

May the Air Force be with you! There aren't too many Hindi films set against the backdrop of military aviation. Clearly, that's about to change after Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman returned......

Thank God, Amitabh couldn't say no to Hrishi-da

'Hrishi-da often voiced his disenchantment with Bachchan's Angry Young Man persona -- the 'maara-maari', the growth of sidelocks; he even said directors were killing Amitabh the actor and turning......

Rakhi Special: Bollywood's SUPER FILMI Bhai-Bahens!

We bring you glimpses of the Raksha Bandhan moments in Bollywood. The bond between a brother and sister is precious. And Bollywood has explored both its emotional depth and fun factor in numerous......

Will the real RGV please stand up?

From the sublime to the ridiculous, Ram Gopal Varma’s films have been at the extreme ends of the Bollywood spectrum. Ranjeeta Ganesan decodes the original poster boy of “new......

India coach Colaco wants 'possession football'

Newly-appointed India football coach Armando Colaco defended his decision to show the door to senior players, including star striker Bhaichung Bhutia, asserting that a beginning has to be made by......

Asian Cup: Rafi left out of India's squad

Promising striker Mohammed Rafi got the axe as India on Monday announced a 23-member squad, to be captained by Bhaichung Bhutia, for the Asian Cup football tournament starting on January 7 in Doha,......

India edge past Real Massama 1-0

Mohammad Rafi's first-half strike saved India the blushes as they eked out a narrow 1-0 win over Portuguese football club Real Massama in their second practice match in Lisbon. Almost all the......

I-League: JCT stun Mohun Bagan

Victory continued to elude last year's runners-up Mohun Bagan. The Kolkata giants went down 1-2 to JCT in a floodlit Round 2 I-League match at Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Thursday. High on......