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1905: The Partition Before Partition

The partition of Bengal in 1905 split more than a province, it touched people's hearts and awakened India's fight for freedom. IMAGE: A vendor is seen tying a rakhi on a boy in Calcutta on October......

Goodbye, Mr Gangadhar

Uttam Ghosh pays homage to V Gangadhar, long-time Rediff.com columnist who passed into the ages on Monday, October 10, 2023....

V Gangadhar, journalist-satirist, passes away

V Gangadhar, veteran journalist and well-known satirist, passed away in Pune on Monday night. He was 85. IMAGE: V Gangadhar. Photograph: Krishna Prasad An esteemed columnist with Rediff.com who......

When Gujarati Muslims Dominated Bombay Politics

'They wanted the city to be a great business hub. They didn't like the fact that taxes collected in Bombay would go outside the city.' IMAGE: Anjuman-E-Islam was established in 1874 by a group of......

Maha govt declares Ganeshotsav as state festival, to 'bear expenses'

The over-a-century-old 'Sarvajanik Ganehotsav' was on Thursday officially declared as the ‘State Festival of Maharashtra', with the government asserting that it was committed to preserving and......

Impasse enters Day 16: Toyota rolling out less than 100 units a day

Battered by the Covid-19 pandemic, the maker of the Fortuner and Innova models is staring at a steep loss in the ongoing financial year. The stalemate between the workmen and management of Toyota......

Reserve Bank hires outside talent to boost market nous

The new hire, Gangadhar Darbha, joined as a consultant The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has hired a former Nomura algorithmic trader, officials said, taking a rare step to recruit externally as it......

Swadeshi retail icon to drop label

The Bombay Store, whose origin goes back to the Swadeshi movement, is now open to foreign investment. While protests are mounting against the government policy allowing foreign direct......

Now, black box for your vehicle

Inspired by the 'black box' (flight data recorder) used in airplanes and trains, four girls from a college at Latur in Maharashtra have developed one for automobiles. In case of a mishap, the......

Give up 'ostrich-like' attitude in drought handling: SC tells states

In a strong indictment of Centre and states’ handling of the drought situation, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said if state governments maintain an “ostrich-like......

Bigg Boss 16: Sreejita De's SPICY New Avatar

Television actress Sreejita De is back on Bigg Boss 16 as a wild card contestant. In her first outing on the show, she was not able to show her potential as a player and was the first......

How Manikarnika became Jhansi ki Rani

10 Things You Didn't Know About Manikarnika, Rani of Jhansi. Kangana Ranaut promises to give us a history lesson on the Rani of Jhansi in her new film, Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi. One of......

Manikarnika review: Kangana Ranaut is savage, spellbinding in a ho-hum historical

'A historical with an identity crisis, initially the period drama cannot decide whether it wants to chronicle facts or fictionalise them in the tradition of a crowd-pleasing fantasy,' says Sukanya......

Making Kangana look ROYAL

Have you seen these amazing behind-the-scenes pictures? Kangana Ranaut may be the face of Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi, but there has been an army to support her in the endeavour and make her......

Manikarnika Review: Thank you, Kangana!

Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi is one long action scene, notes A Ganesh Nadar. Bundele harbolo ke muh humne suni kahani thiKhoob ladi mardani who toh Jhansi wali rani thi. The poem we learnt in......

From play to policy: Modi dives into gaming world

PM Modi interacts with top Indian gamers; tries his hands on few games Photograph: Kind courtesy ANI/X Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a free-wheeling interaction with some well-known gamers......

Memories of another Melbourne Test

India lost the third Testin Melbourne in the current series after having been in a great position on Day 1. But V Gangadhar remembers another Test at the famous venue where India turned it around......

Can India host the 2032 Olympics?

'The Mumbai-Pune Olympics will be help shift the country's gaze to a region that denotes a new formula for sports, enterprise, and nation building,' argues Shashank Mani Tripathi. IMAGE: The......