LS passes Bill to ban online money games, proposes 3-yr jail, Rs 1 cr fine

The government on Wednesday moved a legislation in the Lok Sabha to ban online games played with money as it looks to check rising instances of addiction, money laundering, and financial frauds......

Is Arundhati Roy Scared Of The Really Powerful?

'Arundhati Roy is like a ballerina performing on a high wire, cool, supremely at ease but conscious of all the adoring eyes on her,' notes P Vijaya Kumar. IMAGE: Arundhati Roy signs her new book......

'The Only Writer In India All Fascist Governments Listen To'

This was a soaring evening that sent hearts aflutter and for a few brief moments we tasted the breath of pure freedom that has been missing in this country for the past several years. IMAGE:......

'Judges Don't Descend From Mars Or The Moon'

'The quality of justice is directly linked to the quality of judges -- if that suffers, justice delivery suffers.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff   In the leafy lanes of Golf Links, one of......

Focus On 26 EV Launches, Charging Infra At Auto Expo

With nearly 100 launches and unveils, the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025, held in Delhi from January 17 to 22, made one thing clear to automobile enthusiasts: Electric vehicles (EVs) are the way......

India's exit: Advertisers seek rebate

Team India's flop show at the Cricket World Cup is likely to haunt television broadcaster SET India, and state-owned DD to a lesser extent, as a host of advertisers are putting in requests for......

Advertisers to make do without TV ratings for 2 months

For nine weeks starting October 7, there would be no TV viewership ratings and broadcasters, as well as advertisers, would have to function without such data. The decision was taken late yesterday,......

Small Town India Falls In Love With MFs

More than 50 per cent of SIP accounts come from semi-urban and rural areas. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com India's smaller cities and rural areas give a wider picture of how the economy is......

'My Father Bimal Roy's Time Has Come'

'When you are a pioneer and someone who's put on a pedestal, but then the pedestal gets dusty, people don't look at the statue anymore.''They would say, 'Yes, yes, of course I know Bimal Roy. He......

'Fame Changes Every Three Days'

'A lot of people are famous. But for how long will you be there?''It changes after every three days of release, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.' IMAGE: Aishwarya Lekshmi on the sets of Ponniyin Selvan.......

'I Wanted Waheeda Rehman For Ankur'

'I don't think Waheeda had the confidence that I could pull it off, so she said no.' IMAGE: Shabana Azmi in Ankur. Shyam Benegal started his film career with the brilliant Ankur. The 1974 film not......

The Shyam Benegal I Knew

His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great......

Indian Women Create Their 1983 Moment

If the men of 1983 gave India a reason to dream, the women of 2025 could give it something rarer -- the courage to live that dream in full daylight, under an open sky that finally belongs to them,......

Srinivasan's re-election will be doomsday for Indian cricket: Modi

Former IPL chairperson Lalit Modi was his usual outspoken self when he said it will be "doomsday" for the Indian cricket if N Srinivasan gets re-elected as BCCI president at the Board's......

IPL and the great Indian sporting revival

And no, the commercial sporting leagues didn't cause the drought, says Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: The opening game of IPL 9 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, April 9, 2016: Ishant Sharma celebrates......

Olympics: #GirlsGetItDone

'Everyone wants to get involved when there is success.''But what about guaranteeing it?''Making sure girls have the opportunity to succeed all the time?'Vaibhav Raghunandan reports. IMAGE: Lovlina......