BJP hopes to break new ground with Bharat Ratna awards

State awards often convey a message beyond the public contributions made by their recipients and the Modi government's pick of five of them, with three of four politicians in the list firmly......

Will contest 15 seats in alliance with BJP in UP: Nishad party

The Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aaam Dal, or Nishad party president Sanjay Nishad on Sunday said they will contest in 15 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh as part of an alliance with the......

'Amit Shahji, Naddaji, all of us do the same work'

You may be an MP or an MLA; when we go to Bengal, we go as cadre.'Swarupa Dutt/Rediff.com speaks to BJP leaders deputed to go to West Bengal on election duty. IMAGE: Rajya Sabha MP Rupa Ganguly --......

US court terminates $100m lawsuit against Modi, Shah

A United States court has dismissed a USD 100-million lawsuit filed against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah after the litigants -- a separatist Kashmir Khalistan......

Brevity is the key to good ads

Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented the Union Budget for 2007-08 in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.Has he made life easier for those related to the advertising industry? What does it mean for the......

25 Years Of Bollywood-Style PYAAR-FYAAR!

1997: A fast and furious year for Bollywood. Superstar Sridevi married producer Boney Kapoor and gave birth to her firstborn Janhvi. Shah Rukh Khan turned daddy when wife Gauri delivered Aryan.......

The Empire review

Kunal Kapoor’s bland portrayal cannot bring out Babur’s fascinating persona or his self-deprecating temperament, feels Sukanya Verma. ‘Zindagi maut se aakhir kitna lad le jeet......

OTT's Top 10 ACTION THRILLERS

There are all sorts of genres on OTT, ready to cater to all of one's moods. But which are the best thrillers? The best murder mysteries? The best action series? In a new series, we look at the top......

Nadeem-Shravan: Top 20 soundtracks

Shravan Rathod of Nadeem-Shravan fame is no more. The duo pretty much defined the 1990s and along with steady lyricist Sameer and the singing team of Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, Anuradha......

No Army paratroopers for handing over pink ball to captains

IMAGE: The security clearance did not come a day ahead of the historic  Day/Night Test. Photograph: CAB/Twitter Security concerns meant the Cricket Association of Bengal cancelled its plan to......

3rd Test: Azhar, Shafiq hit tons as Pakistan take control of decider

IMAGE: Pakistan has the advantage with two days to go in Abu Dhabi. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Centuries by Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq helped Pakistan overhaul New Zealand's total of 274 but a......

3rd Test: Williamson holds up Yasir as New Zealand limp to 229-7

A half-century from captain Kane Williamson and a patient knock from BJ Watling helped New Zealand prevent Pakistan's Yasir Shah from slicing through their batting order on day one of the third and......

10 in a day! Shah triggers sensational New Zealand collapse

Yasir Shah took eight first-innings wickets for 41 and added two more after New Zealand were forced to follow on, becoming the first bowler to take 10 wickets in a day since Indian Anil Kumble in......

1st Test, Day 3: Shah and Ali slice through Kiwis to put Pakistan in control

IMAGE: Hasan Ali took his maiden five-wicket haul. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Hasan Ali and Yasir Shah claimed five wickets each against New Zealand to put Pakistan on the brink of victory on......