TMC to go solo in Bengal; Mahua Moitra, Yusuf Pathan on 42 LS names

The Trinamool Congress on Sunday ended speculations of a possible seat adjustment with the Congress in Bengal by unveiling its candidate list for all 42 Lok Sabha seats, marking a significant......

Maharashtra passes 10% quota bill for Marathas, leaves OBCs untouched

The Maharashtra legislature on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill providing 10 per cent reservation for the Maratha community in education and government jobs. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde tabled......

ISI trained ULFA militants, tried to appease Baruah: Book

The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which trained a batch of Assam's United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants in 1991-92, considered the rebel group's chief Paresh Baruah a prize catch......

Will Modi Make India A Hindu Rashtra In 3rd Term?

Those who continue to think that the 2024 election will see the BJP pursuing a more militant line are being alarmist, argues Rajeev Mantri.The BJP, Mantri believes, is not about to shoot itself in......

When R K Krishna Kumar Spoke To Rediff

R K Krishna Kumar, one of the stalwarts of the Tata group, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, evening. A close lieutenant of then Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata, he spoke to Rediff.com's......

Meghalaya govt unveils Asia's first drone delivery hub

The Meghalaya government in partnership with startup TechEagle has unveiled Asia's first drone delivery hub and network which is aimed at providing universal access to healthcare for the people in......

What Makes Malayalam Cinema So Distinctive?

The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a seminar, or uncovered in an academic course.A proud but insomniac connoisseur murmuring in his sleep may do a......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

Top 10 Tamil Action Films On OTT

Action films of some substance are rare to come by these days. Most film-makers mistake gore and excessive blood for well-constructed action cinema that thrives on drama and interpersonal stakes.......

Bollywood's Famous Lost And Found Tales

Dramas woven around the theme of lost and found is a iconic trope in Hindi cinema. From melodrama to mockery (remember Amar and Prem's phony separated-at-Kumbh Mela reunion in a gag of Andaz Apna......

Rohit, Virat, Shami's epic 'Last Dance' in World Cup

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Rohit Sharma of Borivali, Virat Kohli of Paschim Vihar and Mohmamed Shaami......

Durand Cup: NorthEast enter quarters; Mohammedan miss out

IMAGE: NEUFC beat Downtown Heroes to enter the quarters. Photograph: NorthEast United FC/Twitter NorthEast United FC advanced to the quarterfinals of the Durand Cup football tournament after a......

Boxing Worlds: Nikhat Zareen, Manisha power into pre-quarters

IMAGE: Nikhat Zareen celebrates her win. Photograph: BFI/Twitter Star Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen out-punched Algeria's Boualam Roumaysa to secure a pre-quarterfinal berth in the Women's World......

Russians will be winning 'medals of blood' if allowed in Olympics

'The Russian army is killing Ukrainian athletes and coaches and destroying sports grounds as well as sports halls' 'The medals that Russian athletes are going to win are medals of blood, deaths and......

'I was in the best team that never played for India'

Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies.At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready......