Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Only because his name is Hamid Ansari?

Just like with millions of Indian Muslims, even the vice president of India has been forced to undergo the covert loyalty test: 'you are presumed to be pro-Pakistan until you demonstrably......

The unfair witch-hunt of Hamid Ansari

'Hamid Ansari was not talking of reservations for the whole religious community to which he happens to belong. Yet, sections of the media chose to put words in his mouth and then subjected him to......

Should Ansari, Singh have attended Aiyar's dinner?

'While the meeting on December 6th was perfectly legal, was it ethical?' asks Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Then vice-president Hamid Ansari with artistes dressed as Rama and Laxman as then......

What legacy does Raghav Bahl leave behind?

Of the 131 entities Raghav Bahl follows on Twitter, 20 are politicians and political parties. The rest are a mix of journalists, policymakers, newspapers and Network18 news channels. He follows......

Khakee: a rare Bollywood thriller

The Punch: Take the biggest ever star of Hindi filmdom. Add two beauty queens, one to emote, the other to gyrate sensously. Throw in Bollywood's reigning Mr Intense and Mr Casanova. Add to the mix......

The 10 Best Kishore Kumar Songs

In show business with its fickle-minded patrons, Kishore Kumar's voice still resonates years after he passed into the ages. His son Amit Kumar, an accomplished singer himself, likes his father's......

The Official Timekeeper Of Beating Hearts

If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our......

Game of Thrones tops Emmy nominations

The latest Hollywood updates. HBO fantasy drama Game of Thrones has received 23 nominations at the 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, while true-story series American Crime Story:......

This is not on, Mr Suresh Kalmadi

No, Mr Suresh Kalmadi, this is just not done! You cannot walk away in a peeve from an event to felicitate Olympic medallists Sushil Kumar and Vijender Kumar at Vice President Hamid Ansari's......

IPL: Kashmir hails Manzoor Dar entry; Rasool, Nazir miss out

IMAGE: Jammu and Kashmir's Manzoor Dar Jammu and Kashmir's best cricketer Parvez Rasool and medium pacer Umar Nazir went unsold but hard-hitting batsman Manzoor Dar also known as Pandav bagged his......

World Cup Blog: Is the Indian media conspiring against the Pakistan team?

Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images Pakistan’s star all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez denied Indian media reports which quote him as saying that the team’s......