CBI raids mall linked to Tejashwi; Bihar dy CM denies ownership

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday conducted searches at 27 locations, including an under-construction mall in Gurugram allegedly linked to Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav,......

Use of 'bhagwa' to win votes an insult to seers: Chh'garh CM

Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of using religion for political gains, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has said the use of bhagwa (saffron colour) to win votes is an "insult" to......

'They have turned a majority of Hindus to Muslim haters'

'A Muslim is lynched somewhere, and you forward the video of the lynching through WhatsApp.''So, you participate in that lynching without actually doing it. You endorse it without being a party to......

'Government wants to turn us into goats and sheep'

'Silencing citizens has become a major institutional process under this regime.''The anti-Indian argument is a bogey -- meant to silence independent thinking people in India and turn us into goats......

When was Income-Tax introduced?

Income-TaxWhen was Income-Tax introduced?The Union government has extended the last date for filing Income-Tax returns for individual taxpayers to October 31 , 2004. Take the Rediff Business Quiz......

The Last Tango with Bernardo Bertolucci

Aseem Chhabra salutes the Italian Master and his cinema. IMAGE: Maria Schneider and Marlon Brando in Last Tango in Paris. It was the summer of 1974. I had just finished high school and my father......

Review: To Rome With Love is magical

There is much joy to be found in watching the stories unravel in their wonderfully unpredictable ways in To Rome With Love, writes Raja SenSometimes, all you need is a song.Woody Allen's latest......

The story of 'S'

The story of L THERE'S this guy, call him 'L' -- or 'K', or 'M', whatever, it makes no never mind-- who is perhaps the most critical catalyst of Bollywood creativity you will never know. L had a......

No seat for Al Pacino in Venice

It's probably a first for Al Pacino. Thanks to a series of blunders, the actor was left without a seat at the world premiere of his latest film, The Merchant Of Venice, at the ongoing Venice Film......

Mussolini's great-grandson signs three-year deal with Serie A club Lazio

The defender is currently in his final year at the St George’s British International School in Rome, which is close to Lazio’s training ground near Formello.   IMAGE: Romano......

Extras: PSG extend Ligue 1 lead; Dortmund rally

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Angel Di Maria scores Paris St Germain's second goal in Friday's Ligue 1 match against Lille, at Parc des Princes,......

Attack on Spurs fans in Rome raises fears of neo-fascism

A brutal attack on fans of English football club Tottenham Hotspur in Rome has stoked fears in Italy of rising right-wing and anti-Semitic violence. Italy's capital has been rattled by increasing......

Will Casillas emulate Combi and Zoff?

Not since Gianpiero Combi received the Jules Rimet trophy from none other than Mussolini in 1934, and the 40-year-old Dino Zoff hoisted the World Cup in 1982, has a goalkeeper had the pleasure of......

Olympic Legends: Abebe Bikila

Unknown outside his own country, Abebe Bikila proved a sensation at the 1960 Rome Olympics when he padded barefoot along the Appian Way to win the marathon in world record time.Bikila, who had......