The Scotsman Who Loves India

'You have to separate the concept of India as a nation State which is very young and the Upanishadic wisdom which is timeless.' In the second part of his conversation with Rediff.com's Archana......

Rest In Peace, Voice Of America

What despots and dictators, jammers and competitors, had not managed to do in 83 years -- what the Soviet Union had failed to counter during the Cold War; what China had failed to crush during the......

Sheena Bora Trial: The Very Co-operative Witness

Devulkar had a certain abnormal vagueness about him that was unreal and defied belief.That came across in both his slightly too easy-going, extra-cooperative manner and the ragged nature of his......

Kalam's family has quiet remembrance prayer

At President Kalam's Rameswaram home, family members have a prayer ceremony on the eve of his first death anniversary.Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar reports. At 4 pm on July 26, former President A P J......

Review: Naah-daniyan!

Nadaaniyan's lack of charm, chemistry and cheek fails to create any ripples, sighs Sukanya Verma. Colleges are swanky theme parks for fashion and filmi romances in Karan Johar's universe. From......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

Kho Gaye Hum Kahan Review: Dil Chahta Hai In The Digital Age

Kho Gaye Hum Kahan is a light glimpse into healthy young lives ready to soar in their own sweet skin, applauds Sukanya Verma. 'Ya toh dosti gehri hai ya yeh photo 3D hai.' One of the definitive......

India, Merchant-Ivory and the Oscars

Making her film debut with The Householder, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote more screenplays than novels, winning two Oscars -- for A Room with a View and Howards End.She kept her distance from the film......

From a Naughty Kid to a Cricket Legend: The Story of Virat Kohli

Photograph: RCB/Twitter In the latest episode of RCB Bold Diaries, Coach Rajkumar Sharma shared an inspiring incident from Virat Kohli's junior days, showcasing the passionate and fearless......

It's love-all for Paes-Bhupathi at 'Break Point'

'Maybe if our communication could have been better then, and I will take responsibility for my communication too, if we had a 'Break Point' straight after winning Wimbledon and the French Open in......

Marsh completes family hat-trick of Ashes centuries

IMAGE: Centurion on Day 3 of the 3rd Ashes Test, Mitchell Marsh (centre) is flanked by older brother Shaun Marsh and father Geoff Marsh at the at the WACA on Saturday. Photograph: Cricket......

Federer rues 'opportunity missed' after Wimbledon epic

Federer, meanwhile, became the first man to lose a Wimbledon singles final after holding match points since 1948 when John Bromwich failed to convert three of them against Bob Falkenburg.  ......

ATP Finals: Djokovic outplays younger Zverev, Cilic still in hunt for semis

IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his ATP Finals group stage match against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the OZ Arena in London on Wednesday. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action......