The dangers of imposing Hindi on India

'Some people make the vulgar argument that a lot of Indians speak Hindi.''But where exactly? Is that not relevant?'Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A few of those who attended music maestro......

Talwars acquitted in Aarushi-Hemraj murder case

The HC said that it is a fit case where benefit of doubt can be given to the appellants and set aside the judgement of the CBI court. The Allahabad high court on Thursday acquitted Nupur and......

When perception matters more than evidence

Somehow, the sight of a specific person going to prison for a crime seems to warm many an Indian heart as compared with the sight of seeing the evidence stacked up against an accused just not......

The shocking way we treat 'servants'!

'In this resurgent India, class is the new caste. We are shaken up only occasionally, and briefly, when a battered, tribal teenager from Jharkhand looks us in the eye from our closet,' says Shekhar......

The Ba**ds of Bollywood Review: Enticing!

Aryan Khan has made The Ba***ds of Bollywood entertaining and wicked, applauds Deepa Gahlot. When a star daughter asks for sugar and a spoon with her coffee, an 'outsider' newbie comments, 'You......

Aryan Khan Makes A Confession

IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan, Gauri Khan and Aryan Khan at the The Ba***ds of Bollywood launch. Photograph: Hemantkumar Shivsaran/Rediff As impossible as it may sound, but somebody managed to steal Shah......

Kareena-Prithviraj Sign Up For A Crime Thriller

Photograph: Kind courtesy Kareena Kapoor Khan/Instagram Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran have signed up a new film to be directed by Meghna Gulzar. Titled Daayra, the film taps into......

The Must Take Bollywood Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. It's that time of the week again, test your inner filmi bug with our super fun and filmi quiz. All you have to do is......