'While they claim to cherish Bapu's ideals, they cherish Godse as fervently.'
He is starting to realise that an era is ending. And he is not ready to have a five-decade career besmirched by two alphabets -- AP -- that have cropped up in the AgustaWestland papers, says Aditi Phadnis.
Seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin wants racism to be dealt with iron fist.
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai on Monday directed the residents of the illegal flats in Worli's Campa Cola compound to hand over the keys to their flats to the civic body or face "legal action".
The publisher had approached the high court on Monday challenging the October 30 order of the urban development ministry, ending its 56-year-old lease and asking it to vacate the premises in the press enclave at ITO in Delhi.
Still to recover from their electoral rout, defeated Congress members of Parliament and ministers are now faced with the heart-wrenching job of moving out of their official houses, says Rediff.com contributor Anita Katyal
With her various overtures and right noises at the right time, Mamata is once again trying to reshape her image from being a regional leader to one with national appeal and acceptability. After all, the charge of building a Federal Front may also bring to the fore Mamata's chances to become prime minister in 2019.
The suspended Rajya Sabha parliamentarians, who spent the night on the lawns near Mahatma Gandhi's statue in what several old-timers said was the first such overnight protest in the complex, got a surprise visitor in the morning -- Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh who came with tea and snacks.
'In the first elections, Hindutva forces got only 6% of the votes and won only 10 seats.' 'It was a great defeat for them.' 'They have held that grouse against Nehru since then.'
A day after the Centre cracked the whip by disconnecting power and water supplies to the official accommodation of former union minister Ajit Singh, the Rashtriya Lok Dal leader on Sunday said he will vacate the accommodation by 25th of this month.
Vikas stepped into the house, dialled a number and handed his cell phone to Raj Kumar, Virat Kohli's childhood coach. "Happy Teachers' Day, Sir," said Virat, even as Vikas thrust something into Raj Kumar's palm -- a bunch of keys. A fascinating excerpt from Vijay Lokapally's must read biography of the cricket superstar.
China and the United States were headed for a major diplomatic confrontation as Washington on Wednesday ordered the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston, a move it said was aimed 'to protect American intellectual property and private information', hinting at cyber espionage.
Evicted contestant Jyoti Kumari gives you the inside gossip from the Bigg Boss 11 house.
'This love angle was so funny,' Yuvika Chaudhary tells Rediff.com contributor Rajul Hegde.
'Salman sir said that he wants to see me as a big singer before Bigg Boss ends.' 'If you have Salman sir's hand on your head, you don't need to look back.'
Bigg Boss announces the task of choosing the first queen of this season. And we hand over the task to you!
'Hina makes fashion statements.' 'Priyank Sharma doesn't know how to respect women.' 'Luv Tyagi is a waste on this planet!' Bigg Boss 3 contestant Rohit Verma gives his impressions of the current season.
'I had a problem eating spicy food in the house. It was really painful. It would burn my lips and tongue. It didn't agree with my stomach either. And it showed on my face with lots of pimples,' Natasa Stankovic tells Rajul Hegde.
The most experienced administrator in the country seems to have sat back and allowed bureaucrats and policemen to manage the lockdown, observes Jyoti Punwani.
'I have a very strong presence of mind. If someone is planning to target me, I will not give them an opportunity. I didn't know Kriti's weaknesses, so I was disappointed with the pairing.'
The reorganisation bill provides for formation of Union territory of Ladakh without legislature and a separate one for Jammu and Kashmir with legislature.
SBI approaches Karnataka HC to arrest Mallya, impound passport, disclose full assets
Navin and Lokesh get down and dirty to win the immunity task!
Two days after a toddler died in a West Delhi slum cluster demolished by railways, triggering a political slugfest with ruling AAP targeting the Centre and Congress coming down hard on both.
The Stayzilla episode raises questions over the regulations around the closure of a business, says Sudipto Dey.
Russian-German actress Elena Kazan, who entered the Bigg Boss house last week as a challenger makes an early exit.
Two ancient havelis bought by former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi and his wife Minal's company at Amer, the old capital of Jaipur's Kacchawa rulers, are now in possession of the state government with signages of the archaeology department stating that the property belongs to the state government.
A generation of children may know Alia Bhatt's songs by heart, but don't know what the real India is all about.
Uttarakhand Governor Krishna Kant Paul on Saturday asked Chief Minister Harish Rawat to prove his majority on the floor of the state assembly by March 28 as the political crisis escalated with the Bharatiya Janata Party, claiming the support of rebel Congress MLAs, stepped up efforts to form its government.
If the Opposition is bent upon shouting its own agenda on a deaf ruling dispensation, then it becomes binding upon the chair to ensure that the parliamentary affairs aren't reduced to a farce.
The NHRC issued notice to the Union ministries of home and human resource development seeking a report over the reported ill-treatment of Kashmiri people in the aftermath of the attack.
Accusing Trinamool Congress of creating widespread fear psychosis through "terror and intimidation" in West Bengal, the Left parties on Tuesday sought Election Commission's intervention to ensure free and fair polls.
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year, developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London, announced its winners for 2016 and we guarantee you that these images will blow your mind.
Calling people of the northeastern region by "derogatory" names will soon become a non-bailable offence and land you in jail for up to five years.
Mufti's political graph shows his fondness for courting unpopular, politically hazardous ventures in pursuit of his ultimate objective to vindicate his leadership. Towards the end of his life, Mufti's public profile had come to assume the dimensions of statesmanship. One reason being his willingness to learn from his experience, says Mohammad Sayeed Malik.
The tenth annual iPhone Photography Awards received thousands of entries -- all submitted by amateur photographers from more than 140 countries around the world.
In a minor relief for residents of flood-hit Chennai, the rains have stayed away for the last few hours.
Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com visits this Delhi slum where the administration demolished 1,200 shanties, resulting in a baby's death.
With no announcement on One Rank One Pension coming from Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his nearly 90-minute speech at the Red Fort on the 69th Independence Day, ex-servicemen who have been protesting at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi say they have been betrayed by the BJP-led government.
