Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi talks about the Bihar polls with M I Khan/Rediff.com
It is possible that the December clashes in Assam merely exploited an issue simmering for decades. The motivation, however, was something else, says Aditi Phadnis
'I have had to change as an actor. What was okay for me to do 20 years back isn't okay for me today.' Kajol gets us ready for Dilwale.
Advisors and agents known to you personally can also sell wrong policies.
'This slender yet joyous film introduces so many fresh insanities and has such an endless stream of wisecracking that it takes on shades of a running ballad,' notes Sreehari Nair.
This week's digest of stories that are weird, true and funny.
Dr Pinakin Shah visited the Land of the Thunder Dragon and returned mesmerized.
A resident doctor, working at a government hospital, upset by the poor response from the state government, offers his side of the story.
Hyundai Creta, the new challenger, might just force its rivals to change their strategy.
'I'm a rascal, I'm going to play a paramahansa?!'
How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen?
Pasbola wound up his cross examination, tabling a new narrative in the murder case. That Sheena Bora had been murdered not by her mother. But by her brother.
Sonali Gupta who became an entrepreneur at 19 tells us why it is important to shed inhibitions and move ahead to carve your own success story.
Putting together a play about the Father of the Nation is no easy task. But when that play is a musical, the challenges increase.
Punishing brand ambassadors shows that the government is only interested in going after the low hanging fruit, says Tanmaya Nanda.
Ex-South American soccer chief in FIFA scandal under house arrest.
Business schools will teach you a lot but there are certain things that you cannot learn in a classroom.
Abhishek Agarwal takes a controversial view on how our dreams are being mortgaged by EMIs we keep paying month after month.
'The Ishrat encounter was neither genuine, nor fake. I believe it was a 'controlled killing,' says Shekhar Gupta.
How bridge keeps corporate India sharp and quick-witted.
People are now increasingly using the digital platform to meet a new 'person'.
Sukanya Verma revisits Gulzar's Ghalib and finds Barsaat, and Free Love!
Who was Mohammad Azharuddin? More crucially, *what* was he? Those are precisely the questions that, as the end credits roll after 132 minutes of run-time, remain unanswered, feels Prem Panicker.
Attorney David Finn said he has no idea what led to the death of Pallavi and Sumeet Dhawan, but he knew they were under tremendous stress over accusations that the mother killed their 10-year-old son, Arnav. George Joseph reports
Here's your weekly digest of the craziest and funniest stories from around the world
What work in Jaipur's favour are lower costs, a good talent pool, better quality of life, and proximity to the Delhi National Capital Region
36-year-old Sunil Yadav, who works as a garbage collector for the civic body in Mumbai is an inspiration. He chronicles the arduous journey he took to secure his MPhil degree and why he refuses to give up his job despite his education.
The latest news on models, designers and actors from the world of glamour and fashion.
A young IT grad jailed for visa fraud committed by his agent, gives an insider's view of life in jail.
Rush is a rousing, thrilling film, feels Raja Sen.
Sylvia Dyer's life began nearly 90 years ago in a forgotten, untamed land. She spent her childhood on a plantation on the Bihar-Nepal border in pre-Independent India, lived through the '65 war as the wife of a decorated army officer and saw an era grow and fade in front of her eyes.
'Please, ye gods of Bollywood: Someday, give us a tightly edited film, with believable characters and dialogue, definitely without endless close-ups of dabbas. Then maybe you won't need to moan mournfully about missing the Oscar bus with a film that doesn't belong there anyway,' says Dilip D'Souza.
It was the greatest series in the history of the game but what has become of those Australian and English players a decade on?
The AgustaWestland issue was fiercely debated in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday with members of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress blaming each other.
Two young designers from Meghalaya are making a positive impact with their skills.
If the radical Islamic movement had been largely peaceful, Headley would have probably found another way to ensure real life excitement.' 'But I really do believe that his relationship with radical Islam is real. Very real.' 'It was a match for his desires.'
Back in September 2002, Shakti Bhatt/Rediff.com located the former Union Carbide chairman's luxury home in New York, declared unknown by the American and Indian governments. Rediff.com reproduces the feature about his life in hiding.
'There were no singers like Lata, Kishore, Rafi or Mukesh. And until now, there is nobody. Nobody with that kind of voice, nobody with that kind of brain to learn. Not only to learn, but to improvise. We improvised music, we improvised the songs. Nowadays, they just listen and copy.'
'India cannot expect to be insulated from the crisis. Europe is India's biggest trading partner with two-way trade of E72.5 billion or Rs 530,000 crore last year,' says Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.
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