In Azam Khan's Rampur, BJP ally defeats SP in assembly bypoll

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition on Saturday ended Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's over four-decade dominance in Rampur with its ally Apna Dal-Sonelal winning the Suar assembly......

Dhankar files nomination as NDA vice-prez candidate

Set to become India's next vice president, National Democratic Alliance candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar said Monday he will always strive to enhance democratic values as he filed nomination in the......

19 OBSc, 7 Thakurs, 8 Dalits in Yogi Cabinet 2.0

The new Yogi Adityanath government inducted 31 new faces while retaining 21 ministers to strike a balance between youth and experience with an eye on the 2024 parliamentary elections. IMAGE: A......

Former comedian Mann gets down to serious business

From a comedian to Punjab chief minister, Bhagwant Mann has seen a phenomenal rise in a political career of just over a decade. IMAGE: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann after his oath-taking......

RBNL rebrands its television channel as 'Big Magic Ganga'

As the Ganga is making big headlines, courtesy the Modi government, at least one television channel is taking inspiration from the name of the holy river. Big Magic Bihar and Jharkhand, run by......

How Zee scripted its own success story

There is a strong sense of deja vu at Zee TV's Mumbai headquarters. In July 2000, nine of the top 10 programmes on cable television were from Zee. Then came Kaun Banega Crorepati, archrival Star......

Birth of the Rs 9990 PC!

The writing on the wall was clear for a long time, but it was left to two gawky young men from West Bengal's countryside to decipher it and go for the killing. Perhaps, this is how good companies......

DD to launch DTH service on Sep 15

Doordarshan has planned the nation-wide launch of its Direct to Home services on September 15. DD will offer a bouquet of 30 channels through its DTH platform. DD officials claimed that with the......

Ready For Romance On OTT?

From a galaxy far, far away to apna Bollywood and everything in between, Sukanya Verma shows us there's much to binge on OTT this week. AhsokaWhere to watch? Disney+HotstarLanguage: English You......

Yeh Meri Family Review: Nostalgic

Yeh Meri Family is rescued by the actors.All of them have delivered on the warmth and crankiness of a close-knit family without putting on any hum saath saath hain fakery, observes Deepa Gahlot.......

2020's 12 Lessons from Bollywood

Every year has its ups and downs. But pandemic-ridden 2020 was so hopeless and horrid, many would like to erase it altogether from the calendar if not memory. Bollywood couldn't escape its wrath......

'I am a people's actor'

'If this is how the audience likes me, I will continue doing it.'Jagdeepsaab, in a Rediff.com interview, 22 years ago. The twinkle has faded a little, the face is lined, but the voice is as nasal......

Ishan Kishan's first coach waxes eloquent of his bacha

IMAGE: India's Ishan Kishan enthralled with the fastest double century. Photograph: Ishan Kishan/Twitter When the Indian team descended in the national capital for a T20I against South Africa in......

Australia's magic potion runs out

The seven dwarfs in the fairy tale had it pretty good; all they had to worry about was keeping Snow White safe from the wicked stepmother doubling up as a witch (or was it the other way around).The......