When Professor Dipankar Gupta visited Indian villages in the 1980s, it left him disturbed as he re-examined the caste order, rural-urban linkages, caste identities and the assertion of the Indian......
Professor Dipankar Gupta, a fellow at the Nehru Memorial Museum in New Delhi and one of India's leading politico-social thinkers, is planning to research and write about what he calls "the......
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a petition by a family member of Indian national Nikhil Gupta, under detention in a Czech prison over allegations of involvement in a foiled plot......
The government may have blinked first in the Anna Hazare case and permitted him to continue his fast, the real question remains to be answered: will the real issue be solved with this latest......
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea for consular access moved by a family member of Indian national Nikhil Gupta, who is in a Czech prison following charges by the US relating to a foiled......
Government will hold consultations with leaders of the left parties, allies of the ruling United Progressive Alliance, on the issue of petroleum product prices even as the petroleum minister Murli......
Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2. To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com brings you a treasure trove of features from our archives. 'I don't need......
The hits and misses of the week. Last week's releases Phillauri and Anarkali of Arrah saw strong women-oriented stories at the marquee but failed to draw in collections. Unlike Phillauri, Anarkali......
The hits and misses of the week. Machine and Aa Gaya Hero received bad reviews and saw poor box office collections. Trapped, on the other hand, received really good reviews but still could not......
The hits and misses of the week. Moviegoers were treated to two films last week, Naam Shabana and Poorna. Where Naam Shabana -- a prequel to Akshay Kumar-starrer Baby -- got......