'No other institution has resisted attempted subversion like the judiciary has'

'Given the current fear that the government is going to appoint judges who were in line with its ideology, there should be full disclosure in Parliament about the details of every judge appointee,'......

The Incredible Loneliness of Rana Ayyub

Journalist Rana Ayyub refuses to allow our collective memories to fade.That, says the celebrated film-maker Saeed Mirza, is why he cannot stop worrying about her.An exclusive excerpt from Memory In......

Cho... Anything but Tughlaq

'The man stood alone, fought alone.''Some of those battles appeared Quixotic at times.''Ultimately, it was he who won though it may have seemed as if a Sancho Panza was fighting a relentless battle......

US shouldn't manipulate Karzai's ouster

The Afghanistan presidential election result is mired in uncertainty after accusations were aired of electoral fraud. M K Bhadrakumar, a former Indian ambassador who knows Afghanistan better than......

The A to Z of Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan turns 75 on October 11. Rediff.com celebrates the superstar with this special series, looking back at the very things that made him the BIG B. We first published this special in......

Review: The Nice Guys is the funniest film in ages

Raja Sen says he took a while to write the review because it’s hard to type while laughing. The Nice Guys reminded me of a terrific Playboy joke. I don’t mean a specific joke (not that......

Review: SOTY is no KKHH but it's a fun watch

Student Of The Year is no Kuch Kuch Hota Hai but Karan Johar makes it look good, writes Sukanya Verma.A lot has changed since I wrote my first ever piece, the music review of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. I......

Kamal Hasan: The Indian Al Pacino

The 'Al Pacino' of Indian cinema, Kamal Hasan turned 53 today. But Hasan, one of the most successful actors from the south to make it big in Bollywood, has no plans to celebrate his birthday as......