'Being a festival director is a crown of thorns'

Vikram Sampath's love for Bangalore Litfest equals his passion for music and history, say his friends. With a beautiful, well-polished gramophone resting on a mantle behind his desk, and a framed......

1965 decided the fate of the subcontinent

'It would not be incorrect to say that the Chinese-Pakistani strategy of containing India began in the aftermath of the 1965 war,' the legendary K Subrahmanyam noted on Rediff.com 10 years ago.......

Item girls should be called prostitutes: Hindu Mahasabha's shocking statement

Just a day after actress-model Gauhar Khan was slapped for wearing ‘skimpy’ clothes, a Hindu Mahasabha leader has sparked another controversy over his demand that actresses performing......

Fasih Mahmood chargesheeted in Jama Masjid attack case

Suspected Indian Mujahideen operative Fasih Mahmood, who was deported from Saudi Arabia last year, was on Saturday chargesheeted for terror acts in connection with the 2010 Jama Masjid attack.......

'My mother is OBSESSED with Bigg Boss'

'I am an emotional person and hope to be stronger when I go inside because I have been told dil pe nahin lena.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Akasa Singh/Instagram After participating in music reality......

Like Nora Fatehi's Gym Look?

Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar spotted these stars over the weekend. Please click on the images for a better look.   IMAGE: Nora Fatehi goes to the gym.  ......

Soha gets the blues

Tisca gives advice... Deepti prays... Photograph: Kind courtesy Soha Ali Khan/Instagram Why's Soha Ali Khan getting the blues on a Friday? :)   Photograph: Kind courtesy Kunal......

Tandav review

Tandav is as mainstream and contrived as it gets, but not completely without its moments of charisma and drama, observes Sukanya Verma. Between a game of chess and crime or a scathing satire,......