Leo Varadkar, The PM Who Likes Jalebis

'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......

Amritsar No Cakewalk For Taranjit Singh Sandhu

Barring 2004 and 2009 when Navjot Singh Sidhu won the Amritsar seat as a BJP MP and 1998 when Daya Singh Sodhi from BJP was elected as the MP, it has essentially a Congress bastion. IMAGE:......

Poonch deaths: Rajnath assures justice, asks Army to 'avoid mistakes'

Assuring justice to families of three civilians allegedly killed in Army custody in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch last week, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday urged troops to win the hearts......

140 private varsities set up in India in past 5 years; maximum in Guj: Govt

A total of 140 private universities have been established across the country during the last five years with a maximum of them being set up in Gujarat followed by Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh,......

Under the lens: Regulator moots pre-export govt testing for cough syrup cos

After reports of contamination in cough syrups sent from the country, India is considering a system to test them before exporting. Image used for representative purpose only. Photograph: Ajeng......

Why India's gig workforce is still outside purview of basic benefits

If you have seen Zwigato, Param Kumar’s story will sound familiar. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Laid off from his job as a repairman at a Gurugram-based water purifier provider, he......

The Vaccine War Review: Absorbing Drama

The Vaccine War leans towards stoking nationalistic fervour but that shouldn't stop you from watching a film that is solemn about the Indian scientific community's achievement, notes Mayur Sanap.......

Who Will Vivek Agnihotri Expose In The Vaccine War?

IMAGE: Nana Patekar with Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research, who he plays in The Vaccine War.Vivek Agnihotri, the film's director, writes Dr Bhargava 'led our......

Girls Hostel 3 Review: No Dum!

Even by standards of fluff, Girls Hostel 3 floats away without any anchor to entertainment, observes Deepa Gahlot. A new season of any series should not assume that audiences have seen the......

'Rajubhai always helped the poor'

'The moment he got to know that any comedian was struggling or and had not paid rent for months, he would immediately help because he himself had struggled.' IMAGE: Raju Srivastav, left, with......

Mohammed Shami consults sports orthopaedic for ankle condition

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami has been picked for the upcoming series in South Africa, but subject to fitness. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Star pacer Mohammed Shami has developed an ankle......

PIX: Ladakh's Frozen Lake Marathon sets new Guinness record

IMAGE: The four-hour long marathon at 13,862 feet high Pangong Tso started from Lukung and ended at Maan village on Monday with no injury reported to any of the 75 participants. Photographs:......

Jadeja fined for applying cream on finger

IMAGE: The International Cricket Council said the cream was applied to the finger by Ravindra Jadeja was purely for medical purposes and it did not change the condition of the ball. Photograph:......

CWG: Why Australia's McGrath played final despite COVID-19

IMAGE: Australia's Tahlia McGrath, left, celebrates with her team-mates after winning the gold medal match against India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday. Photograph: Ryan......