'Owe my second life to my mother', says CRPF commando abducted by Naxals

For Central Reserve Police Force commando Rakeshwar Manhas patience was the key to his survival as he spent five days in a Chhattisgarh jungle after being taken captive by Naxals following an......

Kin of CRPF jawan abducted by Naxals stage protest; seek his release

Relatives of a Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) commando held hostage by Naxals after a recent gun battle with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district blocked the......

Don't mock India's scientific past!

It is important to approach the belief of people in ancient India's achievements with a sense of proportion, balance and empathy, argues B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.Illustration:......

Sai's Take: A political Mahabharatam

Is there a likeness between the characters from Ved Vyas's timeless epic and those prancing about on the political proscenium?Saisuresh Sivaswamy finds out. With Priyanka Gandhi characterising......

Ad regulator takes a big leap

In what will be a significant jump for the Advertising Standards Council of India, the ad regulator will now work closely with the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, to clamp down......

'Shashi Kapoor didn't need to pretend'

A beloved actor and filmmaker, a generous promoter of theatre, a family man... the late Shashi Kapoor was all this and more. In Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star, Aseem Chhabra gives us......

Review: Mahabharat, dumbed down

If only Mahabharat was a made-for-radio special instead of a half-heartedly animated demo reel masquerading as a children’s fantasy, writes Sukanya Verma. Simplifying serious literature or......

Srihari-The Real Star is gone

From being a stuntman, then a character artiste and finally the leading man, Srihari rose in the film industry by sheer dint of hard work, says Radhika Rajamani. It’s indeed hard to......

What irks Bipasha Basu

Bipasha Basu is peeved over a Mumbai newspaper's report about her playing Draupadi in Rituparno Ghosh's forthcoming Hindi-English bilingual of the same name. Talking to rediff.com, the actress......

Rana, Das bag golden double in shooting

Sushma Rana and Satguru Das came up with sterling performances to bag the individual and team gold in the women's 25m Sport Pistol and men's 50m Rifle Prone respectively as India once again swept......

Bihar make it to semis

Defending champions Manipur clash with Biharwhile former champions West Bengal play Kerala in the semi-finals of the 11th National women's football championship in Chennaion Sunday.A determined......

Assam, UP score big wins

Assam thrashed Delhi 7-0 in Group 'B,' while Uttar Pradesh downed Rajasthan 3-0 in Group 'D' in the National women's football championshipin Chennai on Wednesday.Uttar Pradesh completed their......