Elections Are MUST For Democracy

Democracy is the heart of our body politic and elections are its life blood. Because there is some disease that affects it, we cannot apply leeches to drain it off, killing the body in the process,......

Scientists quarrel over India's tiger numbers

Have India's tigers increased by 30 per cent in the last four years? Some scientists question the numbers. Rashme Sehgal reports for Rediff.com on the debate. Scientists across the globe are......

Why has history forgotten this giant?

50 years ago, on January 10, Lal Bahadur Shastri died suddenly in Tashkent. We salute The Gentle Giant on his 50th death anniversary. IMAGE: Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri visits the Lahore......

Lecoanet Hemant to launch in India

They have dressed up Texan millionaires, Arab princesses, French aristocrats and international film stars. That is not all. The designer duo Hemant Sagar and his French partner Didier Lecoanet,......

Bigg Boss 6: Karishma opts out, Mink steps in

Bigg Boss Season 6 contestant model Karishma Kotak left the show after nearly four weeks due to a family emergency -- her ailing father, who was suffering from liver sclerosis, passed away.When......

Mink: I want to add zing to Bigg Boss 6

Model-turned-actress Mink Brar will enter the Bigg Boss house as this season's wild card contestant this weekend. The starlet, who was first launched by Dev Anand in his 2003 film, Pyaar Ka......

Mink: I feel Urvashi or Niketan should win Bigg Boss

Two contestants were eliminated from the TV reality show Bigg Boss last week. First was wild card entry Mink Brar, and the second to go was actor Vrajesh Hirjee, who had re-entered the house after......

Mink gets a sexy makeover after Zor Ka Jhatka

To those watching Shah Rukh Khan-hosted Zor Ka Jhatka on Imagine TV everyday, you may have seen Mink Brar battle it out in the action-packed water sports game show with the other celebrities.......

Hockey: India joins Belgium, Australia, Germany in semis

IMAGE: Alex Hendrickx celebrates with his teammates after scoring for Belgium in the Olympics men's hockey quarter-final against Spain. Photograph: Bernadett Szabo/Reuters Belgium beat Spain 3-1......

HIL: Van der Weerden's lone strike hand Jaypee Punjab Warriors win over Ranchi

IMAGE: Jaypee Punjab Warriors’ Mink van der Weerden celebrates with teammates. Photograph: HIL/Facebook Defending champions Jaypee Punjab Warriors eked out a close 1-0 win over Ranchi......

Dutch thrash Australia, Germany whip India

Maartje Paumen scored her second hat-trick of the women's hockey World Cup as favourites Netherlands beat Australia 4-1 in Pool A on Friday. All three of Paumen's goals came from penalty corners......

HIL: Dabang Mumbai edge Jaypee Punjab Warriors

IMAGE: Dabang Mumbai players celebrate their victory against Jaypee Punjab Warriors. Photograph: HIL/ Facebook A magnificent 60th-minute goal by Dabang Mumbai's Robbert Kemperman snatched victory......

Jr hockey World Cup: Weerden's 'trick' sinks India

A profligate India succumbed to a 2-3 defeat against the Netherlands on Thursday and face an early exit from the FIH Junior Men's Hockey World Cup in Singapore. Mink Van Der Weerden's hat-trick......