What provoked the Chinese in Ladakh

We should have anticipated it on August 5 last year, when we made the big changes in J&K.Amit Shah left nothing to chance when he told Parliament that 'we will bring back Aksai Chin even at the......

CANDYTOPIA: Inside the weird and wonderful candy land

Imagine a world where too much sugar isn't a bad thing. It exists thanks to a new, immersive exhibit called Candytopia. Candytopia is a sprawling sanctuary of confectionary bliss, tastefully......

Sheena Bora Trial: What the hotel receptionist said

Sanjeev Khanna stepped out of his usual sort of absent-minded personality to actively 'log into' the hearing, following the testimony alertly, at times standing up in the accused box to catch all......

Meet India's Mona Lisa

One of the best stories coming out of Bihar is a meeting place for Chandragupta Maurya, Buddha, Ashoka, Sher Shah Suri and India's Mona Lisa.Rediff.com's Archana Masih dropped by.Photographs: Seema......

The business of being Kareena

It is 5:20 pm on a Monday evening when Kareena Kapoor walks in to Masala Bay at Taj Lands End. The 28-year-old actor, immaculately dressed in a fitted, formal shirt and jeans, which she picked up......

Photo: Ash's Mona Lisa look

Mona Lisa's smile may still be a mystery but Bollywood, as usual, has managed to come around it. Aishwarya Rai takes over from Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece in artist Ratan Parimoo's latest......

When I first set eyes on Madhuri...

Madhuri Dixit may have said goodbye to Bollywood, but the industry refuses to forget her. On her birthday, Indra Kumar (who directed her in Dil, Beta and Raja), and Akbar Khan (her first co-star in......

The Julia-Zeta Jones catfight begins

Catherine Zeta Jones better make sure she steers close film pal Julia Roberts well out of range of any sharp objects. The Pretty Woman star is apparently furious that Zeta Jones has been given top......