W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L Music

Fantastical musical moments from the International Jazz Day concert in Mumbai.Photographs and videos: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com IMAGE: The incomparable Godfather Of Indian Jazz, Louis Banks, full......

Can Kejriwal beat Modi in Delhi?

'Mr Kejriwal has played it cool in distancing himself from Delhi's hotspots, adroitly pandering to the BJP's Hindu vote.''He neither visited the scene of JNU violence nor has he dropped by at......

Who is to blame for the royal mess in Rajasthan?

The BJP may be ready and waiting to pounce on another key state of the Hindi heartland, but it is the Congress's holy trinity that issued them an invitation to the beheading, observes Sunil......

I am recovering from Covid

'A tornado... when it lands, it swirls through the body, causing chaos, confusion, coughs, wreaking damage to each organ it touches.'Recovering from coronavirus, Sunil Sethi ponders on what lies......

Is Modi able to appease the climate gods?

When Mr Modi returned home from Paris with the Rig Veda’s solar incantation on his lips, he might have needed a face mask to re-enter Delhi, notes Sunil Sethi World leaders congregating at......

The Great Property Crash

'In many parts of the country, the empty nest-and-empty-nest egg story is a painful boom-to-bust saga.''Among the old and young, it is hitting pockets hard, in a linked chain of debt-laden banks,......

HC seeks help of Nirav Modi's company to bring him back

The bench also said there was merit in ED's contention that while the "driving force behind the companies" (Modi) was not submitting to the agency's jurisdiction, his companies cannot be given any......

'Come. Make in India' -- but how?

Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited all to come and make in India, in the World Bank’s rankings on the 'Ease of Doing Business' India stands at 139 out of 18 economies surveyed in......

5 MUST-SEE Amitabh SUSPENSE Movies

Amitabh Bachchan will be seen in Rumy Jafry's thriller Chehre, which releases this week, and while the trailer looks good, this isn't the first time the actor has *thrilled* us! Subhash K Jha picks......

Is Nawazuddin's kiss' n' tell defensible?

The answer to the question would be: More or less, feels Sunil Sethi. IMAGE: Nawazuddin Siddiqui's memoir, An Ordinary Life, has been withdrawn after the controversy it generated. The......

A Season of Spies

'Raazi is being hailed for breaking the glass ceiling for Daughters of Bollywood Inc,' says Sunil Sethi.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com It's a curiosity that during a prolonged phase of......

What India thinks of Sunny Leone

As Sunny Leone's film Mastizaade hit screens amidst a wave of unprecedented social media support for her, Ritika Bhatia finds out what India thinks of the actor. 'Oh my god, oh my god, I think I'm......

Pycroft received handshake order just four minutes pre-toss

IMAGE: Match referee Andy Pycroft at the toss before the Asia Cup group match between India and Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday, September 14. Photograph: ACC/X Match referee Andy Pycroft, who is......

Raja alleges harassment from new PCB committee

'Najam Sethi tweets at 2 in the night that Ramiz Raja is out. Is this respect for a former captain? I was not even allowed to go to the office and collect my belongings.'   IMAGE: The PCB has......

Will Pakistan travel to India for World Cup?

Najam Sethi never spoke to ICC about playing WC matches in Bangladesh: PCB IMAGE: India and Pakistan fans. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday......

'No written assurance from Pakistan on ODI World Cup participation'

IMAGE: An ICC source confirmed that no written assurance has come from Pakistan about the ODI World Cup in India. Photograph:  Quinn Rooney/Getty Images The International Cricket Council has......

Zaka Ashraf resigns as PCB chief

Photograph: Kind Courtesy PCB Media/X In a big blow to Pakistan Cricket, the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Zaka Ashraf on Friday announced his decision to......