'Dons Are More Decent Than Politicians'

'I was wondering whether I would ever come out alive.' All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "Being a Naxalite prisoner the jail officials didn't allow me to read books. Dreaded dons were......

Prison diary: 38 days in Arthur Road jail

'It is not possible to survive in jail unless you are part of a group.''They cover your back as you do theirs.' IMAGE: The IT graduate spent seven days in police custody and 38 days in Arthur Road......

New restrictions in Maha from Wednesday. What's allowed and what's not

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced a statewide curfew for 15 days from 8 am on April 14 to contain the rapid spread of the coronavirus in its second wave. With Section 144 being......

'My greatest strength were prison inmates'

'You are with each other 24x7, so how can you ignore someone crying next to you?''How can you not share a piece of chicken with someone who is sitting next to you and watching you eat it?''Of......

Saradha scam: Where has all the money gone?

It was a multi-million rupee scam whose extent and reach are still being unravelled, so why did the chief of the scam-tainted Saradha group Sudipta Sen plead that he was unable to pay Rs 30,000 as......

Watch Konkona's Killer Magic On OTT

After receiving high praise for her performance in Killer Soup, we can't help but wonder why Konkona Sen Sharma is not seen more often on screen. Her films have been few and far between, with some......

The Powerful Short Film Winning Hearts

'Rapists do have families.''I wanted to see how a father or mother would deal with it.''They go through shame as well and get discriminated from the rest of the village.''Why don't we show it that......

The Archies Review: Return To Innocence

The Archies is an evergreen thought passed on from generation to generation. But Sukanya Verma wishes it had some of the comic's tee-hee humour and hyuk hyuk too. Long before there was cable TV,......

Jackie Shroff : I Am Not Joining BJP

'No politics for me.''I can't handle that at all.' IMAGE: Jackie Shroff with Singer and banker and singer Amruta Fadnavis Bharatiya Janata Party Party leader Devendra Fadnavis's wife, at the BJP's......