Popular folk singer Sharda Sinha, known as 'Bihar Kokila' for her melodious rendition of Chhath and folk songs such as Kartik Maas Ijoriya, Suraj Bhaile Bihaan and Bollywood hits Taar Bijli and......
Rival governments in Tamil Nadu expend the most on social welfare schemes, especially targeting women and youth and children, but that money comes only by selling more liquor. There is always the......
'We need to retell this history from many different perspectives.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Writer Amitav Ghosh spent many of those strange, mind-numbing COVID-19 days of......
IMAGE: Trinamool Congress candidate Shatrughan Sinha flashes the victory sign after winning the Asansol Lok Sabha seat. Photograph: PTI Photo A day after winning the Asansol parliamentary......
'This obsession with 'one' is not good for a country like India.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Aatma Nirbhar Bharat, Amrut Mahotsav, Tika Utsav, Raksha......
Anmol Ambani, the eldest son of industrialist Anil Ambani, has lashed out against a new round of lockdowns being imposed amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, saying such restrictions do not concern......
'...you won't have to announce it yourself -- people around you will tell you it's time.' IMAGE: Jaideep Ahlawat in The Jewel Thief. "It's never the hero's story, it's the story that finds its......
Kamal has a crisp pen when it comes to writing short and yet powerful film dialogues.But while speaking ex tempore -- and that has been his style -- he looks every bit a confused man, observes N......
Fiercely original filmmaking from a director whose even just good enough attempt fares much better than your average blockbusters, observes Mayur Sanap. Watching an auteur filmmaker's work is to......
Payal Kapadia's understanding of what it means to be a woman is as poignant as her authentic portrait of Mumbai's hoi polloi, observes Sukanya Verma. Three immigrant women from different......
'The film-literate public in Kerala are not happy watching run-of-the-mill movies.' IMAGE: Jyotika and Mammootty in Kaathal: The Core. At 72, Mammootty is in no mood to slow down. The Malayalam......
'Why do I need his (Dhoni) picture? He was my student and he always stays here (heart)' IMAGE: Humility is something that almost everyone associates with Dhoni. Photograph: PTI There is a bit of......