'They want to sell Osho ashram'

'They want to wind up Osho's Pune operation, take the money and move out of India.' IMAGE: Osho followers stage a protest against the proposed sale of the ashram's properties in Pune, outside the......

A Journey to Dominique Dada's Sunderbans

India is a passion with him. He is immersed in India. But he cannot help worrying about India too.16 years ago, Payal Singh Mohanka accompanied Dominique Lapierre, who died on Monday aged 91, to......

Say No To Cookies From Strangers

Mothers' advice from 50 years ago reappears, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   I can't help remembering my dear long-gone mother each time I get adventurous and......

Climate Change: India Must Walk The Talk

India lost around 38.5 thousand hectares of tropical forest in the last decade.Nearly 14 per cent of the country's tree cover!It is one thing for Modi to announce that India will reach a net-zero......

ED attaches assets worth over Rs 757 cr of Amway India

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth over Rs 757 crore of one of the country's most known multi-level marketing (MLM) and direct-selling companies, Amway India, as part of a......

'Not a shining India, but there is a feel-good factor'

'Life will not improve overnight; it will happen in a gradual manner.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com With the Indian rupee sliding against the US dollar, it has become one of Asia's worst......

Adani's Aus plans get a court boost

Indian mining giant Adani group's 16.5 billion dollar controversy-hit coal mine project in Australia has cleared another hurdle with Brisbane supreme court dismissing an appeal filed by indigenous......

RSS-backed SJM declares 2017 'anti-China year'

'I will be happy if walls are built between India and China!''We are going to nooks and corners of the country to make ordinary people realise the need to buy Indian goods so that our workers get......

'Mani Ratnam Sir doesn't always have a very clear vision'

'He knows what he doesn't want and likes exploring the rest with his cast and crew, so it's like a journey of making something beautiful together.' IMAGE: Trisha and Sobhita Dhulipala in PS-1. One......

Have you seen these super TV shows?

'10 shows that left my senses boggled after bingeing on them,' says J Jagannath. The year gone by was when we got the biggest affirmation to the cultural adage of the 21st century: 'TV is the new......

Bollywood's BEST Queen? VOTE!

Sukanya Verma looks back at Bollywood royalty, and asks *you* to pick your favourite! Warrior queens, scheming queens, fictional queens, filmi queens... we have witnessed a wide variety of female......

Why should Sanju take pangas?

Why do the biggest, most talented and successful film-makers of India suck up to the establishment so breathlessly, asks Shekhar Gupta. Since this argument is about Hindi cinema, it is fitting......

Rashford's mural vandalised as Eng players racially abused

'Those responsible for this appalling abuse should be ashamed of themselves.' IMAGE: Bin bags cover offensive graffiti on the vandalised mural of Manchester United and England striker Marcus......

This NBA star has nothing nice to say about India

‘It’s a country that’s 20 years behind in terms of knowledge and experience’ ‘You see cows in the street, monkeys running around everywhere, hundreds of people on the......