Modi's Bengal strike rate: Less than 50%

The BJP's star campaigner could not help even half the number of candidates for whom he campaigned in his aggressive 'Didi-o-Didi' style in Bengal, reveals Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf. IMAGE:......

Niagara Falls, Empire State Building lit-up for India's I-Day

The iconic Empire State Building and Niagara Falls were illuminated with the Tricolour to mark India's 72nd Independence Day with the Indian diaspora in the United States celebrating the occasion,......

Suchitra Mitra: A voice that marked time

It is the death of a singer. And also the passing of an era I learned about Suchitra Mitra's death the way I learn about most news these days -- Facebook. A friend's status talked about coming......

Jyoti to Jane. Srey to Sarah?

Sandip Roy is fighting Sandy-ification My name is not complicated by Indian standards. It's not Abanindranath or Jyotirindranath. In India, the confusion was the Bengalis called me Shondeep. The......

Coffee chains brew exotic flavours

Coffee retail chains are on a mission this winter to woo new customers and retain the old. Through improved menu and hot coffee offerings, they are tempting customers to spend more time at their......

'Ray is a hit and miss job'

If Netflix and the film's producers thought they would bring younger audiences to the master's works, they have failed with the experiment, says Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee in Ray. In......

The BEST of my father, Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2. To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com brings you a treasure trove of features from our archives. 'I don't need......

My Father, Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2.To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com bring you a treasure trove of features from our archives. IMAGE: Satyajit......

Goodbye, Mrinalda! We'll miss you

Kolkata begins the year on a sad note. National Award-winning film director Mrinal Sen, 95, passed away into the ages on Sunday, December 30. His funeral -- held at Keoratala Ghat, Kolkata, on......

Ranji: Delhi take 139 runs lead against Tamil Nadu

Delhi batsmen Yogesh Nagar and Milind Kumar hit half centuries as home team now has a lead of 139 runs with five wickets in hand against Tamil Nadu in a Ranji Trophy Elite Group encounter at Feroz......

Chirag United upset Mohun Bagan in I-League

Chirag United SC avenged their IFA Shield semi-final loss, upsetting Mohun Bagan 3-2, to kick off their I-League campaign in style. In a sterling display at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan (YBK),......

Bagan hold Mahindra goalless

Sangram Mukherjee's two outstanding saves to deny Yakubu Yusif on either side of lemon time helped Mohun Bagan hold inspired Mahindra United to a goalless draw in their concluding I-League match at......

Mohun Bagan edge Mahindra

A solitary goal by Brazilian striker Jose Barreto helped Mohun Bagan beat Mahindra United 1-0 in their ninth round match of the ONGC I-League and keep their title hopes alivein Kolkata on Saturday.......

Mahindra rout Bagan 4-1

Brilliant Yusuf Yakubu missed a hat-trick by fluffing aninjury time penalty as Mahindra United routed Mohun Bagan 4-1 for their biggestvictory in National Football League overthe formidable......