BJP drops 8 Karnataka MLAs in first list of 189, puts up 52 new faces

Taking the fight to the Opposition camp, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has chosen to field heavyweights against top Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar in the May 10 Karnataka......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

RJD chief left red-faced after wife, daughter lose

Lalu Prasad Yadav’s wife Rabri Devi and daughter Misa Bharti lost from Saran and Pataliputra seats respectively in Bihar to BJP candidates. M I Khan reports. Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu......

Maha polls: BJP looks to improve tally; Sena, Oppn for political space

The BJP has been inducting leaders from the NCP and the Congress since the last few months to expand its footprint in the regions where the party lacks organisational base. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

Ed Sheeran gets a slice of Danny Boyle's India

Ten years after he based his Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire in Mumbai, Danny Boyle returns with another film featuring Indian actors. The musical romcom Yesterday stars Himesh Patel who......

'I love Devdas so much'

'I didn't want to use contemporary Bollywood music.' IMAGE: Priya Kansara in Polite Society. Nida Manzoor is exploding with talent. At 33, the British-Pakistani film-maker has a hit TV sitcom We......

Masoom Review

Boman Irani makes his OTT debut with Masoom, and it was good to see the actor on screen after a long time, observes Deepa Gahlot. The Web series Blood, created by Sophie Petzal, set in lush......

PIX: Huma Qureshi watches Partition: 1947 with Shabana Azmi

A special screening of Gurinder Chadha's new film Partition: 1947 was held in a theatre in Mumbai. Cast members made sure to attend, as did many more film folk. A look at the pictures:......

ISL: Mumbai City FC head coach happy with consistency

Mumbai FC thrashed Bengaluru 4-0 in the ISL on Thursday. Mumbai City FC head coach Des Buckingham was pleased with how consistently his team has been executing their plans as The Islanders beat......

How BCCI is getting North Eastern states battle ready

The Board of Control for Cricket in India's main emphasis this year is to ease the North Eastern teams into mainstream. In a departure from convention, the Board of Control for Cricket in Indiawill......

Sports Shorts: Khade wins gold at Singapore Swimming C'ships

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday IMAGE: Virdhawal Khade is gearing up for CWG. Photograph: Virdhawal Khade/Twitter Young swimmer Virdhawal Khade, continued......