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'Biggest Worry Should Be Pakistan'

'Right now, we have no relationship with Pakistan. And the relationship with China is not great.' IMAGE: The Bilal mosque in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan occupied Kashmir, May 7, 2025......

When Security Wouldn't Let The Ustad In

'The security guards at the stadium did not recognise him. He kept saying he was Zakir Hussain but they did not permit him to enter.''Zakir bhai was calm and told me it is not their fault. They......

Veteran CPI-M leader Shyamal Chakraborty succumbs to COVID-19

Veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Shyamal Chakraborty, who was diagnosed with COVID-19, died at a hospital in Kolkata on Thursday, his party said. He was 76. Chakraborty, an......

'Yahan Rehna Bada Mushkil Hai'

'Ajit Doval said, "They are threatening us now".' A revealing excerpt from former RA&W chief A S Dulat's A Life in the Shadows: A Memoir. IMAGE: Two Taliban officials watch the hijacked Indian......

Tabla player Shyamal Basu dead

Eminent tabla player Shyamal Basu died at his residence in Kolkata following a cardiac arrest on Sunday, family sources said.Basu, 69, is survived by wife and a son.The maestro, whose performances......

As EVs rise in India, a requiem for Kolkata's electric trams

Kolkata trams -- now in their 150th year -- are the last to survive modernity in Indian cities, writes Ishita Ayan Dutt. IMAGE: Tram at Esplanade depot in Kolkata. All photographs: Hitesh......

The Great Indian Cash Obsession

Five years after demonetisation, which sought to curb black money and reduce cash circulation in the economy, 70 per cent of respondents said they paid a large component of the total payment......

Shareholders vote down Birla nominees to board of directors

Vindhya Telelinks, Universal Cables and Birla Cable shareholders go against family’s wishes. IMAGE: Harsh Vardhan Lodha. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. The Birla camp failed to......

I-T Portal: Infosys Deserved Better

The tax portal problem is a goof-up by both sides, and making Infosys the only villain in the story is quite unfair, argues Shyamal Majumdar. IMAGE: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

Why Mehul Choksi is not returning anytime soon

That the extradition procedure is cumbersome is evident from the fact that Mr Choksi’s nephew, Nirav Modi, and businessman Vijay Mallya have not come back even months after favourable orders......

'If I don't get it for 12th Fail, there will be another film...'

'There can be no bigger compliment than people walking away, carrying the film in their hearts, and thanking you for it.' IMAGE: Vikrant Massey in 12th Fail. Vikrant Massey is not a trained actor,......

90 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle Songs

Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle in Mumbai, August 9, 2023. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Her voice reminds me of tiramisu.......

What is Ashatai doing with Mamtadi?

Banga Bibhushan, West Bengal's highest honour, conferred on musical legend. West Bengal conferred its highest honour, the Banga Bibhushan, on musical legend Asha Bhosle. Chief Minister Mamata......

Harbhajan reveals what no one knew about Tendulkar!

IMAGE: Harbhajan Singh with Sachin Tendulkar during the IPL 2023 match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI There are no perfect cricketers, but if there is......