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Kerala: The Puzzled Book Of Questions

Can a culture survive as a way of life, even as the language and writing at its core, alter with time? asks Shyam G Menon. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff First week of January. My first rail......

When a US president wanted Indian minister sacked!

'Galbraith had a powerful ally in Washington -- not as blunt and direct as the ambassador -- but committed to see Krishna Menon go.''This was President Kennedy himself.'A revealing excerpt from......

'People hated him. People loved him. But people could never ignore him'

'The Congress party hated him because he had not gone to jail, he was not lathi charged, he had not gone on hunger strike.''They felt he had lived in London all his life and then he came to India......

MUST READ! How India can steal China's thunder

A document titled "Nonalignment 2.0-A foreign and strategic policy for India in the twenty first century" -- the product of collective deliberations of Sunil Khilnani, Rajiv Kumar, Pratap Bhanu......

3,500 jurists, artists slam FIR against Varadarajan

About 3,500 jurists, academics, actors, artistes, writers and people from other walks of life have slammed the Uttar Pradesh government and police for filing an FIR against Siddharth Varadarajan,......

Crypto industry faces funds dry-up, some exchanges may shut down

Several exchanges are facing a cash crunch with committed investment not coming from venture capital funds and trading activity seeing a sharp decline, reports Rajesh Bhayani. Photograph: Dado......

Bang Bang, Haider to cash in on festive weekend at box office

Indian cinemagoers will be spoilt for choice this festive weekend, as not one but two high-profile films will be hitting the screens on Thursday. While on the one hand, Fox Star Studios is......

'Varun's Citadel Character Is Fully Bambaiya'

'So while playing Bunny the stuntman, he had a happy time.''He used to do these impersonations of Sanjay Dutt, Mithun Chakraborty, Govinda and Anil Kapoor.' IMAGE: Samantha and Varun Dhawan in......

7 Underrated Performances of 2023

Even as we tip our hats to the best performances of 2023, there are quite a few that may have gone unnoticed. Subhash K Jha lists the actors who deserve the spotlight. Abhishek Chauhan in......

The Failed Promise of Indian 2

Kamal Haasan is right where he left off from the first film but there is only so much he can do to salvage an already lost cause, observes Arjun Menon. IMAGE: Kamal Haasan in Indian 2. A municipal......

Look who's giving Premam star Nivin Pauly tough competition

A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry. While Malayali men took to the Premam look of black shirt, white mundu and dark sunglasses this Onam, the man who started......

Just What Is Vidya's Neeyat?

Vidya Balan screened her new film, Neeyat, to members of the film industry at a special star-studded screening in Mumbai. "You will experience something extraordinary after seeing the movie......