Wangchuk's wife trashes 'Pak link' charge, blames forces for violence

Jailed activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali Angmo has trashed allegations of "Pakistan link" and financial irregularities against him. IMAGE: The Leh market wears a deserted look after a......

Delhi woman kills newborn after delivering in bathroom, dumps body in trash

A 26-year-old domestic worker was arrested for allegedly strangling her newborn to death after giving birth in her employer's bathroom in Patel Nagar, an official said on Thursday. IMAGE: Kindly......

Bihar Electoral Tsunami No One Saw Coming

'Are elections still fair in India, or are we all witness to a macabre style of 'selection' of lawmakers?''The jury will be out on this for a long time because there is no definitive evidence on......

Brazilian model among 25 lakh fake voters in Haryana: Rahul

The 2024 Haryana assembly polls were 'stolen', Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Wednesday, citing electoral roll data to claim that 25 lakh entries were fake and the Election Commission......

IKEA trashes Indian retail juggernaut

Swedish home furnishing retail chain IKEA on Wednesday trashed the Indian retail growth story saying that the country was not even 'an emerging market' ready for big retailers with players making......

Squid Game 2 Review: The Blood Sports Rage On

Squid Game 2 is almost a rehash of the earlier season, discovers Deepa Gahlot. When Korean series Squid Game came out in 2021, it went on to become the most watched show on Netflix. Soon enough,......

Life Hill Gayi Review: Groan-Worthy

Vinay Pathak, Divyenndu Sharma and Kusha Kapila are comfortable enough in their comic skins to play their parts with ease, observes Deepa Gahlot. Anybody who wants to make a comedy about a loony......

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......

'You like trash, so we make trash for you'

'(Earlier) The audience loved poetry and tunes. They loved singers. Today, someone who sings in a coarse voice is liked.' 'There is no shelf life for any singer. Why isn’t there a Lata......

'Magician Dhoni can turn someone else's trash into treasure'

IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has captained Chennai Super Kings to a record 10 IPL finals. Photograph: BCCI Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a "magician" who can turn someone else's "trash into treasure"......

T20 WC parade: BMC collects kilos of footwear, bottles

IMAGE: Fans with the Tricolour on Marine Drive ahead of the victory parade. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com As a sea humanity turned up at the Mumbai's iconic Marine Drive promenade to......

Stokes slams slow Chennai pitch, calls it 'trash'

IMAGE: Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ben Stokes feels that for an enjoyable T20 contest, a score in the range of 160 to 170 is paramount. Photograph: BCCI England all-rounder Ben Stokes criticised......

PIX: Duplantis beats Warholm in Scandinavian sprint showdown

IMAGE: Sweden's Armand Duplantis crosses the finish line to win the 100 metres exhibition race against Norway's Karsten Warholm at the Diamond League meeting in Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich,......

The Olympics, From A Spectator's Lens

What is it like watching all the Olympian action and drama unfold from the spectators' galleries at the Stade de France?Rediff.com asked Dr Rajesh Parikh, director of medical research and......