NEWS
Kerala minister in sex scandal quits
Transport and Forest Minister A Neelalohitadasan Nadar became the first member of a Communist-led government in the state to step down following charges of sexual harassment.
NEWS
12 cops among 20 killed in Bihar
Like in the September 1999 Lok Sabha election, Naxalites mounted armed attacks at several places, targeting policemen and polling officials.
NEWS
Don't push Hindutva too hard, PM warns Sangh Parivar
Vajpayee is understood to have told the RSS chief that he does not relish the prospect of his government being defeated again on the floor of the Lok Sabha and would rather resign.
NEWS
Six ISI operatives held in Rajasthan
The special branch of the state criminal investigation department recovered several sensitive defence documents from them, a police spokesman said in Jaipur.
NEWS
Pawar makes Deshmukh's life miserable
Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh is under fire from the Congress leadership for not keeping the Nationalist Congress Party in check.
SPECIAL
By winning a gallantry award a soldier becomes part of his 'Regimental History'
Only the man who inspired his comrades and men, who led from the front and who overcame heavy odds, gets recommended for a gallantry award. Colonel John Taylor on gallantry awards.
MOVIES
'I never fear the unknown'
A confident Kamal Haasan, on The Rediff Chat.
MOVIES
What a waste!
Badal is a truly torturous experience.
COLUMNS
Sell one, sell another
'The decision to hive off loss-making steel plants run by SAIL will be announced soon.' Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi durbar.
Only show, where's the biz?
'The socio-economic reality is that Indian audiences have matured while mainstream cinema hasn't. That's why they are increasingly rejecting the cinematic trash churned out by Bollywood's infantile dream factories. Bollywood and other woods are business illiterate,' says Dilip Thakore.
Cricket diary
Prem Panicker on the Challenger Series. And chucking controversies. And innovations in the world of cricket. In the next instalment of his notes from a cricket-lover's diary.
A sight for sore eyes
The Armchair Expert on why watching cricket on Channel 9 is a whole new ball game.
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