Are the lions tourists see in Gir forest really wild and free? Prasanna D Zore doesn't feel so.
The last week of October and the next two weeks will see many more movie hits in DVD and, in most cases, Blu-ray versions.
Sumann Gon focuses on films which are innovative in their use of the formal elements of cinema in the service of a higher aesthetic purpose and sometime define and inspire a particular genre.
Travel bloggers Amrita Das and Rutavi Mehta list out their recommendations.
Awesome ancient sites: Digging into ancient history, we uncover 10 cool but less popular ruins.
We invited readers to write in with fabulous stories of fun times with your closest pals. Here are two more responses!
A visit to a sanctuary of the one-horned rhino offers more adventure than Archana Pande bargained for.
The Underwater Photographer of the Year competition has announced the winners of this year's contest, with France's Gabriel Barathieu being named Underwater Photographer of the Year for an image of a hunting octopus. UPY was kind enough to share some of this year's honorees with us below.
An interview with former IIT-ian Kanakasabapathy Pandyan.
Tour guide and statistical update of Christchurch, where the Indian cricket team plays the opening match of its tour, a T20 and the third ODI of the five-match series.
IPL is a metaphor for a new India - crass, brash and razzmatazz - but it is in big trouble.
How many of these have you tried already?
'There is a point near the hill where you kill the engine and park your vehicle in neutral.' 'The vehicle automatically slides a few inches, which the locals believe is due to the magnetic power of the hill.'
You won't regret including this list in your itinerary.
'It's a humiliating time to be a human being.' It's a pity that the magnificent 17-year-old gorilla is dead. But it's not enough to hang our heads in shame or comfort ourselves with clicktivism, observes Bijoy Venugopal.
Earth which opens in thousands of screens on Earth Day (April 22) is narrated by the veteran actor James Earl Jones; there is plenty of funny, romantic and feisty scenes in the film apart from poignant stories. It offers compellingly fascinating stories of three animal families and their amazing journeys across the planet over a year.
The 3-D animation film by DreamWorks featuring voices of Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland and Seth Rogan is expected to be a huge hit.
Here's your weekly collection of stories that prove it's a crazy, funny world out there!
Shubir Rishi/Rediff.com continues his jungle adventure and narrates his last day at the Kanha National Park.
Shubir Rishi/Rediff.com continues his jungle adventure and narrates his day at the Kanha National Park.
'There are 25 million farmers in India with at least 2 to 3 cows each.' 'If all them use biogas to cook, millions of LPG units and firewood can be saved.'
Shubir Rishi/Rediff.com narrates the morning safari that he took on day two at the Pench National Park. He was on a road trip to the Pench-Kanha-Tadoba national parks.
On the whole, Wall-E works in the same way that Charlie Chaplin does: an unlikely trampy hero embarks on a silent-movie romance with an elegant, far more attractive female. The odds are stacked against them, the protagonist is klutzy beyond repair, and the poetry found in their impossible dalliance is banal, slapstick -- and, quite simply, timeless.
Tigers may have been elusive, but just to have gone deep in the ferocious, yet magnificent big cat's home was an unforgettable experience, says Shubir Rishi/Rediff.com after a road trip to the Pench-Kanha-Tadoba national parks
What the stars have in store for your romantic life.
Samir Patil who has taken over Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle talks of taking the classic comics to the next generation and also has a word of advice for young entrepreneurs.
What is it with these hardcore vegetarian types? And, on a similar note, what is it with these hardcore non-vegetarian types?