'How many soldiers will lose their lives? Befitting reply must be given'

Sunday's terror attack has come as a huge setback for the families of the Uri bravehearts, but their spirit has not been deterred by the act of cowardice. IMAGE: Aarti Kumari, the daughter of Naik......

Meet the richest candidate in Tamil Nadu

'What is the point of having this money when my constituents don't?' A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com and Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com hit the campaign trail with H Vasanthakumar, the Congress'......

The sacred ten days

The sacred ten daysInaugural PujaBodhon Once the idol of Durga is brought into the pandal, the purohit (priest) instills life into the goddess (pranpratishtha) after which bodhon or the inaugural......

'Loathsome on screen, but a sweetheart in life'

'Shashikala was never short of her work.''But somewhere as she grew older she got tired of playing variations of the villain.''She became spiritual.'Subhash K Jha remembers Shashikala who passed......

PIX: Aamir-Kiran at Javed Akhtar's birthday bash

Javed Akhtar's 75th birthday celebrations started early with the unveiling of an exhibition of photographs from his life. Later, they threw a retro-themed party for him at their home, and invited......

Jeevan Mrityu, Dosti, Maine Pyar Kiya: Rajshri's landmark movies

Long before Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Rajshri made some beautiful movies. Long before Yash Raj and Dharma Productions began their reign, Bollywood swore by founder Tarachand Barjatya’s......

Salaam-E-Ishq: Stars shine in mediocre film

More is merry. Excess is fun. But the key to it all is balance. Alas, director Nikhil Advani is no juggler. He manages to throw half a dozen balls in the air. But by the end of it, most of them......

Bindra, Narang in India's CWG shooting team

Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra will spearhead the Indian shooting challenge in both the Commonwealth and Asian Games along with other top marksmen such as Gagan Narang and Manavjit Singh......

India for under-21 women's World Cup hockey

India has qualified for the fifth under-21 women's Junior World Cup hockey tournament to be held at Santiago, Chile, in September.The qualifiers' list was declared by the International Hockey......