Will close all madrasas, Assam CM Sarma says in poll-bound Karnataka

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is visiting Karnataka, said he intended to shut all the madrasas (Muslim religious schools) in his state, as they were not needed in "New India".......

Here are the complete results from all 32 bypolls

The BJP, Congress and the Shiv Sena won one Lok Sabha seat each, while assembly segments threw up a similar mixed bag with results favouring ruling parties in several states as votes were counted......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

A Soulful Night Of Safed Songs

Has Vishal Bhardwaj just started a brilliant new trend of promoting movies? Sandeep Singh's directorial debut Safed saw a beautiful musical night, featuring performances from Sonu Nigam and Rekha......

Want to Know What Uorfi Javed Is Really Like?

Amazon Prime Video has announced 69 assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting. Here's looking at the Web series that you will be watching this year! Do Read: Watch Vijay......

10 War Films You Can Watch On OTT

There have been relatively few war films made by Bollywood, perhaps because they are expensive and difficult to shoot. Also, invariably, there are accusations of inaccuracy, disrespect, jingoism,......

The BIGGEST June Releases

Like 2020, 2021 will not have any film release in June. While one continues to be content with what OTT has to offer, Joginder Tuteja goes back in time to see the biggest June releases of the last......

Shotgun World Cup: Mixed luck for skeet shooters

IMAGE: Olympian Mairaj Khan. Photograph: BCCI India's skeet shooters had a mixed day of qualification at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Monday, with Abhay Singh Sekhon in......

Indian men shatter 15-year-old national relay record

IMAGE: Indian men's 4x100m relay team clocked 38.69 seconds to set a new national record during the Indian Open Relay Competition in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Photograph: Athletics Federation of......

Rathore's son wins silver in junior trap event in Finland

Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's teenager son Manavaditya Rathore won a silver medal in the Trap Event at the 5th Junior International Shotgun Competition being held at......

Team India consolidate top spot at ISSF Junior World Cup

IMAGE: Shooter Sift Kaur Sarma won silver in the 50m Mixed Team event after winning Gold in the individual event earlier at the ISSF Junior World Cup. Photograph: BCCI Sift Kaur Samra and Surya......

Bindra draws blank in tough opening day for Indian shooters

Ace marksman Abhinav Bindra belied expectations after failing to qualify for the finals of men's 10 air rifle event in the 51st ISSF World Championships, his hopes of earning an Olympic quota in......