'Supreme Court verdict on Article 370 is a missed opportunity'

'On hard cases like this one, the Supreme Court has only episodically stood against Parliament and the executive government.' 'I worry that this decision sets a precedent where President's rule is......

Want 'uninterrupted' dialogue with India: Pak foreign minister

Pakistan's new Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday extended the hand of friendship to India soon after taking oath by offering 'uninterrupted' dialogue to resolve all the outstanding......

Must read: A Hindu's battle to preserve Urdu!

In four years, Rekhta has become the largest online repository for Urdu poetry and literature in the world, says Veenu Sandhu.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The lawns of the Indira......

Must read: A Hindu's battle to preserve Urdu!

In four years, Rekhta has become the largest online repository for Urdu poetry and literature in the world, says Veenu Sandhu.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The lawns of the Indira......

Shut Up Sona Review

Shut Up Sona is about one woman refusing to be silenced, notes Deepa Gahlot. Sona Mohapatra works in an industry that is unapologetically misogynistic. So like other women in show business, she is......

Review: Jo Dooba So Paar lacks imagination

Shaikh Ayaz writes Jo Dooba So Par: Its Love in Bihar is made with little imagination. Post YOUR reviews here!Written and directed by Praveen Kumar with little imagination, insight and spunk, this......

Sufi singer Abida Parveen, live in Chennai!

The ballroom in Chennai's Taj Coromandel is filled with an expectant hush; the best and finest of Chennai's literati and music aficionados fill in, eager to appreciate the......

'I want clean-shaven roles!'

There are actors and there are stars, but there are only a rare few with the recall-value of immortal characters. After his Lagaan character regaled audiences worldwide, Rajesh Vivek now returns to......