With Mulayam's demise, SP loses its guiding light

Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav's demise might not have any direct political impact on the party, but its president Akhilesh Yadav will now have to work without his 'shield and shadow'.......

Will the REAL Shashi Tharoor stand up please?

Will Indian democracy benefit from the potential that Shashi Tharoor stores in his mind, spirit and intellect?Or will it be the saga of another leader who promised much but delivered too little,......

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......

Yogi Adityanath to skip father's funeral amid lockdown

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's father Anand Bisht died on Monday and will be cremated in Haridwar at a funeral which will not be attended by the CM, who said he is duty-bound to......

The Top 10 Spy Thrillers On OTT

The West has had an advantage over Indian cinema and OTT when it comes to espionage thrillers -- the two World Wars and the Cold War were grist for the mill, and then the Middle East joined the......

The Dream Girl Review

You’ll come out laughing till your sides hurt, promises Sukanya Verma. Men falling for men masquerading as women is an old gag.   Rishi Kapoor and Paintal’s girly avatars in......

What do you think of these TV shows?

Some were made on a grand scale, sending off a strong buzz even if they could not live up to it, while others told a good story.What do you think of these shows? Tell us in the message board below!......

PIX: Jeetendra still has the moves!

Anu Ranjan and Shashi Ranjan organised an ITA (Indian Television Academy) Creators Walk at a five star hotel in Mumbai. The fashion show was held as a prelude to the 17th ITA awards, to be held on......

Sports Shorts: Boxers continue to shine at Asian Junior Boxing

Indian youth boxers Vishwanath Suresh (48kg) and Anand Yadav (54kg) produced gritty performances to enter the finals of the Asian Youth and Junior Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan on Friday.......

Mushtaq Ali: Chahar almost takes hat-trick but Rajasthan loses to Vidarbha

IMAGE: Deepak Chahar's heroics (four wickets in an over) went in vain as Rajasthan went down by 1 run. Photograph: BCCI Medium-pacer Deepak Chahar followed up his hat-trick in the final......

Ranji roundup: Pujara continues golden run; Binny slams ton

A round-up of Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy group matches played on Friday. IMAGE: Cheteshwar Pujara celebrates scoring a century. Photograph: BCCI Rajkot: Cheteshwar Pujara missed out on a second......

Sports Shorts: Five Indian shuttlers in top-20 of BWF men's rankings

IMAGE: :India’s Kidambi Srikanth in action. Photograph: Facebook Five Indians find themselves in the top-20 of the BWF men's singles rankings issued on Thursday. H S Prannoy was the biggest......

Ranji Roundup: Erratic Delhi bowled out for 90, Karnataka in command

A round-up of Ranji matches played across India on Thursday IMAGE: Karnataka batsman MA Agarwal celebrates after scoring a half century during Ranji Trophy match against Delhi at Eden Gardens in......