130 Dalit households in Bengal fight for their right to worship

Threatened, ostracised and pushed to the edge, a group of about 130 Dalit families in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district are pinning their final hopes on police and district administration to......

ISKCON priest denied bail by Bangladesh court

A court in Bangladesh on Thursday denied bail to a Hindu priest and a former International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) leader in a sedition case. IMAGE: hinmoy Krishna Das at a......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

If govt fails to protect people ...: HC on post-poll violence in Bengal

Expressing concern over alleged post-poll violence in certain areas of West Bengal following the conclusion of the Lok Sabha elections, the Calcutta high court on Thursday issued a directive......

60 years later, the house where Pather Panchali was shot

As Satyajit Ray's masterpiece Pather Panchali turns 60 on August 26, we re-visit the location where the film was shot. This article was first published in June 2013. Indians can broadly be......

58 years later, the house where Pather Panchali was shot

Indrani Roy re-visits the location of Satyajit Ray's first masterpiece, Pather Panchali, which released in 1955. Indians can broadly be classified into two types: those who have seen Satyajit......

The Very Best of Soumitra Chatterjee

Image: Soumitra Chatterjee in Apur Sansar As Soumitra Chatterjee turns 80 on January 19, we look back at his best movies. A Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the least one could have asked for veteran......

The Very Best of Soumitra Chatterjee

A Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the least one could have asked for Soumitra Chatterjee.Still slogging it out on the studio floors, this 77-year-old actor has dominated Bengali cinema for years. Many of......

Wish India's darling Dipa Karmakar a happy birthday!

IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar competes during the qualification round at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters The first Indian gymnast to reach the finals of the Olympic Games, Dipa......

India's medals tally swells at Commonwealth Weightlifting

India's impressive show at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships continued as their medals tally swelled to 33, including 15 gold, on the second day of the competition at Cape Town, South......

Rain threat to Guwahati ODI

With the series already decided, pre-monsoon rain has further dampened the interests of eager cricket lovers in Guwahati ahead of the fifth one-dayer between India and England on April 9.Cricket......