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'Rhea's arrest proved Bengalis are BJP's soft target'

Parties cutting across the political divide in West Bengal on Thursday evoked Bengali sub-nationalism, asserting that the "vilification campaign" against actor Rhea Chakraborty "proved" Bengalis......

President seeks blessings at Padmanabhaswamy temple

The President asked many questions on the treasure found in the temple, however, he wasn’t shown the actual treasure since it’s sealed under a Supreme Court order. Sheela......

The politics of vegetarianism

'The non-vegetarian share of the population fell from 75 to 71 per cent between 2004 and 2014, no doubt in anticipation of the lotus blooming.''Three years of saffron authoritarianism may have......

Mamata Banerjee: Soldier who trumped BJP war machine

She's the soldier, she the commander and she the army. ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2021: Full coverage The distinction between Mamata Banerjee the leader and Trinamool Congress the party evaporated into......

COVID, political violence await Mamata as she strides back to office

The "Bangla nijer meyekei chay" slogan underpinned her aggressive election campaign that helped her outsmart the Bharatiya Janata Party. On Wednesday, Bengal's own daughter she firmly pitched......

The Marie Antoinette of Indian politics

'Everybody knows that any solution would upstage and expose official bungling.''That is something Mrs Sitharaman's masters will not allow.''No matter how high the cost in human misery, they will......

When parents are delighted to have a start-up son-in-law

For the new millennium generation, slowly and at an accelerating pace, it is attractive to harbour a start-up ambition, says R Gopalakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com When I......

Magic of Coke's commercials

What I liked: After what seem like eternity, it looks like one brand has finally hit upon an interesting long-running advertising theme -- the Coca Cola-Aamir Khan brand. The two are tied-in......

Chip of a new block

S Ramodorai, chief executive of Tata Consultancy Services, is not the most high profile of corporate chiefs. Even so, it was no surprise when he accepted an invitation for lunch with Business......

Raakhee Set For Grand Comeback!

This week when her daughter Meghna Gulzar's Sam Bahadur opened in theatres, Raakhee Gulzar has decided to return to acting. Speaking exclusively to Subhash K Jha, Raakheedi says, "I am doing......

'K Vishwanathji lived for his cinema'

'Everything I know about acting and direction I learnt from him.' IMAGE: K Vishwanath. Photograph: Kind courtesy Rakesh Roshan/Twitter The mighty movie-maker K Vishwanath, who was to Telugu cinema......

Fairytale Fights. Fables. Time Travel

Romance in the nineties, fairytale fights, fables and time travelling between mythological times to modern -- fantasy and reality collide on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you some interesting......

'India is changing. I am part of that change'

'One has to move with the times to stay relevant.' IMAGE: Aparna Sen. Photograph: Kind courtesy Konkona Sensharma/Instagram The timeless Aparna Sen is ready with yet another thought-provoking film......

'I am the godfather of disco'

'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......

MacGill emerges from Warne shadow

MacGill emerges from Warne shadowStuart MacGill, living in the shadow of Shane Warne, has learnt to take his opportunities when they arise and on Sunday he did it again with his seventh five-wicket......

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