Chinese village in Arunachal: India must speak up!

'China wants to change the status quo of India's Northern Border and proves that it can do whatever it wants in what it perceives as its own territory,' states Claude Arpi. IMAGE: Menchuka, the......

Nirbhaya to Jisha: Nothing really changes, does it?

I have outraged too much in the past like many others, which hasn’t gotten us anywhere. Rapes have merely become statistics in our country, best meant for research reports and discussions at......

'Shahnaz believed what she wrote could make a difference'

'What I remember best is the vigour with which she threw herself into the job, the passion she had for issues, particularly those that affected the poor.' Kalpana Sharma remembers her friend, the......

An Open Letter to Smriti Irani

The threat to our pre-schoolers from the worst of Bollywood is far greater than the threat to Sanskrit from German.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com A friend who went to his daughter's......

'I've Returned After Living In The US For 28 Years'

'My trajectory right now is five steps forward, two steps backwards.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Meenakshi Seshadri Meenakshi Seshadri has always had the guts to be unique among Bollywood's......

The Film Kareena Wants To Show Her Sons

'If after 25 years, I don't experiment, it's going to be never.' Photograph: Panna Bandekar Kareena Kapoor looked gorgeous when she stepped out to announce a film festival named after her. The......

Who Is This Actress?

What Sobhita is reading... Hansika cleans her home... Pooja is in awe... Can you guess who this actress is? *Answer at the bottom of the page.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Sobhita......

10 Wrestling Moments In Hindi Movies

A sport of strength, focus, technique and timing, there's much more to wrestling than beating the opponent black and blue. Like WWE legend Shawn Michaels always believed 'A true wrestler is the one......