Tej Pratap alleges Lalu 'held captive', Tejashwi disagrees

Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Yadav's maverick elder son Tej Pratap Yadav has caused a flutter with the claim that his father was being held 'captive' and prevented from returning to Bihar......

'COVID-19 can quietly enter your body, without causing pain'

IMAGE: A medic collects swab samples for a COVID-19 RT PCR test at Lajpat Nagar market in New Delhi, November 16 2020. Photograph: Prateek Kumar/ANI Photo   Our life is being ruled by a super......

Lockdown Times: A unique Goan perspective!

Sheela Jaywant invites you to explore the GoaWriters's interesting look at the lockdown. IMAGE: Authors Shashi Deshpande, second from left, Jerry Pinto, right, and Damodar Mauzo, second from......

Who did you vote for? Why?

In the crazily complex cauldron that is India, where caste, community, class and cash are just the primary ingredients, no one has yet come up with a fool-proof method to ascertain how voters make......

Time for a little secular pragmatism?

With so much bad news, everybody is hunkering down in readiness for Mr Modi’s next radical Big Idea, says Kanika Datta. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com. There is nothing like a......

The story of Marans: Sun King and his brother

In under three decades the Maran brothers have created one of the strongest media houses in the country. The man who led this journey is 50-year-old Kalanithi Maran, chairman and managing director......

Stocks that you can buy, sell or hold

The markets remained volatile the first two days of the week. However, on Wednesday it has traded in the positive region from the start of the trading hour. Will the Sensex move up from this point?......

Fly Singapore, Dubai at less than Rs 10K!

This week, Tiger Airways announced the launch of its services from Singapore to Chennai and Kochi with a one-way, basic introductory fare of only Rs 1,599, or more likely just under Rs 10,000 for a......

Golden Globes: RRR's Naatu Naatu Wins Best Original Song

Here's a quick look at the winners of the 80th Annual Golden Globe awards. IMAGE: Tony Kushner, Seth Rogen, Judd Hirsch, Gabriel LaBelle, Steven Spielberg, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano and Kristie......

Watched These Amazing 2022 Movies?

As the pandemic slowed down in 2022, people across the world came back to movie theatres. This summer, Tom Cruise's refurbished Top Gun: Maverick became a huge global hit. And just around the time......

How Kartik Shot Dhamaka in 9 Days!

'The way the film has been designed is also very unique. The entire film is set in just one room.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kartik Aaryan/Instagram Mostly known for playing the motormouth,......

National awards 2015: 'Kangna you are a Queen!'

A look at the top tweets from your Bollywood celebrities: The 2015 National Awards have been announced. Kangana Ranaut picked up the Best Actress nod for Queen while Vishal Bhardwaj's......

Now, back spasm swells Captain Virat Kohli's woes

IMAGE: India’s skipper Virat Kohli missed out on what would have been his 99th Test on the morning of the second match of the series against South Africa, in Johannesburg, on Monday.......

Will Tokyo Olympics happen in 2021?

Japan ruling party heavyweight calls for $239-billion extra budget IMAGE: An athlete competes in the men's hammer throw event during the morning session of the Athletics test......

These Olympic champs look for positives in Tokyo postponement

Heptathlon champ relieved by Tokyo postponement IMAGE: Nafissatou Thiam of Belgium competes in the Women's Heptathlon. Photograph:  Christian Petersen/Getty Images Olympic heptathlon......

Sports Shorts: Badminton star Chong Wei diagnosed with nose cancer

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday IMAGE: Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia. Photograph: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images Legendary shuttler Lee Chong Wei has been diagnosed......

When KP was mistaken for alleged match-fixer Alviro Petersen

IMAGE: Kevin Pietersen tweeted the newspaper cutting of the mistaken identity. Photograph: Kevin Pietersen/Twitter Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen expressed  his disappointment after......