Delhi's Jama Masjid revokes order barring women's entry after outrage

The Jama Masjid administration's decision restricting entry of 'girls' into the famed mosque led to an outrage Thursday and the order was finally withdrawn following Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K......

Is China New Leader Of Global South?

Today, with China centrally seated and located, the Global South has an intriguing road ahead.Odds of it becoming a Chinese bloc in the emerging new bipolar world are higher than we'd wish them to......

G-23's Shashi Tharoor has a vision for Congress, will others see it?

By filing his nomination as Congress president on Friday, Shashi Tharoor has shown he is no ’quockerwodger' -- a word he introduced into our lexicon which means someone acting on the......

KK death probe: Injuries on face; Kolkata Police grills 2 people

Kolkata Police has registered a case of unnatural death over the demise of renowned Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, and started an investigation, even as opposition......

Glimpses of a nuclear world

A specialist walks on the head of a nuclear reactor that was shut down at the end of 2004, during decommissioning work at the Ignalina Nuclear Power Station about 130 km  northeast of Vilnius.......

Bollywood's Best Pictures Of 2024

Film folk have been very busy this year, attending trailer launches and promotional events. Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com vouches for that, as he recaps 2024 with his insightful clicks.  ......

The Song On Taapsee's Lips

IMAGE: Taapsee Pannu. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com class="rbig"Akshay Kumar was not present but the rest of the cast of Khel Khel Mein -- including Taapsee Pannu, Fardeen Khan, Ammy......

Just Another Rainy Day in Bollywood

Sex, violence, song or dance -- the monsoon serves multiple purposes in Hindi movies. With the onset of the rains, it's the perfect occasion to highlight all the cool, crazy reasons Bollywood uses......

Salman, Anil, Fardeen To Reunite For No Entry. But...

IMAGE: Fardeen Khan, Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor and Bipasha Basu in No Entry. It's an age-old tradition in our films to change the heroines in sequels while the heroes remain the same. So when......

There is still cricket left in me: Rahane

IMAGE: Ajinkya Rahane, who last played a Test for India during the tour of West Indies in July 2023, has been in exceptional across formats in domestic cricket this season. Photograph: BCCI......

There is still cricket left in me: Rahane

IMAGE: Ajinkya Rahane, who last played a Test for India during the tour of West Indies in July 2023, has been in exceptional across formats in domestic cricket this season. Photograph: BCCI......

ICC World Cup final: PIX: It's a sea of blue at Motera

IMAGE: Flags in hand, fans heading towards the Narendra Modi Stadium for the ICC World Cup final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Phil Long/X The buzz......

Ex-Indian Air force man Saurabh ready for 'India Test'

IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar is the only new face in the 18-member Indian squad for the three-Test series against Sri Lanka. Photograph: Saurabh Kumar/Instagram Seven years......

On the cusp of 100th Test, Ishant Sharma stands tall

IMAGE: Veteran fast bowler Ishant Sharma. Photograph: BCCI On the sidelines of a Ranji Trophy game in 2019, Ishant Sharma had called himself 'the last flicker in a lamp' while politely making......