Who Will Vote For Vijay, And Why?

Where do Vijay and his TVK expect to get their votes from?Vijay has a huge fan following among women, but will they automatically become his voters like they had done for MGR's AIADMK, asks N......

India Should Be Battle Ready With China

'With continued focus on votes, upcoming by-polls and purchasing politicians, the political hierarchy has little time for national defence.' 'They would do well to heed a veteran scholar, who says,......

Beware! China, Pakistan's Bangladesh Games

Bangladesh is in turmoil, which is not good news for India, which shares a porous 4,000 km border with it. There is a danger of fundamentalism growing there, and India has to move in to reset its......

'Errant Policemen Must Be Punished'

'This government is not in the hands of M K Stalin but in the hands of the bureaucracy -- the IAS and IPS.' IMAGE: Thoothukudi, May 22, 2018: Police personnel lathi charge protestors demanding the......

'Unemployment Is A Ticking Time Bomb!'

'The government should come back as a job creator as it did in the 1960s and the 1970s.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE),......

Gyaarah Gyaarah Review: Engaging Crime Drama

There are elements that make this show entertaining, and if you haven't seen the original show, the concept is wild enough to keep you hooked, notes Mayur Sanap. Any show that demands your......

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......

'Shah Rukh's Words Found Me When I Needed Them Most'

IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan and John Cena. Photograph: Kind courtesy John Cena/X Shah Rukh Khan's words found him at a time when he needed them the most, which is why meeting the superstar in person at......

Will Fans Make Pushpa 2: The Rule A Success?

'Fan armies are not just followers; they are a force of nature.' IMAGE: Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna in Pushpa 2: The Rule. Sukumar's Pushpa 2: The Rule, the sequel to the 2021 hit Pushpa: The......

The Olympics, From A Spectator's Lens

What is it like watching all the Olympian action and drama unfold from the spectators' galleries at the Stade de France?Rediff.com asked Dr Rajesh Parikh, director of medical research and......

Sreejesh reveals how love and hockey shaped his life

Photograph: Kind Courtesy PR Sreejesh/Instagram First he hated her -- for being better than him at school. But as it happens in Bollywood movies, "hate" was followed by love. That's how the......

We should have won the gold medal in Paris: Sreejesh

  IMAGE: India beat Spain in the Olympics men's hockey bronze medal play-off on August 8. Photograph: IMAGE: Adnan Abidi/Reuters A proud owner of two consecutive Olympic medals, Indian hockey......

I'm not insecure, I would rather fail than play safe: Ashwin

'I don't have the common insecurities that people have.' IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin is India's second highest wicket-taker in Tests with 516 wickets from 100 Tests. Photographs: BCCI Engineer,......

WOW Moments From Paris Olympics!

The Paris Olympics had it all -- glamour (cuing for Snoop Dogg here), humour (the inventive Internet producing memes after memes) and some controversy too -- Vinesh Phogat's disqualification and......