JD-U meet today expected to pressure Nitish for national role

Desh ka neta kaisa ho Nitish Kumar jaisa ho was the slogan that rent the air, and summed up the sentiment, at the Janata Dal-United Bihar headquarters in Patna ahead of the party's national......

Everyone knows the truth: Rahul on ease of doing business report

Demonetisation and GST have ruined the ease of doing business, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday, seizing on a World Bank report that India had jumped 30 places on the......

Music, malls, shopping: I-Day vignettes

Blaring music. Manic shoppers. A foreign brand launch.Syed Firdaus Ashraf on a special day in the nation's history.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com "So how did you spend Independence Day?" a......

Now, rise and prove your patriotism

After the Supreme Court ruling on playing the national anthem in all movie halls, Veenu Sandhu misses the innocent days when patriotism was part of our being, not a prescribed potion to bring all......

Mamata's outbursts, couplets add spice to speech

It may have been serious business that Mamata Banerjee was conducting but her trademark oratory skills, punctuated by couplets and angry outbursts, provided enough spice to the presentation of the......

10 War Films You Can Watch On OTT

There have been relatively few war films made by Bollywood, perhaps because they are expensive and difficult to shoot. Also, invariably, there are accusations of inaccuracy, disrespect, jingoism,......

10 Songs That Make Us So Proud Of India

'It's amazing how many different kinds of patriotic songs we have in our country.' IMAGE: Shantanu Moitra makes music with singer Papon. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shantanu Moitra/Instagram From......

Tabu's Chemistry With Ajay Devgn Works!

Ajay Devgn and Tabu go back a long way. Introduced to each other by her cousin and cinematographer Sameer Arya as his pal and neighbour, their fun camaraderie and friendship over the years is for......

'We have indeed lost a legend'

'Bhupinderji was an amazing singer, a unique voice which had romance and nostalgia.''It was soothing, caressing, sentimental, soulful, all rolled into one.' IMAGE: Bhupinder Singh in the song Hoke......

Mind-blowing Bolt lights up worlds

Olympic champion Usain Bolt thundered to victory and a world championship gold medal in a mind-blowing 9.58 seconds, slashing 0.11 seconds off the mark he set at last year's Beijing Olympics. He......