Trump Turns Up At Lit Fests All Over!

The dramatic moves of Donald Trump, which have shaken up the global order, dominated the discussion.A sense of bewilderment prevailed, but there was also expectation that President Trump would......

Maha Kumbh horror: A look at major stampedes in India

The religious congregation at the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh turned into a nightmare for many early Wednesday as multiple casualties reportedly took place when crores of pilgrims jostled for......

Worst-ever show in Maharashtra weakens Cong's role in INDIA bloc

The Congress continued its losing spree on Saturday posting its worst-ever show in Maharashtra and ending up a distant junior partner to the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha in Jharkhand, further......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Has Fatherhood Changed Varun?

'Before I shot a big rain fight in Kerala, Atlee called and warned me, 'If you don't want to do a stunt, don't do it.' He said the same thing to Kalees.''Later he told me that he was worried we......

Please Send Payal's Film To The Oscars!

How wonderful it would be for all of us to watch the Oscar ceremony on March 2, 2025 and watch AWIAL win an Oscar, notes Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Divya Prabha kisses Director Payal Kapadia at the......

Will Sexual Abuse Ever End In Film Industry?

Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Worms are daily crawling......

2024's Biggest Hindi Flops So Far

Many of the highly anticipated films did not bring any moolah at the box office, making the first half of 2024 quite disappointing. Yes, there were hits but Bollywood has seen better times. Here's......

Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha pile on the runs against Mumbai

IMAGE: Yash Rathod's 59 helped Vidarbha fight back. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Yash Rathod and Akshay Wadkar shared an unbroken 91-run partnership as Vidarbha recovered from a mini collapse to......

India adopts new boxing rules and weight classes

IMAGE: Action from men's national championships in Bareilly. Photograph: Boxing Federation/X The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) is conducting the men's national championships in Bareilly in 10......

How Sanju Samson Made T20I History!

IMAGE: Sanju Samson's explosive 107-run knock off just 50 balls powered India to victory. Photograph: BCCI/X Sanju Samson continued his dream run in T20I cricket, smashing his second consecutive......

How Gambhir, SKY revived Samson's T20I career

'The communication you get during failures is important. I got a lot of tips from Gautam bhai and Surya to work on' IMAGE: Sanju Samson's journey to the top has been a rollercoaster......

Prannoy battles back from illness for Paris Olympics

'He has been that kind of a player who steps up on big occasions. He's done that multiple times over the last three or four years' IMAGE: HS Prannoy is focussed on building his stamina for the......