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Film on American Sikhs comes to London

An acclaimed American documentary profiling hatred against Sikhs in United States following the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center is to be premiered in London next month. The film, Mistaken......

'I brought life into yoga, I made it very lively'

Yogacharya BKS Iyengar, the last of the legendary yoga gurus, passed into the ages on August 20, 2014. He would have turned 96 on December 14. In an interview he had granted Rediff.com in......

India shining: From Big Apple to Big Ben

Okay, so maybe a six-metre high replica of the Taj Mahal floating down the Thames is a tad clichd. But the objective behind the recently-concluded India Now festival, as articulated by Mayor Ken......

Indian artistes salute Tiranga in UK R-Day fete

A near capacity gathering at the 3,000-seat Royal Festival Hall in London on Monday night gave a standing ovation to five of India's top artistes who participated in a unique concert Tiranga, a......

The Struggle For A Pluralist Society

Britain's Conservative Party has done something remarkably, indeed dramatically, refreshing. It has selectedSandip Verma, a 44-year-old woman of Indian origin, to contest the next general election......

'Asian corporates need to stake their claim now!'

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur says the expanding infotainment market, estimated to grow to more than a trillion dollars in 10 years, has profound implications for India and Asia.In the first part of an......

Young desis off the beaten track

When Sanjaya Malakar stood in a long queue for American Idol's audition on September 19, 2006, he had just one ambition: he wanted America to hear him. Keeping him company was Shyamali, his sister,......

Manushi's Day Out In London

Nimrat prays at the Golden Temple... Look who Kapil Sharma bumped into on a flight! ...Mouni romances in Paris... Photograph: Kind courtesy Manushi Chhillar/Instagram Manushi Chhillar wears her......

Raveena Tandon's CHILLY vacation

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Raveena Tandon is currently enjoying her vacation in the Arctic. She shared a picture, left, and tweeted: 'At the Arctic.' The......

'Nobody has made a film on disability and sexuality in India'

'This has never happened. And not to mention the bisexual angle as well. You hope that it'll speak to people because after a while you forget about the disability and you look at the person and......

'We have brought pornography to mainstream cinema'

Tanishtha Chatterjee is quite an unconventional actress, who has won crtical acclaim in films like Brick Lane and Road Movie. Chatterjee recently won the Best Actress award at the New York......

It's festival time in Toronto!

In Sedigh Barmak's Osama, winner of two awards at the Cannes International Film Festival, a 12-year-old Afghan girl must marry an elderly mullah so that shecan continue to live. The controversial......

'Ladies First': Story of Deepika's journey from Ranchi to Rio

'It's a story of a fightback and believing in yourself. You should never give up.' IMAGE: Deepika Kumar in action during the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters The......

Sports Shorts: Barcelona star Messi loses appeal in tax fraud trial

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: Barcelona's Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi (C) arrives to court with his father Jorge Horacio Messi to stand......

Sports Shorts: Mary Kom to hit your TV screens soon

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Anna Sarkissian, left, and Ameesha Joshi with India's boxing queen M C Mary Kom. Photograph Courtesy: Anna......

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