Why gangsters like Vikas Dubey become formidable

'Not unlike politicians who gravitate towards whoever is in power, mafia dons too have a great survival streak, switching loyalty to the party in power,' observes Virendra Kapoor a week after......

REWIND: 'Our politics is so sad, if I hadn't been a cartoonist, I'd have committed suicide'

On January 26, 2015, noted cartoonist RK Laxman passed away into the ages. On this occasion, Rediff.com goes back in time to June 27,1998 and finds this interview where the cartoonist spoke of how......

Court awards life term to 'Bandit Queen' murderer

Sher Singh Rana, the lone convict in the sensational murder of bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi in 2001, was on Thursday awarded life imprisonment by a Delhi court which also imposed a fine of......

Rana convicted for murder of bandit queen-turned-politician Phoolan

Sher Singh Rana, key accused in the 13-year-old sensational murder of bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi, was on Friday convicted for killing the then Lok Sabha MP by a Delhi court which......

When Bollywood treated women badly...

We may have made great strides in science and technology, send space missions to Mars and Moon, but when it comes to something as basic as respecting women, the world has got it so, SO wrong.......