'Have Muslims Faced Problems In Maharashtra?'

'We have given riot-free Maharashtra in our 18-month rule.' IMAGE: Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar speaks to Rediff.com at his home in Baramati. Photograph: Hitesh......

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......

Foreign diplomats observe J-K polls, Omar slams BJP

A delegation of diplomats from 16 countries, including the United States, Norway and Singapore, on Wednesday observed the ongoing assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. IMAGE: Foreign delegates......

Bigwigs to lock horns in 2nd phase of J-K polls

Over 2.5 million voters will decide the fate of 239 candidates in the fray for 26 Jammu and Kashmir assembly seats in the second phase of the election to be held in the Union territory on......

Taylor Swift Makes History At Grammys

Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Taylor Swift made history at the Grammy awards on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Taylor is the first artiste to win Album of the Year four times, with her latest Grammy......

What Manushi Needs To Save Her SANITY!

Tara shows off her new lipstick... Radhika has a new hobby... Esha takes a holiday with guess whom... Please click on the images for a look at the stars.   IMAGE: What is Manushi......

Doctor G: Lazy, Dishonest, Film

Doctor G is outwardly all for women, but evidently has no interest in them, observes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Ayushmann Khurrana as Dr Uday Gupta (Guddu), Rakul Preet Singh as Dr Fatima Siddiqui and......

Bollywood's Ticket To Hollywood

It's a small world. Desi sightings in Western fare are no longer a rarity. Be it Farhan Akhtar in Ms. Marvel, Shabana Azmi in Halo or Nimrit Kaur in Homeland, it's great to see our stars in......

Rohit faces tough decision: Drop himself for Gill?

IMAGE: How does Rohit Sharma accommodate Shubman Gill in the playing XI for the Sydney game? Photograph: Kind Courtesy Ayush Mahtra/Instagram Standing at the crossroads of his Test career,......

Start from zero again: Bumrah's Pink ball warning

IMAGE: Despite the historic win, Jasprit Bumrah will have to vacate the top seat when Rohit Sharma returns for the Adelaide Test to lead India. Photograph: BCCI/X Jasprit Bumrah said on......

Day 1 of Australia vs India Boxing Day Test sold out

IMAGE: The pink-ball Test in Adelaide drew a record crowd of 135,012 across three days -- the most for a Test match in Australia featuring India, surpassing the previous record of 113,009.......

Pujara on what went wrong for India on Day 2

'The batters played too late, with most of them getting out because of their inexperience with the pink ball.' IMAGE: Australia captain Pat Cummins celebrates after dismissing Rohit Sharma on Day......

What really happened between Head and Siraj

I'll stand up for myself: Travis Head on confrontation with Mohammed Siraj IMAGE: Travis Head said Mohammed Siraj's action led the home crowd to boo him. Photograph: Star Sports/X Australia......