Amid hunt for him, Bhole Baba says those behind Hathras chaos won't be spared

Self-styled godman Suraj Pal Singh or 'Bhole Baba' broke his silence on Saturday in connection with the Hathras stampede in which 121 people, mostly women and children, died, stating that "those......

UP Dalits abandon BJP? Wins 8 of 17 SC seats, lowest in 3 polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has been performing well on the Lok Sabha seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes in Uttar Pradesh in the last two general elections, has got a jolt in the latest......

'Queen' vs 'Raja': Whom will Mandi elect

Clash of the two richest titans, a celebrity and a 'royal', is on the cards in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi Lok Sabha constituency, known for electing erstwhile 'royals' maximum number of times.......

'King' vs 'Queen': Cong fields royal heavyweight against Kangana

Historically, the Mandi constituency has favoured scions of erstwhile princely states, electing royals in 13 out of 19 elections, including two bypolls since 1952. IMAGE: Vikramaditya Singh's late......

Naam Review: Forgettable!

If Naam was made today, there wouldn't even be enough audiences to boo it out of the halls, observes Deepa Gahlot. An Internet search reveals that Naam was completed in 2004. It was titled Benaam......

The Miranda Brothers Review: Damp Squib

The Miranda Brothers is short on humour, romance and real drama, observes Deepa Gahlot. Director of all those gangster dramas like Kaante and Shootout At Wadala, Sanjay Rajprakash Gupta -- as he......

'I'm Being Used As A Potato For 25 Years'

'...be it a comedy, thriller or a love story.''The bhindi costs Rs 30 per kilo, but the price of potato remains unchanged.' IMAGE: Om Puri in Ardh Satya. In the final phase of his life, Om Puri......

Reeta Sanyal Review: No Sense In This Series!

Adah Sharma, who seems to be holding back an eye roll, is the only half-way decent actor amidst the crowd of amateurs and a bored-looking Rahul Dev in Reeta Sanyal, observes Deepa Gahlot. When......

'Knowing his talent and ability, he will come back'

IMAGE: With one or two performances, you doubt someone's captaincy, says Kapil Dev. Photograph: BCCI/X 'Let's not doubt Rohit Sharma's ability to bounce back', retorted the legendary Kapil Dev,......

Why Do Bowlers Rarely Become Captains?

One of the reasons why bowlers are rarely considered captains is because they are more susceptible to injuries than batters, argues Vishal Menon. IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah rocked the Australian......

Kapil's big praise for Bumrah

'I hadn't thought before that a fast bowler would be discussed so much in India but that is happening today and I feel happy and proud about that'.   IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah celebrates with......

Washout Time For India Down Under

Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in Perth on November 22, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to......

Who Will Captain India Next?

Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, K L Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya: Who will succeed Rohit Sharma after he retires? New Zealand's 3-0 whitewash may well begin the end of Rohit......