Cinemas, theatres in Maha to reopen from Oct 22

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said cinema halls and drama theatres in the state will be permitted to operate from October 22 on the condition that they follow all the......

Emergency was a windfall for the RSS

The Emergency greatly influenced the RSS' makeover from a fringe force in the Indian political imagination to one that could have its own man sworn in as prime minister in two decades' time.A......

IMA puts out names of 382 doctors martyred in war against Covid

Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list......

Jignesh Mevani is busy fighting the good fight

'I fight for anyone who is poor, marginalised or victimised.''If a Dalit factory owner is inflicting atrocities on his Brahmin worker, then I will fight for the poor Brahmin,' Jignesh Mevani tells......

Indian IT was at the right place at right time

The 1990s was a decade of enormous economic turbulence for India. Market forces struck hard in an economy whose support institutions had been frayed by years of socialism. This set off a series of......

What Shahid Finds 'Really Tough'

IMAGE: Shahid Kapoor. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Shahid Kapoor packs in a lot of blood and gore in his new film, Bloody Daddy, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar (Tiger Zinda Hai,......

'Shivaji eclipsed even the Gods'

'We need to be proud of our Maratha history and should be ready to tell the world our stories and not just keep them limited to Maharashtra.' IMAGE: Subodh Bhave in Har Har Mahadev. "I wanted to......

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade. IMAGE: A scene from Bulbul Can Sing. As the second decade of the young century comes to an end, it is time to look at how......

'It's been a hell of a roller coaster life'

'There has been a lot of ups and downs, unexpected highs and unimaginable pain, almost thinking that I'm going to die,' Manisha Koirala tells Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni. Photograph: Kind......

BCCI rejects DRS; 'Hot Spot insufficient technology'

Raising the ante against the controversial Decision Review System in the aftermath of the incidents on the recent England tour, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, on Monday, decided to......

Jagdale pips Biswal to become new BCCI joint secretary

The current BCCI joint secretary Sanjay Jagdale is all set to become the new secretary pipping hot favourite Ranjib Biswal as the media release issued by the board confirmed his nomination for......

BCCI AGM to appoint new selection panel

In what is expected to be a smooth and routine AGM in Mumbai on Thursday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is all set to revamp its senior selection committee by making at least......

Former cricketers to get benefit payment at IPL play-offs

Sixty-five former cricketers, including the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, have been invited by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the IPL play-offs, during which they will be handed cheques......

Sandeep Patil is chairman of selectors; Amarnath sacked

Former India batsmanSandeep Patil was appointedchairman of the national selection committee on Thursday, while Mohinder Amarnath was sacked after serving just a year on the panel. The 56-year-old......