Lockdown effect: Virtual funerals, mourning on video chat

In times of social distancing, thousands of people are dying alone without a last glimpse of their loved ones who are unable to reach them. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: Full Coverage   IMAGE:......

Trouble for Kamal Nath? MHA to reopen anti-Sikh riot cases

A special investigation team, set up by the Union home ministry, has decided to reopen seven anti-Sikh riot cases, where the accused were either acquitted or the trial closed, according to an......

Meet India's Mona Lisa

One of the best stories coming out of Bihar is a meeting place for Chandragupta Maurya, Buddha, Ashoka, Sher Shah Suri and India's Mona Lisa.Rediff.com's Archana Masih dropped by.Photographs: Seema......

Indians across the world join Independence Day celebrations

Soaked in patriotism, hundreds of Indians abroad on Monday proudly marked the country's 70th Independence Day, as the tricolour fluttered and the national anthem reverberated at Indian missions......

Indians may spend Rs 250 billion on Diwali shopping

A buoyant economic mood and tempting discounts, both online and offline, are fuelling a shopping frenzy this Diwali, discovers Dhruv Munjal. Rajiv Suri refuses to call himself much of a shopper.......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

'We View Wildlife As A Threat'

'We need to understand and respect wildlife behaviour.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shonet Anthony Barretto/Facebook Before turning to film-making, Shonet Anthony Barretto was a choreographer who......

Neeyat Review: It's Not Boring But...

Neeyat creates zero interest in the characters, sighs Deepa Gahlot. Any film that uses Agatha Christie's murder mysteries as a source of inspiration starts out at a disadvantage. There is an......

Stories That Love To Make Us Cry

Salaam Venky tells a tragic tale about a mother and her terminally ill son, played by Vishal Jethwa, who fights for an important cause. Though tragic stories traditionally been avoided by......

Cricket Buzz: Daggubati to produce Muralitharan biopic

IMAGE: The Mularitharan biopic to be produced by Rana Daggubati will go on floors in December. Photograph: Rana Daggubati/Twitter Actor Rana Daggubati is set to produce the biopic on celebrated......

PHOTOS: How the IPL Auction panned out

Eight franchises collectively spent Rs 91.15 crore to buy 66 players from a pool of 351 that went under the hammer. IMAGE: Auctioneer Richard Madley conducts proceedings at the IPL Players'......