Obamas meet India's high and mighty

Sheela Bhatt on the prime minister's dinner for President Obama. Lilting tunes wafted across the lush green lawns of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's home as he hosted a private dinner on Sunday......

Life and times of Kanu Sanyal: Rebel with a cause

Kanu Sanyal, one of the founders of the Naxal movement in India, committed suicide at his residence at Seftullajote village in north Bengal on Tuesday. Rediff.com takes a look at the life and......

Shubham Prakhar is India's Child Genius

Shubham Prakhar, 12, of Muzaffarpur is India's Child Genius.Star World's Britannia India's Child Genius concluded on November 14, Children's Day, with the all-India finals in the search for the......

SRK to host a new game show

Do you think you are smarter than a fifth grade student? Confused! Well if you are then participate in a new game show and let the Badshah of Bollywood, Sharukh Khan do the rest. After hitting it......

Alcohol brands style up for brand recall

If premium whiskey brand Johnnie Walker appropriated "Keep Walking" as its famous advertising line, other liquor brands seem to say "keep ramp walking". The recently concluded four-city promotion......

A time for reality on television

Want to join the race to win the crown for India's hottest dancing couple? Like to don the mantle of India's best action hero? Desire to shed kilos of flab and get a perfect body? The idiot box......

The City of Joy gets hi-tech

For decades, the very mention of Kolkata conjured up images of unwhitewashed buildings or of colonial-era creations like the majestic Howrah Bridge or the stately Victoria Memorial.Anyone who'd......

'Ritz looked fine! Absolutely fine!'

'He did some great work and people remember him from so many things, but he should have got some stronger parts.' Lillete Dubey still can't get over the shock of losing her old friend Ritz, as she......

Look Who Partied With Kartik Aaryan!

Kartik Aaryan threw a grand birthday bash in Mumbai to celebrate his 33rd birthday. And look who attended... Rakul Singh who arrived with...   ... Boyfriend Jackky Bhagnani.   Tara......

The Man Behind Pathaan

Big stars, big budgets, breezy soundtrack and the promise of a good time is director Siddharth Anand's specialty. High on foreign locales and fancy styling, his entertainers exude the A to Z of......

'When I write the dialogues, I am Amitabh Bachchan'

'In KBC, the scripts are a small part of the game show, but he used to correct each and every word with so much dedication!''He would do that to avoid fumbling during the shooting.' Some of......

Kohli undergoes YoYo test but no clarity on neck injury

IMAGE: Virat Kohli along with Mahendra Singh Dhoni and several other players underwent the YoYo Test in Bengaluru on Friday. Photograph: BCCI Indian captain Virat Kohli, along with former skipper......

Ranji Trophy: Punjab thrash Bengal to top Group A

Hosts Punjab put up a stellar show as they notched up their second successive bonus point as they thrashed a listless Bengal by an innings and 27 runs in a second round Ranji Trophy match in Mohali......

Reader's speak out!

Name: Sriram AnandSubject: Down with stats, go with gut feelingMessage: There is a large body of cricket fans that is "happy" at the loss in the Bangalore Test. The reason being is the potential......

Readers wishes for John Wright

Name:jagdish shah Message:Hi John Many many happy returns of the day Thanks for working indian cricket team Jagdish Name:Hitendra Message:Wish you a very happy birthday. I hope that you will guide......