Even if BJP loses 2024, unlikely Congress will win

The Congress seems to have learned nothing from its defeats.At a time when its supporters worry that the idea of India is under attack, the party is still preoccupied with its own battles, notes......

Rest in peace, Mushir sahib!

Mohammad Sajjad salutes the memory of Mushirul Hasan -- historian, thinker, academic, institution builder, -- who passed into the ages this week. IMAGE: Professor Mushirul Hasan. Photograph:......

Trump: Qatar crisis will be solved 'fairly easily'

United States President Donald Trump has offered to mediate the crisis between Qatar and its Arab neighbours, saying their dispute could be solved 'fairly easily'. Saudi Arabia,......

The US under Trump: Why this American is worried

'I have had a US passport for 26 years. I have a Hindu name. But none of that matters it seems.''Today I have also become an immigrant from Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Sudan and Syria.'Today I......

Global oil shortage looms large

A multitude of world issues are converging and manifest themselves around future fossil fuel, energy resources, carbon dioxide, oxygen depletion, including water and mineral depletion. All combined......

'I love making people laugh'

'I don't feel that I get typecast. I'm an actor who is widely accepted in the comedy genre.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Varun Sharma/Instagram Comedy comes easily to Varun Sharma. That's why you......

Why Mira Nair's Films Speak To Me

Mira's films are alive, rocking and so true to the reality I know.They are gifts that I keep revisiting, and I cannot wait for what more she will share with us, notes Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE:......

354 films in 365 days

How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen? IMAGE: Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone in xXx: Return of Xander Cage. For some people, watching films is a social experience,......

How Monsoon Wedding became a musical

Going behind the scenes with director Mira Nair.Monali Sarkar reports. Monsoon Wedding: The film that charmed critics from Toronto to Venice IMAGE: In May 2017, 16 years after its......

Players' security still a worry

The Pakistan Cricket Board is keen on hosting a Testagainst India in Peshawar," reveals a member of the PCB, speaking to rediff.com on condition of anonymity.Nothing to scareyouuntil you learn that......