'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

DMDK chief Vijayakanth passes away

Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) founder-leader and popular yesteryear Tamil actor Vijayakanth, who sowed the seeds of hope among his supporters on the possibility of a real alternative to......

Full Text: PM Modi's address to US Congress

Here's the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to a joint session of the United States Congress, delivered on Thursday. IMAGE: US Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the......

The Smart Thing Vs The Right Thing

What should one choose to do, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The other day, as I got into the aircraft on a flight from Delhi to Mumbai, realising that I was in......

'I'm Somebody You Don't Mess With'

'You treat me like eye candy and I will leave you like you're a wrapper.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Alankrita Sahai/Instagram Alankrita Sahai joins the long list of beauty pageant contestants, who......

Revenge. Wars. Zombies. And NAYANTHARA!

Kidnapping, revenge, wars, zombies, manhunts -- things get pretty intense on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma offers everything you can watch.   KuruthiWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage:......

2021 Oscar nominations: The Complete List

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas announced the 93rd Academy Awards nominations on March 15. It must have been a thrill for the actress to announce her film, The White Tiger, in the& Best Adapted......

Report Card: Kohli 1/10, Rohit 1/10, Ashwin 1/10

It was a nightmare India will want to forget soon.In a stunning turn of events, New Zealand pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Test cricket as they whitewashed India 3-0 at home. This was the......

'We Want Players To Get Maximum Benefit'

'Whichever teams have the best players they get a chance to retain them.'There is a lot of scope for new players to come in and get their maximum value, given how the auction is structured.'......

'Chaplus Must Be Thrown Out'

'We used to give these boxers a hammering in the ring and now they are teaching youngsters how to defend. Come on man!' 'People like Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar were among the top boxers in the......

Will India Pick Jaiswal Today?

IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal's strike rate in T20 Internationals is a whopping 161, with 502 runs in 17 matches. Photograph: BCCI   After their convincing victory Afghanistan, a confident India......

'We want to think we are playing to qualify for Super 8'

IMAGE: It was heartbreak for Nepal in their previous game when they suffered a narrow one-run defeat against South Africa. Photograph: Cricket Association of Nepal/X After their painful one-run......