Army Brat Is Jharkhand's Newest Star

IMAGE: Kalpana Soren doesn't just interact with voters at Gandey in Giridhi, she engages them with her friendly dialogues. What do you think she is telling them? Photograph: ANI Photo   The......

Kamala Harris: 'Female Obama' who didn't make it to White House

Kamala's role as vice president was more than just symbolic. Unlike her predecessors, she wielded considerable power during Biden's presidency. IMAGE: Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

'Yeh Patthar Nahin Todegi'

There was a memorable meeting with a 'tall, elegant, beautiful girl', who had recently finished her 12th in the strongly tribal Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. 'I was shocked. In this whole sea of......

'Critics Wait 20 Years To Like My Films'

'Whenever people say to me that all my work looks unique, I say to them originality is the art of concealing your source.''You can't see the sources that I take from because usually, they are......

The Maggie Smith I Knew

'Maggie was very reserved and private.''Nobody would dare to ask Maggie personal questions. She was not that kind of person.''She didn't share and would not want you to share either!' IMAGE: Bill......

Where You Can Watch Kalki On OTT

Angry young men (and old) dominate the OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you some great options to choose from.   Kalki 2898 ADWhere to watch? Amazon Prime Video, NetflixLanguage: Hindi,......

'It Scares Me To Be In Such Situations'

'If you are old enough to rape, you are old enough to be punished.' IMAGE: Junior doctors protest against the sexual assault and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at the R G Kar Hospital in......

Paris Olympics: 11 YO skater to 61 YO rider to compete

From 11-year-old to 60-plus, Olympics is playground for all Age is just a number, goes the old adage. And it seems particularly true for the Olympics where none is too old or too young to compete.......

Olympic dreams inspire young skateboarders in Spain

IMAGE: Leading sports apparel manufacturer Adidas issued an apology on Thurday after facing severe backlash from the pro-Israel American Jewish Committee (AJC) for making model Bella Hadid the......

Sachin Roots For Girls To Play Football

Photographs: ANI   Sachin Tendulkar called on parents to encourage their daughters to play football and support them in pursuing the sport. Sachin and Dr Anjali Tendulkar were in Ranchi to......

How 'Guru Gary' is using cricket to keep slum kids away from drugs

Photograph: Andrew Couldridge Livepic via Reuters Notorious for drugs and crime and afflicted by large-scale poverty, the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town is better known for being one of the......

World Cup 2023: Beckham savours 'incredible' Wankhede experience

IMAGE: David Beckham with Sachin Tendulkar at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. Photograph: ICC/X He came, he saw and he left, mesmerised by the electric atmosphere at Mumbai's Wankhede......