Ganeshas from Lagos to Pimpri

We asked rediff readers to write in with their special photographs of Lord Ganesh. Ashish Kulkarni offers his...

Have we really stepped out from the old to the new?

I looked at the array of twenty-somethings sitting around our office conference table and tried hard not to show the astonishment I felt within. These computer science and business graduates from......

It's time to overhaul cops and the system: HRW

Government of India should take steps to overhaul the policing system, which facilitated and at times encouraged human rights violations, a report by the Human Rights Watch, released on Tuesday,......

What India's Maoists really want

In Red Sun: Travels In Naxalite Country, journalist Sudeep Chakravarti shares his experiences on the frontlines of the Indian state's battles with Maoism -- in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh,......

'Budget plays to the political class'

Lalit Ahluwalia, CFO, Ranbaxy North America, presents his views on the Indian Budget 2009 at Asia Society in New...

Are You Looking Forward To Varun's Citadel?

As the year draws to a close, a lot of movies as well as Web series are readying for release. Which ones *you* are looking forward to?   Photograph: Kind courtesy Russo Brothers/Instagram The......

Spotted: Composer Yuvan Shankar Raja in Singapore

Reader Nirmal Kumar met music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja in Clarke Quay, Singapore, and sent us a picture. If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a photograph or a......

Spotted: Composer Yuvan Shankar Raja in Chennai

Reader Arun Kumar met up with Tamil composer Yuvan Shankar Raja at Taj Fisherman's Cove, Chennai. If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a photograph or a video of......

Review: NGK is a waste of time and money

NGK -- Nandha Gopalan Kumaran is only meant for Suriya fans, feels A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com. Do you know why Mahatma Gandhi used non-violence as a weapon? Suriya's character in NGK --......

Sumit Nagal snubs Davis Cup again!

IMAGE: AITA had accused Sumit Nagal of deliberately missing the Pakistan and Sweden ties. Photograph: Sumit Nagal/X Sumit Nagal has yet again refused to play for the country in the Davis Cup,......

Digvijay included in India's Davis Cup squad for Morocco tie

IMAGE: Digvijay Pratap Singh was picked for the tie, scheduled to be played on September 16 and 17. Photograph: Kind courtesy Digvijay Pratap Singh/Twitter Digvijay Pratap Singh was the only new......

The F1 2009 report card, Vol 1

Pull up your seats, F1 fans, the season class is well under way. With a third of the F1 season already wrapped up in white and neon green, here are a few facts we can glean from this insanely......