Naresh Goyal's arrest as per law, custody due to non-cooperation, ED tells HC

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday told the Bombay high court the arrest of Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal was done legally after following the procedure of law and that his custody was......

The Strange Deposition Of Shivaji Pawar

Shivaji Pawar made a startling revelation: Though the subject matter of his investigation was the January 1 violence, he had not examined any of the witnesses to that violence.Jyoti Punwani......

Salman Rushdie, You Are A Fighter

As he struggles in hospital, I wonder why anyone, especially someone who was not even born when The Satanic Verses was published, would want to harm a 75-year-old man and a literary treasure,......

The Incomparable Ved Mehta

On a visit to India in 2013, writer Ved Mehta -- who passed into the ages on Sunday January 10, 2021 -- gave Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel a rare glimpse into his state of mind and what he......

The Disciple review

The Disciple is an ode to music and a salute to Mumbai.The city can be harsh, but it also lets the voices of struggling classical musicians exist, although often they live on the edge of society,......

Bollywood remembers Krishna Raj Kapoor

The Kapoors prayed for the matriarch at a chautha. Bollywood personalities grieved with the Kapoor family at the chautha (prayer meet) for the late Krishna Raj Kapoor on Thursday, October 4.......

10 Hindi Movies That Define India

Aseem Chhabra lists the movies that taught him about the Idea of India. As an entertainment journalist and movie buff, I watch a lot of films. And despite the many degrees I have earned, I am......

India, Merchant-Ivory and the Oscars

Making her film debut with The Householder, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote more screenplays than novels, winning two Oscars -- for A Room with a View and Howards End.She kept her distance from the film......

Venkys rule out spending spree for Blackburn

Poultry firm Venkateshwara Hatcheries, which is set to seal a 46 million pounds ($72.77 million) takeover of Blackburn Rovers, ruled out any lavish spending sprees on the Premier League club on......

Readers wishes for John Wright

Name:Balaram Nandi Message:Your contribution towards CRICKET will make YOU immortal and cricket loving people of the world in general and those of your India in particular will ever remember you......