In 2017, a retired R&AW officer conveyed that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was keen to get monarchy restored in Nepal and suggested that I support these efforts. A fascinating......
Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list......
Jayanta Ghosal of the Anand Bazar Patrika Group made an exclusive appearance on Rediff chat where he fielded wide-ranging questions about the upcoming Presidential poll. Here's the transcript of......
Under attack from the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Abdul Rahman Antulay sought to wriggle out of his controversial remarks on the killing of Maharashtra......
Part I of Rajeev Srinivasan's column: Presidential peccadilloes: Obama's macaca and the UPA's chutzpah It is a fair question as to whether there is a whiff of a Manchurian Candidate in the Indian......
Through Manorathangal, M T Vasudevan Nair makes himself available to a whole new generation of uninitiated viewers, who can familiarise themselves with his rich body of work and hope to learn a......
Arjun Menon gives us a preview of what the Manorathangal series will offer us. Manorathangal is based on short stories written by M T Vasudevan Nair, and helmed by some of the most well-known......
Anweshipin Kandettum is a fascinating genre exercise let down by its incessant attention to details, observes Arjun Menon. Anweshipin Kandethum is about four unlucky cops. At least that's what the......
No film gets by without an adequately popular song album. Even though there is a growing misconception about the kind of songs and music that get people interested, with a tendency to focus more on......
From the promos of Jawan, it looks like Shah Rukh Khan takes a metro train hostage, even as he serenades them with Hemant Kumar's song from Bees Saal Baad. There have been several films about......
IMAGE: Magnus Carlsen concluded the first nine rounds with an impressive 6.5 points out of a possible 9. Photograph: Tata Steel Chess/X World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and three-time World Women's......
IMAGE: Magnus Carlsen’s masterful play elevated him to the top of the leaderboard. Photograph: Magnus Carlsen/X World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen recorded a flawless performance, securing victories......
IMAGE: Uzbek GM Abdusattorov has already scored 2.5 points out of a possible three . Photograph: Tata Chess Uzbekistan's young grandmaster Abdusattorov Nodirbek emerged sole leader in the open......
IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi engages in a game of chess with R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi.Photograph: Kind Courtesy Mansukh Mandaviya/X The All India Chess Federation announced a......
IMAGE: Praggnanandhaa with sister Vaishali, mother Nagalakshmi Rameshbabu and India men's team captain Srinath Narayanan. Photographs and Video: ANI Flashing radiant smiles after their......