Will UP Startle Modi?

The best-case scenario is that the BJP will top out at around 50 seats in UP -- a drop of 12 from the 62 it had won in 2019. Taken in tandem with Maharashtra and Karnataka, this is what is likely......

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

The Complete Hotelier And Host Extraordinaire

Shreekant Sambrani remembers P R S 'Biki' Oberoi, personal friend and hospitality icon, who passed into the ages this week. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   P R S (Biki to friends)......

US Hindu leader slams Vanity Fair listing

Indian American community leader Rajan Zed has criticised Vanity Fair magazine's just released prestigious '2009 International Best-Dressed List', claiming the list was 'biased and uneven'. In a......

PIX: Stars party with Bollywood's Best Dressed

People magazine declared its third annual best dressed list of Indian celebrities with a grand bash at Grand Hyatt in Santa Cruz, a western Mumbai suburb. Priyanka Chopra, who was dressed in......

#AmbaniWedding: Are These The Best Dressed Stars? VOTE

When you are attending one of the most high-profile weddings in the world, you expect nothing less than opulent fashion on display. That's exactly what we saw at Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani's......

OTT's 10 Best Female Performances

Lady stars may still not get the variety of parts that men do in cinema but OTT shows and films make up for that lacuna to some extent. It is a pleasure to watch talented actresses break out of......

Golden Globes Red Carpet: Hello Sharon Stone!

The Hollywood brigade looked super glam on the red carpet of the 82nd Golden Globes at Beverly Hills, California. Photograph: Daniel Cole/ Reuters Even at 66, Sharon Stone made sure all eyes were......

No Plan B at home: Awful season a wake-up call for CSK

Shivam Dube is CSK's best batter so far in IPL 2025 with 248 runs from 10 matches, but the southpaw is not even among the top-20 run-getters. IMAGE: CSK's much-touted spin combo of R Ashwin and......

Why Rahane was named KKR captain

IMAGE: KKR coach Chandrakant Pandit with captain Ajinkya Rahane at a training session. Photograph: Kind courtesy KnightRiders Xtra/X Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore revealed the reason......

Two down, one to go as Rohit has unfinished business

  IMAGE: Rohit Sharma with the ICC T20 World Cup trophy and the ICC Champions Trophy. Photograph: ICC/X There were two instances during Rohit Sharma's lengthy post-tournament press......

Goodbye Paddy!

No article on Paddy can be complete without a reference to his not getting to wear the India cap. Having known the man for more than two decades, it was not Paddy who was the unfortunate one but......

J&K's Ranji Victories Have Stunned India

'We ensured that the best get selected, no favouritism or regionalism.' IMAGE: Jammu and Kashmir's players celebrate a wicket during the Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai. Photograph: BCCI......