The Legend That Was Pritish Nandy

He was colourful. He was dramatic. He was The Master of His Craft. There never will be an editor as versatile as Pritish Nandy, notes Nikhil Lakshman. IMAGE: Pritish Nandy, Editor Extraordinaire,......

Dadra And Nagar Haveli: How The Portuguese Were Defeated

They realised that the Portuguese were better prepared to defend Daman than Dadra and Nagar Haveli. If reinforcements from Daman were to reach Silvassa, there was no chance of defeating the......

Modi In Varanasi: Festive Saffron Fervour

Utkarsh Mishra's impressions of the Narendra Modi roadshow in Varanasi. IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi undertakes a roadshow in Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency, May......

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......

Chhaava: Why Vicky Was 'Scared'

'There are certain characters that, when you get the opportunity to play them, you feel scared, wondering if you will be able to do justice to them.''That fear comes from knowing how deeply......

Diwali Fashion: Meet the BEST DRESSED Men!

While Bollywood's ladies sparkled at the various Diwali parties this festive season, the hunky men were not left behind. From sporting floral prints to going desi, our favourite heroes were......

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......

Farhan, Akshay, Ranveer: Bollywood's Best Dressed Men?

According to GQ, they are!Men's magazine GQ recently revealed its annual list of the 50 Best Dressed Men in India.While several famous and hunky men feature in the coveted list, a bunch of......

Indian cricket icons recount fav Wankhede memory

Rohit aims to bring Champions Trophy to Wankhede. IMAGE: Mumbai and Indian cricket's stars Ajinkya Rahane, Diana Eduljee, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and Rohit......

East Bengal end winless run in ISL

East Bengal edge past NEUFC 1-0 to register first win of ISL season IMAGE: Dimitrios Diamantakos' solitary strike to edge past NorthEast United FC 1-0 in Kolkata. Photograph: ISL/X East......

Don't write off champions: Hussey backs Kohli, Rohit

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have come under criticism but they always perform. Photograph: BCCI Ahead of the prestigious Border-Gavaskar Trophy, former cricketer Michael Hussey backed star......

'What has Ponting got to do with Indian cricket?': Gambhir

'They (Rohit and Kohli) are incredibly tough men, they have achieved a lot for Indian cricket and they will continue to achieve a lot in future as well.' IMAGE: Head coach Gautam Gambhir believes......

Kabhi Jeet, Mostly Haar

Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a special 4-part series. Part 1: When It Was Bradman Versus India Part......