The recent 'revelation' by TN fishers freed by Sri Lanka after they had paid up Lankan rupees 50,000 each in fines, that their hair was tonsured in prison and they were forced to remove their......
'If the Congress loses this time, Rahul Gandhi will not look back at Amethi ever again.' IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yogi Adityanath with Smriti Irani, the BJP candidate in......
If you have an appetite for crowds and the visual spectacle of many focused on one task or activity, a pooram will engage you, notes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: The materials used on caparisoned......
Polyglot, statesman and scholar, the inscrutable PV Narasimha Rao was often referred to as the Chanakya of Indian politics, the prime minister known for initiating far-reaching economic reforms and......
What should be made out of the Madras high court order involving non-Hindus' entry into Hindu temples, when many non-Hindus are among the hundreds of thousands that have been worshipping at these......
'If you look at where inflation (headline and core) is today in India and where the rates are, there's clearly room to cut rates.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The US Federal Reserve......
Benchmark Sensex closed above the historic 84,000-mark for first time while Nifty settled at a new record high on Friday, powered by a rally in frontline bank stocks along with upbeat trends in the......
The operations revealed evidence of price and volume manipulation of stocks through the use of platforms like YouTube and WhatsApp. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas Stock market regulator......
'Over the next 12 months, it will be difficult to make 15 to 20 per cent return in the markets as the valuations appear stretched.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Propelled by......
Trading in the equity market will largely depend on two major events this week - general elections result and the RBI interest rate decision - analysts said, adding that the benchmark indices may......
Watching Aavesham is like sprinting through the whole history of our mass-masala movies and seeing it in a new light, notes Sreehari Nair.And this, incidentally, is the story of Fahadh Faasil's......
You will appreciate the Mammootty of this movie better if you do not take the servile reviews to heart, for this is a grand, broad, almost proudly comic performance, assures Sreehari Nair. Since......
'I will never look down upon television. But do I want to do it again? I don't think so.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Nikita Dutta In an industry where talent shines brightly but perseverance shines......
Bollywood's mega stars came together to celebrate Producer Anand Pandit's 60th birthday in Mumbai. Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com brings back some snapshots. With his film Dunki getting a warm......
'Just because a subject is uncomfortable for some and doesn't suit their political ideology, should a film not be made?' IMAGE: Adah Sharma in The Kerala Story. Photograph: Kind courtesy Adah......
IMAGE: The pole in Singapore was Lando Norris's fifth of the season, sixth of his career and third in the last four races. Photograph: Kind courtesy Formula 1/X Lando Norris put McLaren on pole......
IMAGE: McLaren's Lando Norris celebrates after qualifying in pole position. Photograph: Massimo Pinca//Reuters Lando Norris roared to his second successive pole position, and third in four......
Like the billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Gautam Gambhir, the tenacious former opener-turned-coach, also seems to be governed by instincts while picking unheralded players and turning them......
IMAGE: Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium after winning the British Grand Prix with second place Red Bull's Max Verstappen and third place McLaren's Lando Norris. Photograph:......
Images from the T20 World Cup final between India and South Africa at Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday. SCORECARD IMAGE: India's players celebrate after clinching a tense victory over South......