'Our civil society here is vibrant, and courageous, although it is beaten up and beaten down, repeatedly.' IMAGE: A Tiranga walkathon on the eve of Independence Day in Mumbai, August 14, 2023.......
The restoration work, held up for more than 200 years, took nine months to be completed. IMAGE: Visitors stand near the newly restored Edicule, the ancient structure housing the tomb, which......
John Lang represented Rani Laxmibai in her legal battle against the East India Company to stop the annexation of her kingdom of Jhansi.Rediff.com's Archana Masih profiles the maverick Aussie who......
Buried in a Kolkata cemetery is an Englishman who served India well during her struggle for freedom.A close friend of both Gandhi and Tagore, Charles Freer Andrews was more Indian than many Indians......
'Even apart from the Bengal famine, there was a great deal more bloodshed and deceit than I was prepared for.''Almost every one of the acquisitions was won by extreme extortionate methods and what......
To bring people back to the church, Izzy Solomon introduced the Automated Confession Machine, commonly known as the Confess-o-matic. The software of the ACM allowed it to take confessions in up to......
Until early this year, he was just Dharam Bir 'Bill' Lall. Now, he has acquired the title of Lord Lall of Woodsland.Lall's story is a classic rags to riches one. Way back in 1958, aged 25, he......
'Ours is a disaster movie with no big stars, songs or commercial ingredients.''Yet, it is Malayalam cinema's highest grosser.' IMAGE: Director Jude Anthany Joseph and Tovino Thomas, left, on the......
'If you go up to an average American or British citizen and tell them you are a Muslim, they look at you suspiciously. It's not a good feeling.' 'Narendra Modi is the first person to make sense......
Why is God laughing?' muses Mike Meyers, the comedian whose Austin Powers movies have grossed over $1 billion worldwide. Meyers knows the answer: He gets the joke. But Meyers and Dr Deepak......
A cricket team bowled out for 0 off just 20 balls! Surprised? Yes. It happened in an English county six-a-side indoor championship match in Canterbury. Chasing 121 for victory against Christ Church......