Is The Congress Doomed?

The Congress needs to reorganise itself at the grassroots, infuse younger blood, and have more boots on the ground.Just offering freebies is not the answer anymore, argues Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: A......

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)......

Litti Chokha Ready For Friday's Opposition Meet

IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar with Deputy CM and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, left, in Patna. Photograph: ANI Photo Three buildings in Patna......

'People of this country are not hardcore communal at all'

'We are losing the battle of secularism, but we have not lost.' IMAGE: Teesta Setalvad, right, walks out of the Sabarmati central jail in Ahmedabad after the Supreme Court granted her interim......

'I'm Being Used As A Potato For 25 Years'

'...be it a comedy, thriller or a love story.''The bhindi costs Rs 30 per kilo, but the price of potato remains unchanged.' IMAGE: Om Puri in Ardh Satya. In the final phase of his life, Om Puri......

Why Ila Arun Had The Last Laugh

Photograph: Kind courtesy Ila Arun/Instagram Want to watch a play from the comfort of your home? Peechha Karti Parchhaiyan, starring Ila Arun and K K Raina, is now a teleplay. Zee Theatre has......

Sobhita's FABULOUS Life!

Sobhita Dhulipala, who recently made her grand debut at the Cannes Film Festival and won over the fashion police with her chic choices, celebrates her 32nd birthday on May 31. As the gorgeous......

Killer Soup Review: Manoj, Konkona Are Star Ingredients, But...

Killer Soup's plots grow too convoluted and the strain of keeping the momentum going shows when its shrewd and surreal visuals lose steam, observes Sukanya Verma. Against the stillness of lush......

Extreme training: Horn's recipe for Indian hockey win

IMAGE: As India prepare for their quarter-final match, it seems that Mike Horn's boot-camp has had its desired effect. Photograph: Hockey India/X From walking on Glacier 3000, the highest......

Women's Asia Cup: India beat Pakistan by seven wickets

SCORECARD IMAGE: India's opening pair of Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana celebrate a boundary during the women's T20 Asia Cup match against Pakistan in Dambulla on Friday. Photograph: ACC/X......

Wimbledon PIX: Djokovic whips Rune; Fritz stuns Zverev

Images from Day 8 of Wimbledon 2024 at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Monday. IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates an easy victory over Denmark's Holger Rune in the......

Wimbledon PIX: Top seed Swiatek shocked by Putintseva

IMAGES from Day 6 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Saturday. IMAGE: Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva reacts after winning her ladies third......

Euro 24: Can E. Coli bacteria predict match results?

IMAGE: A petri dish, "bacteria oracle", predicting the outcome of the soccer-friendly match between Germany and Ukraine is pictured at the microbiology laboratory of Professor Markus Egert in......