The man who stole India's past

'It was only relatively recently that Subhash Kapoor was able to secure the sources in India, Afghanistan and Cambodia, that allowed him to get the really highest level objects, and that helped......

AFSPA removal: Why Tripura and J&K are very different

  My travels made me realise how different the ground situation and people's mindsets in the two states are. People seemed happy and secure in Tripura whilst there was only complaining and......

After the immersion, operation clean-up begins with devotion

Not everything the devotees consigned to the sea on Monday at the end of the 11-day Ganpati festival is retained, a lot of it is in fact comes washing up in the tide. Paloma Sharma/Rediff.com......

This Ganpati is edible, so nothing goes waste

She wanted to do something eco-friendly. So she created a chocolate Ganpati. But it's her visarjan (immersion) and post-visarjan plans that, she feels, may not meet with everyone's approval. Not......

Ganga Dham: The world's first spiritual theme park

The tree-lined streets of Bombay suburb Juhu is Bollywood country, home to many of India's cultural glitterati. Big homes are the norm. Shiv Sagar, the grandson of a fabled Indian film producer and......

Kaala: Neither Marx nor Manmohan Desai

'Kaala's sin is not that it is presented as a mouthpiece for its director Pa Ranjith's political viewpoints, but that it makes a travesty of them.''Ranjith turns Marx into merchandise, all the......

The 10 WORST Films of 2017

Sreehari Nair wasn't impressed with Rangoon at all.But find out which film tops his list! There's no glory in having on this list a Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laddoo Deewana or a Ranchi Diaries. These......

PIX: Ranbir-Rishi say goodbye to Ganpati

Mumbai can't get enough of Ranbir walking on its streets. The Kapoors bid goodbye to Lord Ganesha on September 5. Rishi Kapoor, elder brother Randhir, younger brother Rajiv, and Rishi's son Ranbir......

Review: Cool Ganesha is a cool entertainer

Kannada film Cool Ganesha is a fun watch, according to Srikanth Srinivasa.Director Vasanth has taken the audience on a jolly ride in this movie, relying on Jaggesh’s popularity as a comedian.......

The F1 2009 report card, Vol 1

Pull up your seats, F1 fans, the season class is well under way. With a third of the F1 season already wrapped up in white and neon green, here are a few facts we can glean from this insanely......

'Charges leveled by Symonds are baseless'

The ICC has taken a serious note of the alleged racial abuse that Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds had been subjected to by a section of the crowd during the fifth One-Day International at......