Will Bihar, Kerala and Tamil Nadu do a U-turn on prohibition?

State after state has imposed an alcohol ban, and has had to retreat, unable to address the financial and administrative fallout.Are we set for more of this cycle, asks Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: In......

'Why does the media come to remind us of our sorrow'

The Sonis lost their 21-year-old son in the Zaveri Bazaar bomb blast on July 13 last year. Rediff.com's Norma Godinho met the distraught family that is slowly getting their lives back on track.......

Youth icon Nisha Sharma takes up a woman's cause

Nisha Sharma, who became an international celebrity by sending her would-be groom to jail when he demanded dowry on wedding day, helped a woman deserted by her husband. The 21-year-old computer......

World Jr Chess: Harshit Pawar shocks top seed USA's Mishra

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: International Chess Federation/Instagram Playing the game of his life, India's Harshit Pawar shocked top seed and youngest ever......

Spotted: Ishant Sharma at Delhi airport

Reader Rakesh Mishra sent us this picture. 'This picture is of my son Satwick anddaughter Dakshita with Ishant Sharma,at theDelhi international airport,' writes Rakesh. 'The snap was taken while......