'A fight for justice that has been dragging on for too long'

'Now, it feels like the darkness has descended again.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Gunshots. An unexpected sound. Megha Pansare and her two young sons rushed out of the house. Lying......

Rajkot royals bicker over property worth hundreds of crores

A bitter dispute has broken out in the Rajkot royal family of Gujarat over the ancestral property worth hundreds of crores with one of the members moving court. IMAGE: Rajkot royal family members......

SC asks Centre to restore normalcy in Kashmir on 'selective basis'

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir administration to make all endeavours to restore normalcy in Kashmir Valley as soon as possible but made it clear that the......

'Martyrdom is a part of our lives'

'We know what we are signing up for. There is nothing greater than that.'What Archana Masih/Rediff.com learnt from a chance encounter with an Indian Army officer. IMAGE: Indian Army soldiers at an......

Your data can be kidnapped, too!

Digital extortion, in which hackers lock out all your data and seek ransom, is a real threat today, says Veenu Sandhu. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com. The employees of an ayurveda company in......

DC Avanti: This stunning sportscar won't burn a hole in your pockets

Thanks to a well-sorted chassis and Renault's motor, the car induces confidence in the driver to take it for a faster spin, says Abhijeet Singh Rathore. A sports car is something that can get your......

Infy mentor: Murthy pitches for oldest founder

Come August 2011, N R Narayana Murthy -- the chairman and chief mentor of India's second-largest IT services firm Infosys Technologies -- will sport the designation of chairman emeritus. It is a......

Car makers want stimulus to go on. Here's why

Car makers fear that when car prices go up and loans become expensive, running a car will also cost more. Thus a stimulus-pullback will act as the straw that broke the camel's back, says Bhupesh......

'Life is dark without you dad'

'You were the realness this world needed, and now that you're gone, none of it feels real.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Taamara/Instagram Just days after singer KK succumbed to a cardiac arrest,......

City of Dreams 2 review

The second season of City Of Dreams has more pulp, hardly any juice, feels Sreehari Nair. Season 1 of Nagesh Kukunoor's City of Dreams, for all its pulpiness, aspired to paint an epic vision of......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 50 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

The MAGIC and MADNESS of Movies

Film festivals don't just applaud art, but also cultivate a discerning viewer. When the Mumbai Film Festival kicked off in 1997, its goal was to showcase 'good, social, family-oriented films.' But......

WFI suspended: Wrestlers can't compete under India flag!

IMAGE: The Indian wrestlers will have to compete as 'neutral athletes' at the Olympic-qualifying World Championships, starting on September 16. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters United World......

Olympic champion Whitlock coming to a living room near you

IMAGE: Max Whitlock hopes his #Gymnastics with Max sessions starting next week can help fill the void. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Parents with captive children may wince at the......

ICC World Cup: Guess who Sachin Tendulkar is supporting

Indian team competitive in any part of world and on any surface: Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar has no hesitation in terming India as favourites going into the World Cup but what makes him happier is......

West Indies call off tour, Sri Lanka fill void with five ODIs

West Indies players before the start of the fourth ODI. Photograph: BCCI In an extraordinary turn of events, the West Indies cricket team today pulled out of the remaining part of its India tour......

Cricketing public must know how TV rights work: HC

In a significant observation that might affect the way BCCI enters into contracts for broadcast rights of matches, Bombay High Court has held that the "cricketing public" must know about these......