Nitish Kumar's calculated regression

Ideology and principle are always put to work to camouflage political ambition. Nitish Kumar is a past master at this. His acceptance of the NDA in the first place was aimed at the top spot of......

Why 27,000 Litres Of Ganga Jal Was Carried to London

When Jaipur's Maharaja Madho Singh was invited to attend King Edward VII's coronation in 1902, he chartered a ship for Rs 15 lakh for the journey.He also carried 27,000 litres of Ganga jal on......

10 reasons why Jitin Prasada matters for the BJP

Can Jitin Prasada help the BJP retain its Brahmin base in UP?Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com finds out. IMAGE: Jitin Prasada, right, meets Union Home Minister Amit Anilchandra Shah in New Delhi,......

SP rift continues: Akhilesh-Shivpal exchange barbs

The Samajwadi Party's first family is again at war.UP CM Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Yadav fired barbs at each other at an event to celebrate the SP's silver jubilee, barely two days after......

Shatrughan Sinha recuperating in hospital

Veteran actor and former BJP minister Shatrughan Sinha, who was admitted to a Mumbai hospital following a respiratory disorder, is stable and recuperating, doctors said.The 66-year-old......

Shashi Kapoor passes away

'He was God's good man and a beautiful human being beyond anything else.' IMAGE: Shashi Kapoor. Photograph: Kind courtesy ANI/Twitter Shashi Kapoor, the romantic screen icon of the 1960s, 1970s......

Composer Aadesh Shrivastava dies of cancer

Bollywood singer-composer Aadesh Shrivastava, who was battling a relapsed cancer, passed away post midnight in Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital in Mumbai. He was 51. Shrivastava had been......

Shashi Kapoor hospitalised due to chest infection

The National Award-winning actor had complained of acute cough and breathlessness. Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor has been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital here for......