Time for another lockdown like 2020: HC to Maha govt

The Bombay high court on Thursday asked if it was time for the Maharashtra government to think of imposing a "lockdown like last year" for at least 15 days to successfully contain the spread of......

Aide and abet: From Manthara to Shakuni

'Manthara wants Kaikeyi to make her son Bharat king of Ayodhya, instead of Rama.''She fuels hate and mistrust in her queen, much like what many modern-day viziers are doing, whipping up venom and......

'Protests have forced government on the backfoot'

'The protests have forced the government to announce that the NRC is not an immediate priority.''Even if they are trying to pursue this policy in a different guise, through the NPR, the fact that......

What our leaders need to learn from the epics

'Gods are deceitful too and villains can be upright upholders of the law.''Perhaps political leaders of all shades would benefit from these lessons instead of declaring themselves upholders of a......

What makes entrepreneurs tick? Gurcharan Das finds

In his last bestseller he sought answers to the importance of being good using the epic Mahabharata as a reference point and now author and economist Gurcharan Das sets out to discover success......

Relax, capitalism is not the problem

The choice for policy-makers is not between free markets and central planning but in getting the right mix of regulation, says Gurcharan Das. The epic, Mahabharata, thinks that human beings are......

Baahubali: The Beginning: 5 Years On, 10 Facts

Baahubali: The Beginning released on July 10, 2015 and changed the way audiences watched Indian films. S S Rajamouli's film broke box office records and paved the way for its sequel, Baahubali: The......

Dhadak Review: Ishaan, Janhvi show promise. Not the film.

'As a remake of Sairat, Dhadak is a travesty.''As a standalone, Dhadak is standard Bollywood boy-meets-girl drivel.''As a showcase, Dhadak is a promise that will take some more effort to fully......

The Baahubali story is not over... yet!

An international television series is on the anvil, says Anand Neelkantan as he shares the challenges of penning The Rise Of Sivagami with Rediff.com's Savera R Someshwar. IMAGE: "Rajamouli Sir......

The BEST Films of Om Puri

Among the finest Indian actors, voices and smiles to grace the stage and screen, Om Puri’s uniqueness, always so fluid and natural, cannot be summed up in a few words, feels Sukanya Verma.......