Violent protest erupts after girl's body found in Bengal

The body of a 10-year-old girl was found in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, triggering arson at a police outpost by locals who alleged that the minor was raped and murdered, a......

'No One Thought Of The Pride Of Women Then?'

'When our daughters, wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Vignesh Phogat, were protesting at Jantar Mantar, the police kicked them with their shoes.' IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra D......

A Tale Of Two Poorams

If you have an appetite for crowds and the visual spectacle of many focused on one task or activity, a pooram will engage you, notes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: The materials used on caparisoned......

'Nitish Kumar acts like a dictator'

'Nitish Kumar is fooling the people of Bihar.''He will not probe anything because if he does so, he will be trapped himself.' IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar offers flowers to Goddess......

10 Satyajit Ray Films You Must Watch

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2, 2021.To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com brings you a treasure trove of features from our archives. Satyajit......

'Till yesterday, you were glowing in your exalted place like a queen'

'The very fact that she survived her migration to Bollywood, where many young lives have been sacrificed or abandoned to the streets, bears testimony to her grit, determination and good fortune,'......

10 Satyajit Ray films that should be re-released

One of India's top filmmakers Satyajit Raj would have been 95 on May 2.  We celebrate him by re-publishing a special series of articles through the week. Image: A scene from Mahanagar......

PIX: Taapsee, Kamal Haasan, Prithviraj at IIFA Utsavam awards

Pictures from the glittering IIFA Utsavam awards. The first International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Utsavam awards function took place at Gachibowli in Hyderabad on Sunday, January 24. It was......

Archer Aditi's parents on a 'suit hunt' at Palika Bazar for Arjuna Awards ceremony!

IMAGE: The 17-year-old made history in August last year when she became the youngest world archery champion. Photograph: Kind courtesy Aditi Swami/Instagram Archer Aditi Swami's parents from......

The humbling story of a resolute Asian Games gold medallist Swapna Barman

Belonging to the Rajbbongshi tribe in North Bengal, Swapna's mother worked as a maid and doubled up as a tea plucker working in tea gardens. Her father Panchanan Barman pulled a van rickshaw until......