'Rahul comes across as INDIA's villain'

'It is not his doing, but Rahul Gandhi is forced by circumstances.''In taking political decisions, everything has to get his clearance.' IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal......

Ayodhya And India's New Tryst With Destiny

If Saudi Arabia, with just two Muslim holy sites of Mecca and Medina, can create a huge tourism-based ecosystem beyond oil, Ayodhya is sure to become the world's hottest religious tourism site in......

EC cracks the whip, shifts lax officials including cops in 5 poll-bound states

The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered the transfer of several top police and administrative officers, including 25 police commissioners and superintendents of police, nine district......

Nitish, Lalu, Sushil: Bihar's Complex Triangle

Today, a friendship forged by common ideals behind prison walls has become a transactional understanding, notes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar greets Rashtriya Janata Dal......

Maharashtra: The most favoured investment destination

If money allocations, investment commitments are a sign of better things to come, the state can be optimistic. The spread’s certainly better than in many other states, find Sanjay Jog &......

Coach shortfall: 30 trains yet to be flagged off

Even as the 2012-13 Railway Budget is round the corner, the Railways is falling short of about 300 coaches to introduce 30 new trains promised in the last budget, including double decker AC trains......

Why tourists are rushing to south India

Not too long ago, Indian tourism was mostly concentrated in north India; the golden triangle was supreme, and Rajasthan was king. Then along came Kerala with its "God's Own Country" campaign and......

Bus travel in India can be a smooth ride

Bad roads and worse coaches were what kept down Indian tourism for a long time. But now as roads get better, tour operators have realised the need for better vehicles to match the roads. Even......

10 Best Films From Around The World

A beautiful documentary from Delhi.A shocking satire that spares no one.A thriller about a serial killer in Iran.A Pakistan film about family secrets...Aseem Chhabra lists the best films he saw in......

Batman grew up eating Indian food!

Christian Bale on India, Mowgli and choices. IMAGE: Christian Bale with his wife Sibi Blazic at the Mowgli premiere in Mumbai. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com He was only 13 when he......

What we learnt from Kareena-Sonam on Koffee With Karan

Big B's jedi skills, Bebo's Greater Kailash aunty antics and Deepika's red-hot moment for the ages, Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week marks a star-studded start to the year. Monday Hello 2017! New......

Guide, Waqt, Jaanwar: Bollywood classics turning 50 this year!

How many of these have aged well? Fifty years ago, while India was engaged in war with Pakistan, Hindi cinema flourished in effervescent, excited Eastman colours. 1965 is significant in more ways......