The lady behind one of Time's 100 influential people

Sheela Bhatt meets Bharti Patel, whose son Dr Vikram Patel was recently ranked one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people, to find out her recipe for a remarkable upbringing. IMAGE: 'Once......

From Rediff Archives: The strange case of Yakub Memon

1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon is set to be hanged after his final petition was rejected by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Back in 2007, Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt had profiled Yakub after he......

From Rediff Archives: The strange case of Yakub Memon

Reports suggest that the 1993 Mumbai blasts accused Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, the sole death row convict in the serial blasts case in which around 257 people lost their lives, may be hanged on July......

Shweta Bhatt: Congress puts up meek fight against Modi

The Congress has done a disservice to its party leaders and workers by fielding a non-entity like Shweta Bhatt to take on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the Gujarat assemby election,......

25 years later, 4 bank officials convicted in securities scam

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Mumbai has convicted four former bank officials in one of the multi-crore securities scam cases and sentenced them to three years imprisonment,......

Politicians, CAs behind coop scams: Justice Desai

Former Supreme Court judge and erstwhile National Law Commission chairman Justice D A Desai has held politicians and chartered accountants primarily responsible for the turmoil in the cooperative......

Alia Cheers Kiara-Sid At Their Reception

Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra's wedding reception was as star-studded as it can get. Karan Johar, who played Cupid, escorted Kareena Kapoor while Sidharth's Student Of The Year co-stars Varun......

The Films Before They Became STARS

IMAGE: Pratik Gandhi in Mitron, top, and in Bhavai. After a humble beginning in Saat Hindustani, Amitabh Bachchan went on to become a 'mahanayak'. Nawazuddin Siddiqui played several uncredited......

2021, Jan to Jun: BEST Web Series

2021, like 2020, hasn't seen too many Hindi films release in theatres. OTT, on the other hand, has been flooded with a number of film and Web series releases, and many of them are very......

Which book-to-screen is YOUR fave? VOTE!

In Parineeti Chopra's upcoming Netflix release The Girl On The Train, the actress goes against type to play an alcoholic, whose obsession around a happily married couple lands her in the middle of......

Hazare Trophy: Yuvraj powers Punjab, Dhoni fails again

A summary of the day's play in the Vijay Hazare One-day tournament. Riding on star player Yuvraj Singh’s unbeaten 78, Punjab posted a comfortable six-wicket victory over Rajasthan and......

Punjab pip Assam by 1 run in Hazare thriller

A summary of the day's play in the Vijay Hazare One-day tournament. Sarupam Purkayastha's valiant 125 was in vain as Punjab eked out a thrilling one-run victory over Assam in a Group A encounter of......

Ranji Trophy round-up: Ojha, Chatterjee put Bengal on top vs Vidarbha

Sudip Chatterjee struck an elegant century under pressure before Prgyan Ojha terrorised Vidarbha with a five-for to put Bengal in command against Vidarbha on the second day of their Ranji Trophy......

Mumbai pacers Thakur, Sandhu dismiss Punjab cheaply

IMAGE: Shardul Thakur, right, celebrates with his Mumbai team mates after taking a wicket during the Ranji Trophy match against Punjab at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. Photograph: PTI Hosts......

Ranji Trophy: Zaheer five-for gives Mumbai upper hand

Zaheer Khan bagged a five-wicket haul before Aditya Tare struck a strokeful century as Mumbai took a substantial lead after posting 198 for two in the second innings over Delhi in their Group A......