Can India defeat Pakistan in war today?

'At this point, neither the army or the IAF has that immediate, punitive deterrent power against Pakistan.''Forget a three-week war; on the LoC, where the action is, Pakistan has until now fielded......

Jai Hind! Jai Israel! Jai Maharashtra!

'When the national anthem of India was sung and joined by all present with the PM in front, it was the best moment of the whole night.'Rabbi Reuven Solomon Galsurkar, a Jewish priest of Indian......

'India is like a soft-shell crab, but will grow into something hard and powerful'

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the mass yoga event on the second International Day of Yoga at the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh, June 21, 2016. Photograph: PTI 'The prime minister speaks......

Israel celebrates Hindi Divas

The International Hindi Divas has been celebrated here by hundreds of India enthusiasts with absorbing cultural performances. Students sang Hindi songs, recited famous Hindi poems and enacted Hindi......

How India can achieve economic redemption

The National Democratic Alliance took charge only in late May, so the revival essentially started on auto-pilot, rues Devangshu Datta. The prime minister’s trip to Japan will count as a......

India Inc gets into bear hug with Russians

Russians may still be humming their all-time favourite song - Mera Joota Hai Japani - but they are now choosing to buy Hindustani in big numbers. The Year of India in Russia - as 2009 is......

The Magical Raj Kapoor Partnership

Shailendra's songs were attuned to Raj Kapoor's explorations of the themes and dreams of the Everyman.Rediff.com begins celebrations of the Great Showman's birth centenary on December 14 with this......

Mukesh Lived The Songs He Sang

'Even after Awaara Hoon and Mera Joota Hai Japani, between 1946 to 1963, there were plenty of upheavals in his career.''My parents had moved into two rooms of a chawl, with an attached bathroom, by......

Like Mallika Sherawat's red hot avatar?

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Mallika Sherawat may not have signed any films yet but she's still keeping herself busy. She took to Instagram to share......

Readers' Pick: The 10 HAPPIEST Hindi songs

Day not going so well? Here's a quick fix.Bollywood has a song for every mood and every season.So when we asked you, dear readers, to send in YOUR favourite HAPPIEST Hindi songs, you obliged in......