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'Sab bhagwan ke haath mein hai'

'Our Lockdown Life has a sort of Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde personality about it,' notes Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.All illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com *"Bhagwan ka naam din bhar lena chahiye."......

Is BJP serious about Bharat Ratna for Savarkar?

'If they were really serious (about conferring the Bharat Ratna on Savarkar) what were they doing for the last five years?''Why do they have to take so long?''Gandhi himself never got the Bharat......

60 years of EMS's dismissal: Nehru's darkest hour

'The Kerala saga also requires a reappraisal of Nehru himself. 'The real Nehru is to be found somewhere between the syrupy panegyrics on him and the demonisation of him that is currently......

Sheena Bora Trial: Will the real Mekhail Bora please stand up?

'Who is the right Mekhail? Mekhail I or Mekhail II?'Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora trial.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It has been over 550 days since I started......

All ye sheep: Beware the Facebook Wolf

'The thing we fondly call FB has come a long way from the cute baby dimples it had in 2006.''Today the dimples are long gone and FB looms over us as Mr Hyde, designing the news we see with......

How Wall Street created the Federal Reserve

In 1910 the who's who of Wall Street met in total secrecy in an American town to work towards the first draft of the bill that would finally give the United States a central bank. The clock had......

The Left is not always right

On May 26, 2005, the Union Cabinet approved a proposal to sell off 10 per cent equity in the profit-making public sector unit -- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited.Newspaper reports suggest that the......

Attn: UPA, identify yourself!

The first reaction of most (including myself) to the Budget presented by the finance minister, Mr Chidambaram, on February 28 was that it was a very sensible Budget, and one fit for the......

'I'm a nicer version of Jekyll and Hyde'

'I'm usually pretty chilled and cool, but there are random moments when the brain doesn't compute and I don't stop to think.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rinzing Denzongpa/Instagram He's a one-man......

When Kishore Kumar was accompanied by an invisible boy!

Kishore Kumar gave us unforgettable songs and performances in his long career in Bollywood. The icon, who would have turned 90 on August 4, will always be remembered for his contribution to cinema.......

One Day: Justice Delivered Review: 0 Thrills

Slipshod direction and listless story produce a superfluous drama about how a judge turns into a murderer, notes Prasanna D Zore. A sham of a thriller from start to end, director Ashok Nanda's One......

#MeToo fire: Sajid Khan steps down as Housefull 4 director

A woman alleged multiple instances of sexual, mental and emotional abuse by Sajid Khan where he allegedly forced her to send him photos of herself in a bikini, called her late into the night under......

Review: Azhar is a bland, badly-set souffl of Bollywood tropes without a soul

Who was Mohammad Azharuddin? More crucially, *what* was he? Those are precisely the questions that, as the end credits roll after 132 minutes of run-time, remain unanswered, feels......

Golden oldies Nadal, Serena looking for more glory

IMAGE: Serena Williams of the United States returns a shot. Photograph: Emilee Chinn/Getty Images There will be something for every age at the US Open this weekend with golden oldies Rafael......

'Mary Kom' packs a punch in Assam's mobile theatre arena

Abahan Theatre's marquee play this year is based on the Olympic bronze medallist. Written by Abhijit Bhattacharya, popular Assamese actor Prastuti Parashar portrays the role of the champion boxer......

It's time to fix the IPL!

The IPL has produced more controversies in its short lifespan than any other sporting league in history, says legendary cricket writer Prem Panicker. IMAGE: IPL 3 saw drama around the Kochi......

Champions League PIX: Chelsea outclass Porto; Giroud inspires Arsenal

Chelsea blank Porto to ease pressure on Mourinho IMAGE: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho reacts during the UEFA Champions League match against FC Porto at Stamford Bridge. Photograph: Clive......

The doosra: A high five for champions Australia

The trans-Tasman cricket World Cup final may have failed to live up to expectations, but the Australians were deserving winners. The result re-establishes the country's status as the best in the......

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