Palaniswami's good fight slows down DMK juggernaut

Undoubtedly, top All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader and outgoing Chief Minister K Palaniswami put up an epic fight against the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam which fetched his party steered......

Meet Kavitha Kuruganti, the farmers' champion

The Modi Sarkar's new farm legislation has seen angry protests from farmers for months.Kavitha Kuruganti has been fighting for decades to ensure farmers are respected and get their due from the......

The Maoist threat in Wayanad

The NDA candidate tells the Election Commission that the Maoists plan to kidnap him.Rediff.com's Nikhil Lakshman reports from Wayanad where Rahul Gandhi is contesting the Lok Sabha election.......

Postcards from the Raj

It was an exciting time for India and the world.Photography had been invented 50 years earlier, and the mass-produced Kodak camera of the 1880s helped democratise photography.Ritika Kochhar reports......

Jousting over Jaipur's jewel

A legal tussle is currently on between a civil society group led by a professor, ostensibly working to further public interest, on the one hand, and the state government and an influential but......

'Budget 2013 seems directionless and confused'

Rediff.com columnist M R Venkatesh is a qualified chartered accountant.He is an expert on business concerns relating to economic policies, international trade and business strategies.M R Venkatesh......

Wary of markets? Check these investment options

The term 'investment' is normally associated with equities and fixed income instruments, by the investors. Some investors also associate insurance with investments. Investors may note that......

Zain deal gets okay after panel rejection

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's announcement that they would buy a stake in Kuwait-based Zain Telecom marked a reversal of a decision by a joint committee of officials......

'The trick is to look forward with excitement, then you're alive all the time'

Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand, who would have turned 99 today, September 26. IMAGE: Dev Anand. This feature was first posted on Rediff.com on April 4,......

The Ultimate Lata Mangeshkar Playlist

The Incomparable Lata Mangeshkar passed into the ages on February 6, 2022. She was 92.Some of her best songs, in celebration of an incredible life. Nightingale of India. Greatest Indian Singer......

The ULTIMATE Lata Mangeshkar playlist

Nightingale of India. Greatest Indian Singer ever. Goddess Saraswati incarnate. Hyperbole becomes Lata Mangeshkar. No amount of praise is lavish enough to describe the supremacy of her voice as it......

85 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle songs

Asha Bhosle, who turns 85 on September 8, has sung some of the finest Hindi film songs in her long and illustrious career.Sukanya Verma takes a look. Her voice reminds me of tiramisu. Rich, moist,......

Atletico Kolkata down Kerala Blasters in penalties to win 2nd ISL title

IMAGE: Jewel Raja celebrates on scoring the winning penalty to help Atletico de Kolkata win their second ISL title on Sunday. Photograph: ISL/Twitter Atletico de Kolkata were crowned Indian Super......

Unconvincing India book SAFF Cup semis berth despite loss to Nepal

Defending champions India dished out yet another lacklustre performance to go down 1-2 against hosts Nepal but still managed to sail through to the semi-finals of the SAFF Football Championships in......

Chhetri's injury-time goal helps India hold Bangladesh

An injury-time goal by captain Sunil Chhetri saved India some embarrassment in a 1-1 draw against Bangladesh in their second group match at the SAFF Football Championship in Kathmandu on Tuesday.......

Tajikistan too good for India in football friendly

The Indian football team's disastrous performance at the international level continued as it went down 0-3 to Tajikistan in an international friendly in Khujand, Tajikistan, on Wednesday. Davronov......

Chhetri scores twice as India rout Guam

Skipper Sunil Chhetri found the target twice as a dominating India thrashed Guam 4-0 for their second victory in as many matches in the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers, in Yangon, on Monday. Thanks to......