Why Manmohan is right on Savarkar

'Savarkar was the closest the RSS had to a freedom movement icon, however flawed.' 'Indira Gandhi wasn't going to gift him to them.''And a non-career politician like Dr Singh understands it.''It is......

Controversial Andhra DGP V Dinesh Reddy retires

Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police V Dinesh Reddy, against whom a CBI probe is pending on charges of acquiring disproportionate assets, on Monday retired from service. Reddy, who was......

'Food security bill provides fertile playground for siphoning off'

RS Seshadri, director at Tilda Riceland, is an appropriate agro-industry expert to speak on the Food Security Bill which the Union Cabinet on Thursday proposed that it be passed in Parliament......

'When confronted by a mugger, don't try to be a hero'

The murders of Indian students in the United States in the last few years hasbeen a reason of worry for not only students but also their parents in India. Arthur J Pais reports The day the news of......

'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......

Firms grapple with rate hike

Seshadri Rao, finance director of the Jindal group, is worried. The unexpectedly strict monetary tightening measures by the Reserve Bank of India have come at a time when Rao has to raise Rs 3,500......

Aamir, Salman, Shah Rukh's 50s problem

Why do Hindi cinema superstars flounder in their fifties? asks Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan in Zero. Shah Rukh Khan's Zero, released late in December 2018, hasn't......

Applauding Superman on screen...

...And Jennifer Aniston off it, in Sukanya Verma's super filmi week! This week I woke up to tragic world news with frightening frequency, got trolled by a bunch of humourless Hrithik fans too......

Highway, Hera Pheri: When Bollywood kidnapped on screen!

10 Ways Bollywood has kidnapped in the movies. Wicked villain abducts the helpless heroine and holds her in his den. Swashbuckling hero comes to her rescue and thrashes the bad guy black and blue.......

Beru is a must watch

Mithra Chithra, a co-operative unit of several artists and technicians of the television and film industry in Karnataka, has produced two Kannada films so far. They have won National Awards and......

Lu Shanglei crowned World Jr chess champion

From left to right: Aniruddha Deshoande (Chairman, organising committee, World Junior Chess Championships), Venkatrama Raja (President AICF), girls' champion Aleksandra Goryachkina, former......

World Jr Chess: Shanglei, Yi lead Chinese charge

China’s Lu Shanglei and Wei Yi emphatically exhibited their rising chess prowess with convincing victories over Russians Vladimir Fedoseev, the top seed, and Mikhail Antipov, in the 10th......

World Jr Chess: Padmini Rout bounces back into reckoning

If Mae Frayna Janelle hoped to shock Padmini Rout with her choice of the ‘Alekhine Defence’ (which very rarely makes an appearance these days) on the very first move, then it was......

Readers wishes to Ganguly

Name:tuntuniMessage:Many happy return of the day Saurav. Want to see you lifting the world cup next time. Just continue to do what you are doing. That is all. You are the best captain that India......