Can Bangladesh Become A Secular Nation?

Pakistan wanted to be constitutionally communal, India wanted to be secular but is communalising itself. All three nations share a penal code, but they have amended their laws to enable the State......

18 Hour Power Cuts In VIP Kashmir Seat

'I have faced 18 hours of darkness daily all my life.' IMAGE: A bakery functions in the dark in downtown Srinagar. Power cuts are a common feature of life in Kashmir. Photographs: Umar Ganie for......

Akhilesh: Decision on INDIA seat-sharing after...

Commenting on the seat sharing in the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said in......

Will Modi's TN Over-Exposure Boomerang On BJP?

There is an impression within the Tamil Nadu BJP -- although no one is airing it -- that over-exposure for Narendra Modi may work against party candidates as they have triggered a near-continuous......

Want to be happy? Pay taxes on time

Want to light up the pleasure centre in your brain? Just pay your taxes on time, and then donate a little extra to feed the children of the lesser God who hardly get to eat two square meals a day.......

TGIF cuts prices, to invest over Rs 40 cr

American restaurant chain 'Thank God It's Friday' on Friday said it will open eight new outlets in India with over Rs 40 crore (Rs 400 million) investment over the next three years, even as it has......

Gautam Singhania likes Trump's feud with China

'Trump's sparring with China is good for business,' Raymond's CMD tells Pavan Lall. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Clad in a V-necked, orange pima cotton T-shirt emblazoned with his team......

'I Don't Preach About Keeping Two Wives'

'My primary reason to participate was -- and I told my wives as well -- that the three of us would live happily together on the show and create history.' IMAGE: Anil Kapoor with Armaan Malik and......

OMG 2 Review: Goes Round In Circles

Akshay Kumar looks cool in that trippy get-up and adds his charisma to the film that is otherwise a lot of verbiage, observes Deepa Gahlot. The play Kanji Viruddh Kanji by Bhavesh Mandalia,......

Oscars 2021: Doesn't Maria Bakalova look dreamy?

At Hollywood’s most glamorous night -- the 93rd Academy Awards -- celebrities put their best fashion foot forward. And before they graced the red carpet, they gave us sneak peeks to......

Small Films That Became Blockbusters

Small films, huge returns. While it's expected of the top guns of Bollywood to fire regularly, the real wonder is when the unusual suspects work well. That's what happened with the Adah Sharma......

Ratan Tata: A lifelong champion of Indian sports

IMAGE: Ratan Tata with former Jamshedpur FC coach Steve Coppell during launch of the football club in 2017. Photograph: Jamshedpur FC Fans/Instagram From the time Sir Dorabji Tata sponsored a......

Hardik maintains stoic silence on controversies

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Mumbai Indians/X India all-rounder Hardik Pandya remained tight-lipped on matters that kept him in limelight in recent times except for fitness here on Saturday, his......

On this Day: The 'Master Blaster' was born

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar celebrates scoring a century during the first Test against South Africa in Pretoria, on December 19, 2010. Photograph: Mike Hutchings/Reuters India's batting legend Sachin......

BCCI boss Ganguly advices Rohit against playing in IPL

'You don't want him to get injured again. He has a hamstring tear and it will get ruptured again.' IMAGE: Rohit Sharma has been out of action since he sustained a left hamstring tear against Kings......

Rafa vs Roger: That would be a dream final!

For all their celebrated Grand Slam past, Nadal and Federer have never clashed in a US Open final, points out Dhruv Munjal.   IMAGE: Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images In one of those......