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'BJP needs us more than Shiv Sena needs them'

'They (the BJP) should not forget that had we decided not to rebel, they would still be chanting slogans from the footsteps of the Vidhan Sabha.' One year after Eknath Shinde broke away from the......

Arunachal: Where Elephants Roam at 10,000 feet

'This is the only place on earth where Elephas maximus climbs to these heights.'A fascinating excerpt from Stephen Alter's Wild Himalaya: A Natural History Of The Greatest Mountain Range On Earth.......

2015 in PHOTOS: From bloodshed to brotherhood

From the rise of the Islamic State to the violent terror attack on Paris to Europe's migrant crisis, there was no lack of news in 2015. In this series, Rediff.com presents a selection of the......

Who recognised Bangladesh first?

Bhutan's recognition of Bangladesh without waiting for Indian advice was a clever move. It was a calculated gamble to assert its independence, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. Thimphu, the capital......

A father fights an election for a dead son

Driving a Tata Nano covered with banners about his son's killing by the Mumbai police, Kundan Prasad Singh is fighting his first election to get justice for a dead child. Reportage: Archana......

Chinese companies' love affair with India: The real story

Image: A dragon-shaped lantern is lit up at a temple fair in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, in China Photograph: Sean Yong/Reuters Chinese companies have so far invested $396 million in India. ......

Volkswagen's perfect shot with Golf GTI!

This is the new "old" VW Golf. It might resemble the Scirocco from the front, but the rest of it is still the current Mark V Golf. Confused? Well, so were we when Volkswagen released pictures and......

India's Grapes of Wrath

When I read yet another report about a farmer who commits suicide, I sit transfixed trying to imagine the depths of despair a man must sink to before he decides to kill himself and abandon his......

All about the gorgeous Chevy Spark

If there was somebody in the automotive industry who knew how to spend money well, it would be Kim Woo Choong, the erstwhile chairman of the Daewoo group. It's another thing that he spent money a......

New Bajaj Pulsar 220 is really a big deal

What is performance motorcycling? Does it really have takers in a commuter-oriented market like ours? Is an indigenously developed and built larger capacity motorcycle possible?For Indian......

The BEST Films of 2017

Check out which movies made Sreehari Nair's list. In 2017, as voices around me vouched for neatness, niceness, and decency, I longed for movies that attempted to de-demonise our preferred demons;......

The best Indian film you will see this year

'In Angamaly Diaries, dreams, kinks, small corruptions, cheap lives, and hopes are all given their due and that attitude frees us up to believe that perhaps there is more good than bad in the sum......

Tamasha: Some genuine frights but too much orchestrated silliness

There are no real people in Tamasha -- there are only character-types written in little pink balloon-letters, all floating in cloudland, feels Sreehari Nair. The experience of watching......

Locarno turns in quite a few surprises

Ankur Pathak brings all the action from Day 3 of the Locarno International Film Festival, live from Locarno!The third day of the Locarno Film Festival turned in quite a few surprises. The fairly......

Review: Knight And Day is disappointing

Elvis D'silva reviews Knight and Day He is a secret agent with an unclear agenda. She is a hopeless romantic, who is in a hurry to get home for her sister's wedding. He comes off as slightly nuts.......

PKL can give the IPL a run for its money

'At a time when sports leagues are often smothered by the allure of spurious glamour, it is easy to forget what makes them so exciting in the first place: The sport itself.''At its core, the PKL......

PHOTOS: Anderson ends India's resistance as England win final Test

Images from Day 5 of the fifth and final Test between England and India at The Oval in London on Tuesday: Scorecard IMAGE: James Anderson of England celebrates with Alastair Cook after taking the......

TV ad rates rocket ahead of India, Pakistan final

A 30-second spot during the final to be broadcast by Star Sports is expected to cost nearly Rs 1 crore, far higher than the Rs. 10 lakh that advertisers pay on average for most Indian shows.......

Sports Shorts: Davis Cup to remain annual event

Switzerland's Roger Federer. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters The Davis Cup will remain an annual tournament despite persistent complaints from some players that it over-burdens an......

Schumacher, a controversial great

Michael Schumacher's position as a Formula One icon, the most successful driver in the history of the sport, is assured. Whether Ferrari's seven-times world champion is also the greatest is another......

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