Hooch Tragedy, BSP Leader Killing: Stalin On Shaky Ground

Wednesday's Vikravandi by-election has become a referendum on the Stalin government, notes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin meets a victim hospitalised at the......

Does Young India Care About Elections 2024?

Politics is not on the radar of 18 to 21-year-old Indians, reveals Rama Bijapurkar. IMAGE: Young voters show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their vote in Chhindwara, Madhya......

Why Is The BJP Talking About Stability?

'What should surprise BJP supporters is Modi's call for 'stability' at the manifesto launch, a theme that he and his team members had not touched ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2014 and 2019.'......

Court Verdict Reopens Question On Hindu Identity

What should be made out of the Madras high court order involving non-Hindus' entry into Hindu temples, when many non-Hindus are among the hundreds of thousands that have been worshipping at these......

The extraordinary story of Radha Daga and Triguni Food

'One’s dreams never end. If you don’t dream, you don’t exist. You need to dream to look forward to in life.' Radha Daga, who went from a textile exporter to food entrepreneur at......

Modi @ 3: A report card

Critics argue that much more could have been done and that the government was slow to react to many events. In the last three years, the Narendra Modi government has faced it all. From severe......

Balki: An extraordinary adman

He didn't think much of advertising awards, and yet as he moves on from Mullen Lowe Lintas, he leaves the agency at its strongest ever, says Alokananda Chakraborty.For many, advertising is Don......

This IITian's venture is educating poor children in villages

Hippocampus Learning Centres bridges urban-rural gap through affordable, quality pre-schooling for kids, finds Anita Babu. Four-year-old Meghana Gowda loves her kindergarten classes. She......

'My father felt bad about being typecast as a comedian'

'My father could have gotten more due. He was capable of much more.''But he was always thankful.' IMAGE: Jagdeep in Sholay. When Jagdeep passed away earlier this month, the laughter died. But......

'My father felt bad about being typecast as a comedian'

'My father could have gotten more due. He was capable of much more.''But he was always thankful.' IMAGE: Jagdeep in Sholay. When Jagdeep passed away earlier this month, the laughter died. But......

'I am happy with whatever Dharamji did for me'

'Dharamji's mother Satwant Kaur was warm and kind-hearted.''I remember how she came to meet me at a dubbing studio in Juhu after I had conceived Esha.''She hadn't informed anyone in the house.''I......

Everything you wanted to know about Jayalalitha, actress

Long before she became a political legend, there was Jayalalitha, the actress. Born on February 24, 1948 in a family that served Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar of Mysore, she was named......

My Dada Sunil Gavaskar

To watch Dada standing on the steps of the airplane ladder with a glittering trophy in hand was exhilarating, recalls Hemant Kenkre. IMAGE: Sunil Gavaskar bats during the second Test against......

With This Ring... Mary Kom and women's boxing in India

Why did two Canadians make a documentary on women's boxing in India?Harish Kotian/Rediff.com finds out. IMAGE: Anna Sarkissian, left, and Ameesha Joshi with India's boxing queen M C Mary Kom.......