Petition seeks probe into death of witness in Salman's case

A petition filed on Thursday in the Bombay high court sought a probe by Maharashtra government and police into the circumstances leading to the death of a key eyewitness in the 2002 hit-and-run......

Beef, Bikini Killer & Amit Shah

Syed Firdaus Ashraf spends a week in Goa in pursuit of his favourite dish, and discovers a few other things about the state as well.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com I had no plans for a......

Sambhaji Bhagat: The bard of small things

As the school bell at Sadhana Vidyalaya in suburban Mumbai rings out another day, history teacher Sambhaji Bhagat, 50, is as eager as his students to leave. He rushes to his room......

Kobad Ghandy: The gentle revolutionary

Sheela Bhatt reveals a side of Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy -- who the Delhi police arrested on Sunday -- that only members of his family know. "Kobad is extremely determined, tremendously......

Guess what Yami Gautam is playing next?

Ranveer shoots for an ad with Rohit... Tripti celebrates her 27th birthday... Photograph: Kind courtesy Yami Gautam/Instagram 'My first day on the set of #Dasvi playing #JyotiDeswal. Proud &......

The worst onscreen accents in Hollywood

A new poll by a US ticket agency has revealed the top three actors with the worst onscreen accents of all time. At third position is Tom Cruise, who put on an Irish lilt for his......

Shahid reaches out to young fans

A short film scripted, directed and enacted by school children was recently screened in Mumbai. It was produced under the banner Amol Gupte Cinema and made by the young talents of......

'We are getting married on Valentine's Day'

Television stars reveal their love stories. Quite a few television stars have met and fallen in love with their co-stars on the sets of their shows, and even gotten married to them. Since love is......

Images: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, Tri-series

Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan looks back as the ball hits the wickets in the opening match of the tri-series against New Zealand in Colombo on Tuesday. After winning the toss and opting to bat......

Spotted: The great Sir Vivian Richards in Sydney

Reader Rajiv Pai sent us this picture with the great Sir Vivian Richards. Thank you, Rajiv, for sharing this...

Lone Indian in Brazil ultramarathon runs because 'there's peace there'

When he is not running, Vishwas Bhamburkar spends his time filing Right to Information cases. P Rajendran meets with the only Indian running the Brazil 135 Ultramarathon later this week “A......