Congress MP Karti Chidambaram and Communist Party of India-Marxist politburo member Mohammed Salim were among the prominent politicians who tested positive for COVID-19 as a rapid spike in cases......
Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Razaullah Nizamani Khalid alias Abu Saifullah Khalid, who was the brain behind the 2006 attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh headquarters, was killed by three......
As the Communist Party of India-Marxist is set to pick its next general secretary, speculation is rife over who would take charge of the largest Left party in the country, with the names of M A......
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she respects the judiciary but disagrees with the Supreme Court's verdict on school appointments "on humanitarian grounds" and dared the......
'The BJP lacks a credible mass leader who matches Mamata Banerjee's popularity.''Given the division of votes among Opposition parties, the West Bengal government's dole-giving strategy, and the......
The finance minister’s Budget presentation is a sombre affair, yes, but it wasn’t as if the Lok Sabha was all serious through the speech. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. Union......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement about demonetising Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes was hailed as a "bold step" by President Pranab Mukherjee and the BJP, which called it a "surgical......
Angry Young Men misses some important elements of the Salim-Javed story, including an understanding of the duo's creative process.In fact, the two men do not even appear together in the same space......
Was descending into the telling of only Diana's tale in four long, slightly-draggy soap-opera-ish episodes of the last season the original premise of The Crown? asks Vaihayasi Pande Daniel. IMAGE:......
'Javed Akhtar, Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi have collectively brought more pride and honour to our country than the entire film fraternity put together.' 'Sir, the names you have taken are......
'I hope the book is liked,' Asha Parekh says of her autobiography, The Hit Girl. Salman Khan seems to have discovered his literary bent in veteran actress Asha Parekh's autobiography The Hit Girl,......
'There was so much grace, depth and serenity in him.' Photograph: Kind courtesy KK/Instagram Rajat Dholakia, singer-composer Dileep Dholakia's son, is a prolific Indian composer, who has given the......
'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......
They represent a new tribe whose grace and skill-sets lie well beyond my comprehension, notes Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates with team-mates after taking Rassie van der Dussen's......
'They should come to Pakistan. It's not fair that they do not come to Pakistan. The Indian team is much better than us. We have a beautiful hotel just across the stadium. If Indians come it will......
IMAGE: Sumit Nagal has refused to travel to Pakistan for the upcoming Davis Cup tie. Photograph: Antonio Bronic/Reuters India's top two singles players Sumit Nagal and Sasi Kumar Mukund have......
IMAGE: India fast bowler Mohammed Shami. Photograph: BCCI The order by the Alipore Court in Kolkata that needed senior India pacer Mohammed Shami to surrender within 15 days from September 2......