Rival governments in Tamil Nadu expend the most on social welfare schemes, especially targeting women and youth and children, but that money comes only by selling more liquor. There is always the......
IMAGE: Trinamool Congress candidate Shatrughan Sinha flashes the victory sign after winning the Asansol Lok Sabha seat. Photograph: PTI Photo A day after winning the Asansol parliamentary......
'This obsession with 'one' is not good for a country like India.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Aatma Nirbhar Bharat, Amrut Mahotsav, Tika Utsav, Raksha......
'We need to retell this history from many different perspectives.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Writer Amitav Ghosh spent many of those strange, mind-numbing COVID-19 days of......
The revived factionalism in the AIADMK, if not curbed now, has the potential to split the party vertically, warns N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Expelled AIADMK leader V K Sasikala, left, offers her......
Anmol Ambani, the eldest son of industrialist Anil Ambani, has lashed out against a new round of lockdowns being imposed amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, saying such restrictions do not concern......
If animals could talk they would tell mankind to wake up and act in time to save the planet from the looming threat of global warming, says a climate activist group that is urging people to take a......
Los Angeles native Kehinde Wiley knew from a young age that he wanted to be an artist. But that didn't seem the most secure path for someone growing up on welfare with a single mom and six......
With the OTT universe broadening its horizon, stories of all genres and geographies are coming to the fore. It's not just teen troubles, hill station mysteries and small town woes that have found a......
The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a seminar, or uncovered in an academic course.A proud but insomniac connoisseur murmuring in his sleep may do a......
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's biopic Main Atal Hoon reveals the pitfalls of making films on political figures: The maker has to be careful not to offend any followers. It often results in bland......
2023 was a good year for international cinema with many strong films premiering at the Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals. In the post-pandemic situation, as restrictions were......
'I only challenge myself in every way possible and feel that an actor's job is to be universal.' Photographs: Kind courtesy Angad Bedi Angad Bedi is currently basking in the success of his Telugu......
'Why do I need his (Dhoni) picture? He was my student and he always stays here (heart)' IMAGE: Humility is something that almost everyone associates with Dhoni. Photograph: PTI There is a bit of......
A Georgian luger died in a horrific crash on a training run on Friday, casting a shadow as Vancouver opened the Winter Games with a daredevil snowboarder, an aboriginal welcome, and Wayne Gretzky......