Indo-Canadian named in Montreal school shooting

A young Indo-Canadian identified as Kimveer Gill went on a shooting spree with an AK-47 rifleinside Dawson College in central Montreal Wednesday afternoon, killing one woman and injuring 19 before......

Indian Values Are Undergoing A Change

We are currently in a transition phase and its resultant turmoil as a titanic struggle between Indian and Western value systems is being waged, argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Prime......

BJP youth worker's murder sparks tension in Karnataka

A BJP Yuva Morcha leader's killing by unidentified assailants led to tension at several places in Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka on Wednesday, with instances of stone-pelting and police......

Gauri Lankesh laid to rest with state honours

The Karnataka government decided to form a Special Investigation Team to probe the killing even as the Union home ministry sought a report from the state government.......

How M S Oberoi became India's greatest hotelier

I was researching India's Industrialists when I met Mohan Singh Oberoi (1900-2002) for the first time. It was 1982, he was no longer a young man. Courtly as always, he offered to make my job......

2024's 10 Must Watch K-Dramas

In 2024, Korean dramas were all about out-of-the-box creativity or romantic couples to root for the ages. Sukanya Verma lists 10 shows that have her (Korean finger) heart.   Lovely RunnerWhere......

The sexiest bad girls in the movies

Thank the French for the phrase. 'Femme Fatale' is a direct translation of 'deadly woman', but only in Francaise does it sound so much more intoxicating, like a black widow spider luring in its......

Ram Gopal Varma: I didn't make Department for critics

Department left quite a few critics and fans wondering what happened to the talent that was once Ram Gopal Varma. The movie received scathing reviews but the director seems unperturbed. He defends......

What Manoj Kumar, Oliver Stone have in common

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to. Veterans Manoj Kumar and Oliver Stone pose for shutterbugs after receiving the lifetime achievement awards bestowed on them at the 12th......

Remember these sporting moments?

As we sit at home and miss live action, the wondrous phenomenon of sport has delivered so many past glories that we will probably never run out of things to see, recalls Dhruv Munjal. IMAGE:......

Euro 2008: Spain squad

Penpix of Spain's 23-man squad for Euro 2008: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid). Goalkeeper. Born 20.5.81. Caps 75. Goals 0. The undisputed first choice, Casillas is the Spain captain and one of the......

'Unfair to Sachin'

Readers' responses toThe naked and the dead - Part 2: It was a very good article but I fail to understand why you missed bad umpiring I am sure the bad decisions played a very crucial role in the......

'Tendulkar has lost his fighting abilities'

Readers' responses toThe naked and the dead feature: It is SPOT ON.I feel we r saying this day only because of our seniors (namely Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman).Please make no......

'Ganguly batting in top gear can win games'

As part of a series of weekly chats on cricket, Prem Panicker appeared on the rediff Chat at 1300 EDT/1000 PDT on December 8. Following is a transcript of the chat. Transcript of Dec 1 chat: 'On......