Farewell, Rest Well in Eternity

Murali Kamma remembers the notables we lost in 2015. IMAGE: President A P J Abdul Kalam, who India and the world lost this year. As another year winds down and the revelry begins, one naturally......

Swine flu: 'Too many cases. Hopefully numbers will fall soon'

'Unless it is a situation where a patient must be hospitalised, that patient can be very easily treated at home... Patients recover in situations where they are more comfortable.' Dr Om......

Modi Magic won Maharashtra and Haryana? Naah!

'Anti-incumbency, especially in Maharashtra; the BJP's success in creating a new social coalition; and the sheer force of the party's campaign which overwhelmed its opponents,' argues Praful......

Review: The real tragedy of Mirzya is...

The film sacrifices sense for style, feels Sukanya Verma. Some stories are a product of its time. Against a contemporary perspective, they are straightaway obsolete. But delve deep and......

The Best Films of Smita Patil

Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special......

Arun Dutt: I know my father Guru Dutt through his films

Famous auteur Guru Dutt’s son Arun Dutt passed away on Saturday after a prolonged period of ill-health. The soft-spoken filmmaker (he directed the Dharmendra starrer Khule-aam) had done much......

Why Chaudhvin Ka Chand was a huge success

The ethereal Waheeda Rehman. The lovelorn Guru Dutt. When it comes to epic romances, Chaudhvin Ka Chand has to feature on the list. The book, Chaudhvin Ka Chand: The Original Screenplay,......

India's schedule at the Asian Games: Day 5

Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the fifth day of the Asian Games. IMAGE: PV Sindhu of India competes. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images ARCHERY - Starts 8:30 AM Men's......

Sports Shorts: Indians win five medals in Asian Indoors

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday IMAGE: Sourav Kothari poses. Photograph: Twitter Indians added five medals, including a gold through cueist Sourav Kothari,......

PHOTOS: India's gold-glut continues at South Asian Games

IMAGE: Indian women's squash team members Joshana Chinappa, Dipika Karthik, Sumyana Kuruvilla hold national flag after winning gold medal by defeating Pakistan in Womens squash team event at......