Don't Underestimate Indian Voters!

Voters can be relied on to punish a party which makes reckless promises without actually implementing them, asserts Virendra Kapoor. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   It is hard to......

'I wanted to capture the silence of India'

'Where are the 1.3 billion people?''I am overwhelmed when I saw my country, my country had come to a standstill.' Bharatbala Ganapathy of Vande Mataram ]and Jana Gana Mana fame, has created a film......

What is it like to live in a 'sealed' building?

A Rediff.com journalist reveals what it's like to live in a building sealed by the authorities because one of the residents is COVID-19 positive.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com These are......

Will come back, says LoP Fadnavis after Uddhav's jibe

The Maharashtra assembly on Sunday witnessed verbal swordplay between Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his predecessor Devendra Fadnavis as the former taunted that he was in the House though he......

The case of the FinMin's missing table, and more

If budget policy started changing around the mid-1980s, it is for a reason. The original oak wood table used by successive finance ministers, right from the time of the interim government before......

Inflation rises to -0.14 per cent

India's annual rate of inflation rose 0.6 per cent for the week ended June 13, even as prices of food items like pulses, cereals, fruit and vegetables increased compared to last year.......

The Genius Behind Bollywood's Beautiful Words

As a uniquely multi-hyphenated writer-director-lyricist-author, Gulzar has built a reputation across multiple spheres of film-making and literary creative endeavours.Dinesh Raheja salutes the......

When Raveena Danced With Aruna Irani

IMAGE: Aruna Irani and Raveena Tandon dance to Punjabi Munde. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Band, baaja... and a lot of star power, the makers of the upcoming Ghudchadi unveiled the......

Mohammed Rafi's Voice Remains Eternal

Forty four years after Mohammed Rafi's untimely demise on July 31, 1980, at the young age of 55, the singer's work continues to enjoy a musical afterlife on radio, television and modern streaming......

5 Patriotic Songs You Must Listen To

There are so many patriotic songs that make us proud to be Indians.Subhash K Jha dips into Bollywood's basket of topnotch songs and comes up with these gems on Republic Day.   Ae Mere Watan Ke......