Be warned Pakistan, you are dealing with a new reality now

'Since India has to live next to Pakistan, it can't remain under permanent blackmail.''A predictable consequence of these fundamental shifts is the fraying of the principle of strategic......

Giant turtle meat kills 4

At least four people, including a seven-month-old girl, have died and dozens of others have fallen ill after eating the poisonous meat of a giant sea turtle caught off the coast of southwestern......

Emmy nod for Nisha Pahuja's The World Before Her

'It's not every day a girl is nominated for an Emmy and this one came out of the blue!' The World Before Her director Nisha Pahuja is thrilled. It was early in 2012 that Rediff.com's Aseem......

'I overestimated my audience and my film'

Anurag Kashyap's live chat with Rediff Readers on October 29 was quite an interesting one, as the young director tried to explain the finer points of his new film, No Smoking. For those who missed......

Anurag Kashyap's guide to No Smoking

Anurag Kashyap made us sit up and notice his brilliant direction in Black Friday, a film based on the 1993 Mumbai blasts. But reactions were very mixed when he released his second film, No Smoking,......

This one dials all the wrong numbers

Here is a teaser for you:A girl (Richal Pallod) with a ghastly dressing sense. Her hobbies include making crank calls to strangers and then inviting them for a face-off at garish looking......

Virat and Anushka's Cozy Dosa Date

IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma's unexpected visit turned into a fan's dream. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Benne Bombay/Instagram   Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma, the power couple of......

'Indian Tigress' Phogat wins 3rd straight MMA crown

IMAGE: India's Ritu Phogat gets into a dominant position during her MMA Championship bout against Cambodia's Nou Srey Pov in Singapore. Former Indian wrestler, now a Mixed Martial Arts star, Ritu......

The Indian Tigress is ready to fight!

'I want to win the MMA World championship.' IMAGE: Ritu Phogat will enter the ring for her first MMA bout in eight months when she takes on Cambodia's Nou Srey Pov in The One: Inside the Matrix......

Sports Shorts: Thapa in Asian C'ships quarters

IMAGE: Shiva Thapa will look to add another medal to his tally. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Shiva Thapa inched closer to adding a record fourth medal by entering the 60kg......

Pitch Imperfect

Satyajit Mojumdar: Great article..thank you. Wish the crickerati in our country had more sense when it comes to preparing our teams for bouncy foreign tracks. and yes you can use the word......