Women battalion needed to tackle Manipur's vigilante group: Officials

More women battalion are needed in Manipur to tackle those posing as 'Meira Paibis' (women torch bearers) as they have not only "prevented" movement of central paramilitary forces in the......

Will India See Return Of Two-Party Politics?

If only the Congress could rebuild on its strengths and develop a modern enough ideology, we could again be moving towards a clearer two-party political landscape, asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE:......

Weeks before Bihar poll, 'Mahagathbandhan' hit roadblock

Leave alone taking forward the seat-sharing talks with the existing and probable allies, the Mahagathbandhan remains an amorphous entity weeks before the first phase of polling on October 28, a......

Why I want a coalition government

'A full majority might please the stock market for a couple of days, but the damage it usually does over five years is too high a price to pay,' argues Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Rahul Gandhi, centre,......

The Charming Faces of Vidya Sinha

Born into a film family, Vidya Sinha maintained a safe distance from Bollywood's razzle-dazzle. But when a win at the Miss Bombay beauty pageant led to modelling offers, she did not shy......

Rajnigandha actress Vidya Sinha passes away

Vidya Sinha, who lit up so many Basu Chatterjee’s rom-coms in the 1970s and 1980s, is no more. She breathed her last in a hospital in Mumbai on August 15. The last......

'I still regret saying no to Raj Kapoor for Satyam Shivam Sundaram'

Veteran actor Vidya Sinha passed away in a Mumbai hospital on Thursday at the age of 71. We reproduce a fascinating interview of Sinha that she gave to Rediff.com's Patcy N in January 2015. 'I......

Stars flood Kapil Sharma's reception

What a moralebooster for the comic returning to our television screens this weekend! When Kapil Sharma appeared on the Kaun Banega Crorepati finale last month, Amitabh Bachchan promised the......