Oscar Fernandes, Venkaiah elected to Rajya Sabha

Union Minister Oscar Fernandes and Bharatiya Janata Party chief M Venkaiah Naidu were among the ten candidates elected to the Rajya Sabha. But Congress' Kiran Chaudhary and BJP's Shakuntala Hegde......

Najma, Joshi, Sinha BJP candidates for RS polls

In a surprise nomination, outgoing Deputy Chairperson of Rajya Sabha Najma Heptulla, who drifted away from the Congress during the Lok Sabha election, was given a ticket by the Bharatiya Janata......

Hindu terror: The Malwa Connection

Most names figuring in the investigations of the 2007 bomb blasts in Ajmer, at Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid, and in Malegaon hail from Madhya Pradesh's Malwa region. Rediff.com's Krishnakumar......

When Retro Songs Make A Re-Entry In The Movies

Hindi film songs have a long life and versatile character. They please. They comfort. And when used in a different surrounding from its original setting, they acquire an altogether new context.......

Holi Songs You Haven't Heard

Do yourself a favour and let's NOT play Holi to the same handful of Holi songs each year. There's so much more than Holi Ke Din Dil Khil Jaate Hain (Sholay) or Rang Barse (Silsila)! There are over......

Why did Laxmikant-Pyarelal split?

'Laxmi was insistent that our homes should never have name-plates, because the name Laxmikant-Pyarelal should never be separated!' IMAGE: Laxmikant and Pyarelal with the legendary lyricist Anand......

'Award Raju Srivastav Bharat Ratna'

'Today's generation can learn from him how not to hurt anyone's sentiments at a time when many stand-up comedians deliberately set out to do so.' Photograph: PTI Photo On September 21,......

Dhawan confident of good showing at World Cup

The India opener has always performed well in marquee events and is confident that he would be able to replicate his stellar show at the 2019 World Cup. IMAGE: Shikhar Dhawan was India's most......