'The Left Won't Survive In India'

'Our Left is squeamish about democracy. They are so mechanical they have only dogma.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "It came in the newspapers that I was expelled from the party. My......

UP civic polls: Stage set for counting of votes at 353 centres on Saturday

The stage is set for counting of votes cast during the two phases of the urban local body polls and the bye-election to two assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. Image used for......

Nitin Agarwal, SP rebel backed by Yogi, elected dy speaker of UP assembly

Bharatiya Janata Party-backed Samajwadi Party rebel Nitin Agarwal was on Monday elected deputy speaker in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, defeating his party's official candidate Narendra Verma by 244......

Spate of resignations continue in Cong, Patole quits

As many as 35 office-bearers of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee resigned from their posts on Saturday continuing the spate of resignations in the party following its Lok Sabha election debacle.......

How Different Raakhee, Kriti Look At Same Age!

Kangana Ranaut portrays Indira Gandhi's political journey in events leading up to the Emergency in an upcoming biopic of the same name. A 30-something relying on make-up and prosthetics to look......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

The Best of Pankaj Udhas

A golden name in the world of ghazals and playback singing, Pankaj Udhas regaled listeners with his dulcet voice on silver screen and stage. Growing up in a family of zamindars and government......

90 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle Songs

Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle in Mumbai, August 9, 2023. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Her voice reminds me of tiramisu.......

Coach Bhave decodes the rise of CSK pacer Mukesh

  IMAGE: CSK pacer Mukesh Choudhary celebrates the wicket of Royal Challengers Bangalore's Virat Kohli. Photograph: BCCI When a lanky Mukesh Choudhary, all of 16 back in the day, bowled for......

Haryana wrestlers win 18 gold; Ghosal, Chinappa squash champs

Saurauv Ghosal of India. Photograph: Stanley Chou/Getty Images The seasoned duo of Saurav Ghosal and Joshana Chinappa expectedly walked away with the individual gold medals in squash even as......

150 Indian players sign up for World Series Hockey

150 Indian players, including top stars from the current national team have signed on and received advanced payments to play in World Series Hockey (WSH). Most of the players have signed 3-year......

'Will Lewis Hamilton move to Ferrari?'

Formula One is seeing complete chaos right now as McLaren lead both championships -- and are in a state of utter disrepair, with both drivers Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, as well as team......

Ghosal, Nandrajog have it easy

Minor upsets notwithstanding, matches went according to seedingsin the 55th ICL National Squash Championship in Chennai on Wednesday. The performances of the topplayers show that Saurav Ghosal and......