A Tale Of Two Poorams

If you have an appetite for crowds and the visual spectacle of many focused on one task or activity, a pooram will engage you, notes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: The materials used on caparisoned......

Poll Schedule Works Against First Phase Contestants

Constituencies that are going to the polls in the first phase, slated for April 19, have just 19 days for campaigning. Contrast that with those going to polls in the 7th phase, notes N Sathiya......

Imran Khan, Pak ex-FM Qureshi sentenced to 10 years in jail

Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi were on Tuesday sentenced to 10 years each in prison for leaking State secrets. IMAGE: Former Pakistan......

'Terrorist handlers across LoC should feel the heat'

'Terrorists who are active in Poonch and Rajouri are not relying on random locals for logistics, guidance etc.''They are being supported by a selected few who are being vetted, cleared and directed......

How Palanpur's diamond merchants conquered the world

'We did not know we would one day dominate nearly 70 per cent of the market.''Today, of 100 diamonds available for trade in Antwerp, 93 are cut and polished in India.'A fascinating excerpt from......

Tata Nexon EV: Electric car with an 8 year warranty!

'One can charge it at home, in the office, on the go. All it needs is a 15 Amp electric socket which is found is all our homes.'Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com brings you glimpses from the launch.......

Feature-packed Renault Triber is a good city car

The Renault Triber is an ideal vehicle which has enough buff in its looks and enough practical space for a family of 5 to go out on a weekend getaway, says Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com. Photos and......

Maruti's XL6 is the Ertiga in much nicer clothes

If you think the XL6 is a brand new, from-the-ground-up car, you have another think coming, says Pablo Chatterji. Photograph: Courtesy NEXA/Facebook The Indian automotive industry is in the middle......

Panchayat 3 Review: Can Phulera Retains Its Innocence?

There are enough threads left to weave a Season 4, hopefully without the dark clouds hovering over Phulera, observes Deepa Gahlot. The fictional village of Phulera in UP, where TVF's Panchayat is......

19 Brilliant Movies You Need To Watch

Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you. A lot has changed since the 2019......

Review: Bholaa Is Quite A Trip

The real scene stealer of Ajay-Tabu's Fury Road is Deepak 'Deadly' Dobriyal, applauds Sukanya Verma. It's one of the oldest stories in the book. Yet, things take an exciting turn when Lokesh......

How Ajit Became Lion

'When Ajitsaab pronounced the word lion in his own, unique way, I retained it.''And so, 'lion' became 'loin' and my dialogue attained cult status after the film's release.' Hamid Ali Khan, more......

PIX: India's T20 dominance continues, seal SA series

IMAGES from the fourth and deciding T20I played between South Africa and India in Johannesburg on Friday SCORECARD IMAGE: Tilak Varma congratulates Sanju Samson. Photograph: James......

Has Sanju Samson Booked His T20 WC Slot?

IMAGE: Dhruv Jurel and Sanju Samson put on an unbeaten 121 run stand to take the Rajasthan Royals to a comfortable seven wicket win over the Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday, April 27, 2024.......

The VAR debate still rages on

IMAGE: Japan's Kaoru Mitoma in action as the ball appears to cross the line before Japan's Ao Tanaka scores their second goal. Photograph: Jennifer Lorenzini/Reuters England's fiercely disputed......

Day 4: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Freestyle skiing- China's Gu wins Bir Air gold IMAGE: Gu Ailing Eileen of China reacts after her run during the Freestyle skiing Women's Freeski Big Air final Run 2 at the Big Air Shougang,......

1996 World Cup propelled ODI revolution: Tendulkar

'Now, we have very different setting including changes in  rules with two new balls and the fielding restrictions are very different. But ODI fever started in the 1990s. On-field noticeable......