Bihar is being polarised on Nitish's watch

Nitish Kumar has failed to curb communal forces and hoodlums across communities.And that is ominous for Bihar's present and future, warns Mohammad Sajjad.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com On......

The scary messages from the Saran riots

IMAGE: A shop set on fire in Chhapra, Bihar, in the violence. 'Consider this image of today's youth in Bihar -- armed with a bike, a smartphone and possibly some illegal arms too, imbibing......

Malda decoded: What really happened?

IMAGE: Vehicles set on fire at the Kaliachak police station in Malda. Photograph: PTI India's Muslims need to assert their educational and economic upliftment and political empowerment rather than......

How Muzaffarpur was different from Muzaffarnagar

'The horrific episode of January 18 in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, is quite different from what happened in Muzaffarnagar, UP, in September 2013.' 'The Akhilesh Yadav-led administration and riot-mongers......

Tanuja@80: What Made Her Such A Star

Tanuja could do practically anything on screen, applauds Subhash K Jha, as he salutes the actor on her 80th birthday on September 23. IMAGE: Kajol with her mother, Tanuja. Photograph: Kind......

The Best Bollywood Songs Of 2022

The business of melodies is yet to fully snap out of its creative coma but 2022's spirited, sonorous offerings gave us hope. Where Arijit Singh continued his single man mission of saving Hindi film......

Bollywood's BEST Songs of 2021

Even the shock wave of 2020 could not prepare us for the meltdown of 2021. As we continue grappling with an irrepressible pandemic, music is both a refuge and source of comfort. Although things are......

Guess who showed up with John for Parmanu screening?

His rarely seen wife Priya Runchal! John Abraham and Priya Runchal haven't been seen together in public for sometime, so it was good to see the hunk and his banker missus at the Parmanu screening.......

Bishan Singh Bedi: The Sardar of Spin who conquered hearts

IMAGE: Bishan Singh Bedi with Ravichandran Ashwin and Erapalli Prasanna during the BCCI Annual Awards in Bengaluru on March 8, 2017. Photograph: BCCI He could mess with a batter's mind with his......

Harsha Bhogle: My Hero, Sunil Gavaskar

We have all had heroes. We have all wanted to be someone else.But there was nobody I wanted to be more than I wanted to be Sunil Gavaskar, notes Harsha Bhogle.Continuing our series celebrating 50......

Suresh Saraiya, one of the best-loved radio commentators

Haresh Pandya pays tribute to noted radio commentator Suresh Saraiya, who passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday following a heart attack. July 18, 2012, turned out to be a sad day for Hindi cinema and......

Veteran cricket commentator Saraiya dead

Veteran radio cricket commentator Suresh Saraiya passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday following a heart attack. Saraiya, 76, is survived by a daughter who lives in Paris. With his smooth voice,......