Karnataka Congress accused of 'horse-trading' ahead of RS polls

Amid reports of several Independent members of the legislative assembly being flown to Mumbai by ruling Congress to keep its flock intact for Rajya Sabha polls, the Returning Officer has asked......

US lawmakers celebrate Diwali at Capitol Hill

The spell that Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast over US lawmakers nearly two months during his visit to the United States has still not worn off, as was manifest by the gushing nostalgia of the......

HINI virus death toll crosses 50 mark in India

Three more persons, including one in worst-hit Pune, succumbed to the swine flu on Saturday, pushing the country-wide fatalities from the HINI pandemic to 51. A death each occurred in Pune, Tamil......

A whiff of the Manchurian Candidate

Part I of Rajeev Srinivasan's column: Presidential peccadilloes: Obama's macaca and the UPA's chutzpah It is a fair question as to whether there is a whiff of a Manchurian Candidate in the Indian......

Review: Thamizh Padam is a rip-roaring spoof

In a tiny village set in the vast paddy fields of Tamil Nadu, gathers a Panchayat meeting, headed by the dreaded nattamai (chieftain) -- wearing heavy jewellery --and accompanied by the inimitable......

'No heroine is versatile in India today'

Telugu film director Mohankrishna Indraganti was in his element during a Rediff Chat on Wednesday. The filmmaker, who struck gold with his first film Grahanam, and later on with Maya......

Readers speak out!

Dipankar:PremWhat was the point in playing Kumble, and not Nehra? With Mongia replacing Ganguly (a good choice), we have four slow bowlers in Kumble, Bhajji, Sachin and Mongia, and only two......

Well done Sania..!!

Name:g. rama murthyMessage:dear sonia, i felt very happy today morning by just reading that you are winner of the day....accept my hearty congrats... i want to see you getting singles.........