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......

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

Rahul Gandhi Can No Longer Act Like An Insolent Schoolboy

Anger cannot be an end in itself to Rahul Gandhi's politics -- it must instead catalyse a new political strategy, argues Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay. IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the......

'Ameen Sayani was the Shahenshah of Melody'

For four decades, his voice united millions of Indians for an hour every Wednesday as he brought Hindi cinema's greatest songs in an unparalleled radio broadcast. Illustration: Dominic......

Neal Mohan, a shy student who is now YouTube boss

What does Neal Mohan, anointed the next CEO of YouTube, have in common with Sir Cliff Richard? They are alumni of St Francis’ College. Mohan, who will take over the reins of the social media......

Neal Mohan to succeed Susan Wojcicki as YouTube CEO

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki on Thursday announced that she is stepping down from her role after spending nine years as the head of the global online video-sharing and social media platform and will......

When Santa Wore A Red Sari

The Budget oration of the finance minister and the confidence with which she delivered it, along with the measures and the recent upsurge in the economy would all contribute to unleashing the......

The Problem With Ullozhukku

People turn a corner and overhear secrets, men change stripes so as to acquire shades of villainy most convenient to advancing the plot, secondary characters confess to past sins just so that the......

'Yoga Needs To Be A Lifestyle'

Film folk celebrate International Yoga Day with pictures of them doing, well, yoga! Photograph: Kind courtesy Rakul Singh/Instagram Rakul Singh shares a picture with husband Jackky Bhagnani and......

Ready For Kartik, Prabhas, Dhanush?

Many interesting movies with A-listers line up for release in theatres in June.   MunjyaRelease date: June 7 Producer Dinesh Vijan expands his horror universe with Munjya. Directed by Aditya......

Guess How Many Movie Tickets Were Bought!

More than 157 million Indians watched at least one film in the theatre in 2023. IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan in Jawan. More than 157 million Indians watched at least one film in the theatre in 2023. This......

Sachin@50: 50 Interesting Facts

Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com On Monday, April 24, 2023, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar will be 50 years old. For those of us who first saw him stride onto a cricket field aged 16 back in......

Hardik and father come to Yash Dayal's rescue after Rinku's nightmare

It was nightmare yesterday, his mother had stopped eating but Hardik helped my son: Yash Dayal's father IMAGE: KKR also had tweeted to motivate Yash Dayal to bounce back strongly in the next......

When Olonga 'bounced Tendulkar out' in Sharjah...

IMAGE: A mean bouncer to get Sachin Tendulkar out on a lifeless Sharjah track during a tri-series in 1998 made him a household name in India. Photograph: Craig Prentis/All Sport/Getty Images In a......