British paedophile Duncan Grant freed after four years

The Indian government has released a former British naval officer who was charged with sexually abusing street urchins in Mumbai. Hamstead-based Duncan Grant, 68, was freed from an Indian jail......

Fin & frolic: India's oldest aquarium gets a grand revamp

The country’s oldest and one of Mumbai’s famed tourist attractions, the Taraporewala Aquarium, is set to reopen on February 27. The aquarium, that had been inaugurated by India’s......

Those who live without doors

'There was no TV, no fridge, just illumination, so at least they could avoid the occasional snake, the frequent scorpions,' says Kishore Singh.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Two summers ago,......

Do you question a rape survivor?

I am only suggesting greater sensitisation and understanding of adults' sexual and lifestyle choices, says Shekhar Gupta. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Why did a young woman go to watch a......

High review

Unexpected twists and turns lead to a cliffhanger climax, observes Joginder Tuteja. What if there was a drug that eliminated the need of any other narcotic substance? What if there were......

Review: The Hundred-Foot Journey's got the recipe all wrong

The Hundred-Foot Journey is reduced to plot holes and factual inaccuracies of surprisingly epic proportions, writes Nishi Tiwari. When I think of Om Puri in......

What if Aladdin was made in Bollywood?

Here are the actors who can totally play Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie!     Twenty-five years after Aladdin set the Genie free in Disney's animated take on the classic tale, it's set to makes......

Review: Pari wants to scare you...

...But ends up being oddly moving, says Sreehari Nair. Prosit Roy's Pari is Ek Thi Daayan in reverse. For a film with a cunningly baroque and riveting first half, Kannan Iyer's Ek Thi Daayan had......

Magical Puskas mesmerised defences

Ferenc Puskas, the most mesmerising of the Magical Magyars, was the captain, inspiration and match-winner of a 1950s Hungarian national team that some still argue was the best the world has ever......

Messi fails to match Maradona success in Argentina shirt

IMAGE: Lionel Messi with former Argentina coach Diego Maradona. Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images. They were two small Argentina players with the same enormous challenge -- to meet the......