'Due to the huge unemployment among displaced Adivasis they undertake any job that comes their way even if it means working and living in hazardous conditions.''The situation is such that out of......
In the third phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 23, 116 seats spread across 13 states and two Union Territories, will go to the polls. Predict who will win Phase 3 IMAGE: First-time voters......
Part 1: 'Our children have only hunger written in their destiny' Part 2: The battle against hunger is long and tough Part 3: The real heroes of the fight against hunger Rediff.com's Prasanna D......
In villages in Palghar district -- in Mumbai's backyard -- more than 254 children have died from malnutrition.Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore and Uttam Ghosh traveled through Maharashtra's......
Peasants from Maharashtra's drought-affected Beed district feel the government machinery and political leaders are indifferent to their plight.Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore and Uttam Ghosh spoke to......
Rentals for retailers have dropped by as much as 40 per cent in key cities across the country even as mall owners are devising alternative survival strategies to beat the slowdown. Worse, rentals......
Buddha Films, the Hollywood-based entertainment outfit of the BK Modi group, is planning to tie up with the leading search engine of the world, Google, to launch a global hunt for the face that......
Just what is Akshay Kumar up to in Bachchhan Paandey, wonders Prasanna Zore. Akshay Kumar, who stars in and as Bachchhan Paandey is utter balderdash in the film, all two hours and 26 minutes of......
Actor Manoj Manchu invites Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his wedding. Telugu actor Mohan Babu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to invite him for the wedding of his son Manoj......
2013 brought new talent to Tamil cinema. A new breed of filmmakers gave a contemporary twist to conventional films with their fresh perspective and innovative content. Several new faces impressed......
ABCD (Any Body Can Dance) is a must watch not only for dance lovers but also for those who like good cinema, writes Prasanna D Zore.To put it simply, ABCD or Any Body Can Dance, written and......
Already, she has been touted as the most happening heroine in Telugu cinema. And this before the release of her first Telugu film, Jhumandi Naadam, directed by none other than K Raghavendra......
'He was always up to the challenge.' IMAGE: D Gukesh is jubilant after becoming the youngest World Chess Champion. Photograph: Kind courtesy International Chess Federation/X "He had......
Chennai's chess nursery: The learning ground for Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa Photograph: Kind Courtesy Michal Walusza for FIDE/X Even a casual stroll around the city will help visitors collect crumbs......
IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates taking a wicket for the Punjab Kings during IPL 2021. Photograph: BCCI The top Indian players, including Mohammed Shami, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and......
At 12 years, seven months and 17 days, Dommaraju Gukesh is the second youngest Grandmaster of all time.Devangshu Datta meets the ace. IMAGE: Dommaraju Gukesh, Grandmaster! Photograph: Kind......
He is the youngest Indian to achieve the feat at 12 years, seven months and 17 days, erasing the mark set by his state-mate R Praggnanandhaa in June last year. IMAGE: D Gukesh becomes India's 59th......