'Mayawati Is Afraid Of The BJP'

'She feels it will send her to jail.' IMAGE: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati with her nephew Akash Anand, who she declared twice as her successor and then sacked from the party. Photograph:......

'Prabhakaran's Biggest Blunder Was Rajiv Gandhi's Murder'

'This was a decision taken and executed by Prabhakaran and his intelligence chief Pottu Amman. Both were convinced that the assassination would not be linked to them.' IMAGE: Velupillai......

Jamaat-e-Islami Fails Kashmir Election Test

None of its candidates won. Most of them lost badly. IMAGE: Sayar Ahmed Reshi, the Jamaat-backed Independent candidate from Kulgam. Photograph: Photograph: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com   The......

How Lawrence Bishnoi manages to run a 700-member gang from prison

Incarcerated gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, 31, alias Balkaran Barar was all of five when the infamous blackbuck poaching case involving Bollywood star Salman Khan took place in 1998 during the filming......

Meet the young guns who will lead top Indian companies

In November 2008, Pallavi Gopinath joined Deccan 360, the cargo airline, as associate manager (ground operations). Her credentials were impressive: an MPhil in media and film studies from the......

Aamir@60: 25 Stunning Sides To The Star

When Aamir Khan stepped into the limelight with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, everybody hailed him as the chocolate face heartthrob challenging the monopoly of gun-toting action heroes dominating the......

'I Am Not Docile'

'There is strength and beauty in silence.' IMAGE: Yami Gautam. Photograph: Kind courtesy Netflix India/Instagram Yami Gautam goes all out, guns blazing, in her new film, Dhoom Dhaam, and she......

Bizarre! Why Shabana Tried To Remove Jyotika From Dabba Cartel

'It's really creditable to these guys who said, "You can do what you want. We are not going to replace her".' IMAGE: Shabana Azmi and Jyotika at the Dabba Cartel launch. Photograph: Hitesh......

Sky Force Review: The Jingoism Is Toned Down

The nationalism of Sky Force is low key -- which is its weakness, as well as its strength -- and it does not manipulate the audience into a pre-decided hate-the-enemy response, observes Deepa......

How India's Batters Fared In ICC ODI Finals

IMAGE: Can Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma come up with match-winning knocks in Sunday's final against New Zealand? Photograph: BCCI   A confident India will target their third Champions Trophy......

Massive blow for LSG ahead of IPL 2025

IMAGE: Lucknow Super Giants' speedster Mayank Yadav set to miss first half of the tournament. Photograph: BCCI Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) speedster Mayank Yadav is set to miss the first half of......

Ranji Trophy: Perform or perish for Mumbai against Meghalaya

Mumbai will have to beat Meghalaya by a big margin to win with a bonus point in their last league match while also needing other results to go their way. IMAGE: Shardul Thakur was the only Mumbai......

India likely to rest big guns for New Zealand clash

IMAGE: The in-form Varun Chakravarthy could replace Kuldeep Yadav in India's eleven for the concluding Group A Champions Trophy match against New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday. Photograph: Amit......

Talent is not a problem. We need belief: Manu Bhaker

IMAGE: Olympics double medalist Manu Bhaker and Chief National Coach for the India national badminton Pullela Gopichand during the opening day of the Tata Steel Trailblazers Conclave 3.0, in......