In CCs meet on Afghanistan, Modi directs refuge to Sikh, Hindus wanting to come to India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday directed officials to ensure safe evacuation of all Indian citizens from Afghanistan and to provide refuge to Sikhs and Hindus wanting to come to India from......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

India needs strong, stable govt for next 10 yrs; weak coalitions bad: Doval

India needs a strong, stable and decisive government for the next 10 years to achieve its political, economic and strategic objectives, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said Thursday, asserting......

Patient's severed leg put under his head as pillow at UP hospital

A man's leg, which got severed in a bus accident, was allegedly used as a pillow to prop him up at the state-run Maharani Laxmibai Medical College in Jhansi, prompting the Uttar Pradesh government......

Budget 2020: Key demands of the IT sector

The participants shared their views and suggestions regarding Big Data, incentives for encouraging setting up of data centres, fiscal incentives for data localisation, incentives for pushing......

When it comes to CSR spending, one in three BSE 100 firms is a laggard

Corporate affairs ministry sending notices seeking details of fund disbursal At least 33 companies, or one-third of firms on the S&P BSE 100 list, have fallen short of the required corporate......

Can invest for 3 years? Try these stocks

Volatility continues to plague the markets. The market opened lower on Wednesday, down 185 points only to end flat. Under the circumstances, what strategy should the investors follow? Is this the......

6 Indo Rama top honchos leave

As many as six top functionaries have left the Rs 2,000-crore (Rs 20 billion) Indo Rama group in the last several months.It started when Arun Kapoor, who was holding the portfolio of president......

When Bollywood took the bus!

There are so many things we miss during the lockdown prompted by COVID-19. Public transport is one of them. Staying indoors has turned us nostalgic about everything... the sound of honking, bumper......

'He fought and fought until the last moment'

Irrfan Khan, one of India's finest actors, has passed into the ages.   Parvathy: For that persistent ever-curious artistic spirit that created worlds from scratch, for always including your......

Video: Malaika-Arjun get spotted at a wedding

Armaan Jain and Anissa Malhotra's wedding reception saw the who's who of Bollywood in attendance. Click here to see the gorgeous ladies make their way in the venue at the St Regis......

Video: Watch Akshay-Twinkle party with Sonali Bendre

When director Goldie Behl turned 45 on January 24, his gorgeous wife Sonali Bendre threw a birthday bash for him. Here's a look at their starry guests. Akshay Kumar with Twinkle.   Gayatri......

PHOTOS: How the IPL Auction panned out

Eight franchises collectively spent Rs 91.15 crore to buy 66 players from a pool of 351 that went under the hammer. IMAGE: Auctioneer Richard Madley conducts proceedings at the IPL Players'......

Lodha effect: Shukla and five UPCA office bearers step down

IMAGE:  Rajeev Shukla. Photographs: BCCI Six office-bearers of the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) including secretary Rajiv Shukla on Thursday stepped down from their......

Nisha Millet sets new national mark

Asian champion Nisha Millet's new national mark in the women's 200m backstroke was the highlight of India's performance on the final day of aquatics competition at the inaugural Afro-Asian Games in......