BJP invites, Uddhav relents; Sena to join Fadnavis's swearing-in

IMAGE: Amit Shah with Devendra Fadnavis at the BJP HQ in Delhi. Photograph: PTI Photo Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday agreed to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Devendra Fadnavis as......

PM chairs all-party meeting on COVID-19 situation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired an all-party meeting with leaders of various political outfits and top union ministers to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country,......

'We will appeal to the Supreme Court to lift the stay'

IMAGE: Maratha Kranti Morcha activists protest for reservations for the Maratha community at the district collector's office in Pune in 2018. Photograph: PTI Photo Public and Works Department......

Is Congress better off without Scindia?

'Should the Congress take Jyotiraditya's departure as good riddance?', asks Mohammad Sajjad. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party President Jagat Prakash Nadda, right, welcomes Jyotiraditya into the BJP......

India's infrastructure action on the Twitter route

From Kudankulam to the Land Bill, Vinayak Chatterjee takes the Twitter route to capture the infra action of 2013.   1. Kudankulam goes ‘critical’. Southern states to receive......

GMR group chief's secrets of success

The last few weeks have been busy for Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao, the 59-year-old chairman of the Bangalore-based GMR group. He first sold to EID Parry of the Murugappa group his sugar business (two......

Nanotechnology: Great opportunity for innovators

The next time you buy a shirt or trouser that claims to be stain- and wrinkle-free, thank nanotechnology for it. This is not all. Some of the scratch-free paints, sunglasses offering better UV......

Is the Delhi Metro a costly mistake?

The task set out for Ravinder Nath Joshi was not an easy one. As finance head of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, he had to shell out Rs 17 lakh (Rs 1.7 million) for every metre that the rail......

The Best South Songs of 2023

No film gets by without an adequately popular song album. Even though there is a growing misconception about the kind of songs and music that get people interested, with a tendency to focus more on......

7 MUST WATCH FILMS of 2021

Some movies of 2021 excelled in content but yet, they did not do well. They certainly deserve a watch and Subhash K Jha lists them here: Bawri Chhori Though the influence of Vikas Behl's Queen is......

Ananya's Working Weekend

Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar met these stars over the weekend. Please click on the images for a better look at the stars.   IMAGE: Ananya Panday, seen here at a......

And 2018's Best Bollywood Actors are...

Sukanya Verma curates an impressive list. 2018 was the year when Bollywood's leading men stepped out of their comfort zones to surprise and shatter a beloved imagery or show there's still more to......

Orchestra singer, milk-seller, farm labourer won World cup for India

‘We have the same passion like Kohlis and Dhonis but there is no recognition’ IMAGE: India's players celebrate after winning the Blind Cricket World Cup title in Sharjah on......

150 Indian players sign up for World Series Hockey

150 Indian players, including top stars from the current national team have signed on and received advanced payments to play in World Series Hockey (WSH). Most of the players have signed 3-year......

Ranji Trophy Round-up: Day Two

A round-up of the second day's play of the Ranji Trophy Super League matches on Friday. Day I wrap Muzumdar slams ton to pilot Mumbai to big lead Riding on contributions from top order batsmen and......

Ranji Trophy round-up

Mumbai skittled out an inexperienced Punjab batting line-up for 202 in their first innings before rattling up 90 for 1 in reply, at stumps on the first day of the four-day Ranji Trophy Elite......

Ranji Trophy round-up: Day Four

A round-up of the fourth and final day's play of the Ranji Trophy Super League matches on Wednesday. Day III wrap Kukreja hits double ton, Delhi draw with Mumbai Opener Sahil Kukreja hit a superb......