'King' vs 'Queen': Cong fields royal heavyweight against Kangana

Historically, the Mandi constituency has favoured scions of erstwhile princely states, electing royals in 13 out of 19 elections, including two bypolls since 1952. IMAGE: Vikramaditya Singh's late......

Bihar govt transfers over 100 bureaucrats amid political turmoil

The Bihar government on Friday transferred 22 IAS, 79 IPS and 45 Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) officers. IMAGE: Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar......

Raj poll: Vasundhara Raje, her loyalists in BJP's 2nd list

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday named 83 more candidates for the Rajasthan assembly polls, including former chief minister Vasundhara Raje from her traditional Jhalrapatan seat. Fifty......

Around 1,800 'special guests' to join 77th I-Day celebrations at Red Fort

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the nation in marking the 77th Independence Day as the stage is set for celebrations at the historic Red Fort on August 15. IMAGE: Glimpses of the full dress......

Which stocks to buy, sell and hold

US recession fears, high oil price and weak global markets took it's toll on the Indian bourses. The 30-share BSE Sensex ended Monday with the second biggest fall in history. On Tuesday, it ended......

'Cement, pharma shares will do well in future'

Readers' queries poured in from every corner duringrediff's weekly market chat with Pranav Sanghavi. Here is the transcript:PRANAV SANGHAVI says,Good afternoon to all.kamlesh asked,whats medium......

Delhi Police unearths Rs 980 crore fraud

Delhi Police has unearthed a major investment fraud involving a whopping Rs 980 crore (Rs 9.8 billion) and arrested three directors of a company and an assistant sub-inspector of Police for......

Rare Appeal: Remembering Smita Patil

Smita Patil died 36 years ago today, December 13, leaving behind a rich haul of films that showcase her enormous ability to offer us a glimpse into her soul each time she performed a role. IMAGE:......

'The trick is to look forward with excitement, then you're alive all the time'

Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand, who would have turned 99 today, September 26. IMAGE: Dev Anand. This feature was first posted on Rediff.com on April 4,......

Gullak 2 review

Terrific actors, along with a simple, well-executed, story, makes Gullak 2 a must watch, applauds Namrata Thakker. Palash Vaswani's em>Gullak 2 is an absolute delight and as entertaining as......

15 Rajesh Khanna songs for the soul

Rajesh Khanna's romantic overtures turned him into a superstar sensation like never before and never after. While his fame is the stuff of legends, it's his precious philosophical musings that......

Ranji Trophy: UP stun Maharashtra; Bengal, Karnataka in quarters

A round-up of results from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday. Mumbai, Bengal, Karnataka qualify for quarters directly Seven elite group toppers -- Bengal, Mumbai, Karnataka, Punjab, Madhya......

Delhi's Yash Dhull to lead India at U-19 World Cup

India will begin their campaign against South Africa at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on January 15. IMAGE: Yash Dhull seen here with Ravindra Jadeja at the NCA on Friday. Dhull, a right-handed......

India at Asian Games: Women shooters, Pallikal win bronze; Ghosal makes final

From left, shooters Rahi Sarnobat, Anisa Sayyed and Heena Siddhu share a light moment after winning the bronze medal. Photograph: PTI India's shooters continued to deliver medals at the 17th Asian......

Asian Games schedule for Monday

Dipika Pallikal. Photograph: Stanley Chou/Getty Images India’s squash ace Dipika Pallikal will be in action against the formidable Nicol David in the semi-final round on Monday, the third......

Revealed: How Virender Sehwag got into the Indian team

Former BCCI secretary Jaywant Lele wants discarded Indian opener Virender Sehwag to be recalled and made an integral part of the Indian team in all three formats of the game for his match-winning......