Declare 'K'taka-occupied Maha' as Union Territory: Uddhav

Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said in the state Legislative Council that the central government should declare "Karnataka-occupied Maharashtra" areas as a Union......

'This is not the BJP that I joined'

'I don't think the Bharatiya Janata Party can claim any USP which was it is a party with a difference.' IMAGE: Former Gujarat health minister Dr Jay Narayan Vyas -- a four-time Bharatiya Janata......

All Is Not Well With Shinde Govt In Maharashtra

The ministry-making exercise took so long because many factors needed to be balanced. But now that it is in place, not everyone is happy with the resultant equation. IMAGE: Maharashtra Governor......

Inside Mumbai's iconic BMC

Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com takes us on a tour inside the iconic BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters, whose doors were thrown open for the first time ever for tourists.  ......

Delhi's Taj Palace Hotel gets a lease of life

The lease agreement for the Taj group’s Indian Hotels Company (IHC) to continue its luxury Taj Palace Hotel in the city seems set for renewal. A senior Delhi Development Authority (DDA)......

How to build 30 new Bangalores?

India is on a high growth path and rapidly urbanising. If it mismanages the latter, it will have difficulty in ensuring the former. But there is currently little public awareness of the scale of......

Mumbai rains batter India image

Shares on the Bombay Stock Exchange have soared to all-time highs, even as landslides and floods triggered by record monsoon rains killed hundreds in the country's financial capital.To some, those......

Reliance may not get to cherry pick power zones

The government is planning to stop power utilities from "cherry-picking" lucrative zones in its proposed guidelines for grant of parallel distribution licences. The move could impact Reliance......