Monsoon fury throws life out of gear in Hyderabad

Hyderabad on Wednesday witnessed monsoon fury that inundated roads, flooded houses, toppled and swept away vehicles and left 19 people dead, as unprecedented rains lashed the capital city, besides......

Chiranjeevi launches Praja Rajyam

Praja Rajyam (People's Rule) is the name of the political party of the Telugu superstar-turned-politician Chiranjeevi. The much-awaited name was unveiled by the star before a sea of humanity at......

Tirupati awaits Chiranjeevi's mega show

It's lights, camera and action for megastar Chiranjeevi. Only this time he will be facing hundreds of cameras for a different reason. The temple town of Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, is the centre of......

Soros Fellowship for 10 Indian American

Ten Indian-Americans and one Bangladeshi-American are among 30 students chosen for the prestigious 2004 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans.Majority of the winners of the Soros......

Sensex at 52k. Time for profit-booking

'Do some profit booking and bring your equity allocation back to its original level.'Sanjay Kumar Singh finds out more. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The Sensex soared past the......

Even as economy reopens, new projects down 82% YoY in Sep

Completed projects saw an improvement of 29.2 per cent over the June quarter, which is valued at Rs 0.31 trillion. The value of new projects continued to decline in the September quarter even as......

Explained: Why Bharat Bond ETFs is good investment option

These ETFs will carry interest-rate risk, especially the 10-year ETF. The investor can overcome this risk by holding them till maturity, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Rupee suffers biggest slump in 6 yrs; closes at 4-mth low of 70.73

Investors are anxious over the US-China trade tension, a sharp devaluation in yuan and uncertainty over Kashmir issue. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The rupee on Monday crashed by 113 paise......

Twinkle Khanna celebrates birthday in South Africa

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:Actress Twinkle Khanna, who is currently holidaying in South Africa with husband Akshay Kumar, celebrated her 40th birthday on......

Vivek Oberoi's secret to happiness

Vivek Oberoi, who is gearing up for his next release, Rakht Charitra, says he is a changed man -- positive, at peace and happy.  Oberoi made his debut in the 2002 Ram Gopal Varma film,......