India's first 'books village'

Bhilar, a strawberry farming hub in Maharashtra, has been transformed into India's first 'books village', discovers Ranjita Ganesan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It is the fifth visit to......

Famous faces among voters in Mumbai

Polling for the pivotal Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Mumbai’s civic body, concluded on Tuesday. Holding the status of the richest municipal corporation in the country, BMC......

Aamir partners with Maharashtra to solve water crisis

The actor launched the Paani Foundation, which has participation from businessmen like Mukesh Ambani, Ratan Tata, Kumar Mangalam Birla and others, reports Urvi Malvania Aamir Khan and his......

Revise Mumbai's electoral rolls, asks BJP after names go missing

A day after over two lakh Mumbaikars, including several prominent personalities, were left disenfranchised after their names were found missing from the electoral rolls, the Bharatiya Janata Party......

Economists welcome RBI rate hike

Leading economists and analysts have welcomed the strong monetary measures announced by the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday to batten down high inflation, saying rising prices are a bigger worry......

Bought Satyam stocks once? Here's what to do!

Is he market out of 'Satyam blues'?Or is it going to fall further drives by the Satyam fiasco? No oneknowsthe answer as more and more skeletons are tumbling out about the Satyam scam. In such......

Ketan Parekh pays dues of Rs 396 cr to Madhavpura

One of the biggest defaulters of Ahmedabad-based Madhavpura Mercantile Co-operative Bank, stock broker Ketan Vinaychandra Parekh has settled his dues with the bank by paying Rs 26 crore (Rs 260......

Madhavpura Bank repays depositors

Administrators of Ahmedbad based beleaguered Madhavpura Mercantile Cooperative Bank Limited have surprised depositors on the occasion of Janmastami and started distribution of their long pending......

Sadhana: What movies! What songs!

'As the burkha-clad beauty Husna in Mere Mehboob, she inspired Shakeel Badayuni to compose Mere Mehboob Tujhe Meri Mohabbat Ki Kasam/Phir Mujhe Un Nargisi Aankhon Ka Sahara De De. Hasrat Jaipuri......

Can you guess who this actress is?

Navbharat Times celebrated their 65th anniversary on June 27 by felicitating Bollywood actors for their contribution to Indian Cinema in Mumbai. A look at the arrivals: We almost couldn't......

Easy for Devendra Joshi

Devendra Joshi of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board fashioned a facile victory in his second round-robin tie to book a berth in the knock-out round, on a day of close encounters in the BPCL- ONGC......

Joshi shocks defending champion Alok Kumar

Asian Billiards Champion Devendra Joshi of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board defeated defending champion Alok Kumar 608-599 in a pulsating senior billiards pre-quarter-final encounter to steal the......