Rain fury likely to continue in Maha for 2 more days; landslide in Mumbai

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a heavy rainfall alert for Maharashtra on Wednesday and the next two days, as state capital Mumbai continued to witness downpour for the third......

What led the British to Leave India?

Attlee said Great Britain had concluded that the Indian element of the army was no longer reliable and that Netaji's Indian National Army had demonstrated that.That had shaken the foundation on......

You went too soon, Manohar Parrikar

Nitin A Gokhale, Co-founder, BharatShakti.in and long-time Rediff.com contributor, remembers a most unusual politician. Photograph: Reuters Our first conversation began with a misunderstanding. In......

President appoints new Governors, Banwarilal Purohit made TN Governor

Banwarilal Purohit was on Saturday appointed as the governor of Tamil Nadu and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Satya Pal Malik would be the new governor of Bihar. Jagdish Mukhi would be the......

ICAI panel may take a soft line on Big Four

The Jayant Gokhale committee set up by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is unlikely to take on the Big Four global audit firms or raise any allegations against them in its......

'People have started doubting one another'

'Previously, when people used to meet each other, without any hesitation, they used to hug each other or shake hands.''But no longer.' IMAGE: Jitendra Joshi in Cartel. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Box Office: Saaho is average

The much hyped Saaho meets with negative word of mouth. Described as all style and no substance, the film does satisfactory business over the weekend, thanks to its extensive release. The......

Mission Mangal is a superhit, Batla House is a hit!

Akshay Kumar-starrer Mission Mangal has been declared a superhit at the box office while John Abraham's Batla House is a hit. Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.   Mission......

Box Office: Jabariya Jodi flops

Jabariya Jodi sees a poor opening, and fails at the box office. Pranaam finds no footfalls. Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.   Jabariya Jodi Cast: Parineeti Chopra, Sidharth......

Gurusaidutt in semis of Tata Open

Top seed R M V Gurusaidutt entered the men's singles semi-finals, but women's defending champion P C Thulasi and reigning National champion Sayali Gokhale were knocked out of the US $15,000 Tata......

BCCI committees for 2011-12

Following are the various committees and sub-committees of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the year 2011-12, selected at its 82nd AGM, in Mumbai, on Monday. Working Committee for......

Dinar Gupte re-elected ACSSI president

Dinar Gupte, one of the country's well-known cricket statisticians,has been re-elected president of Association of Cricket Statisticians and Scorers of India (ACSSI) for a second three-year term.......

Ramesh, Fominyh in joint lead

Overnight leader R B Ramesh played a quick draw against top seeded Grandmaster Dmitry Svetushkin of Moldova while Russian GM Alexander Fominyh beat IM Vargeese Koshy to move in to the joint lead at......

Shetty, Mishra stun GMs

India's Rahul Shetty and N K Mishra stunned two foreign Grandmasters to emerge joint leaders at the end of the fourth round in the Parsvnath International Chess tournament in Delhi on......