12 killed as minibus hits container on Sumruddhi Expressway

At least 12 people were killed and 23 others injured when a speeding mini-bus hit a container truck on Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district in the early hours of......

Man lynched on suspicion of transporting beef in Nashik

A 32-year-old man was lynched allegedly by a group of 'cow vigilantes' on suspicion of transporting beef in Maharashtra's Nashik district, police said on Monday. Police have arrested 11 persons for......

Gau rakshaks lynch man transporting cattle in Nashik

A 23-year-old man transporting cattle was lynched allegedly by a group of 'gau rakshaks' (cow vigilantes) in Maharashtra's Nashik district following which six persons have been arrested, police......

Blast at Nashik chemical firm; 2 dead, 17 injured in fire

Two persons were killed and 17 others injured in a massive fire triggered by a blast in a boiler of a chemical factory in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Sunday, police officials said. IMAGE:......

Meet the Jeep so beloved of the Indian Army

For all those auto enthusiasts who thought Mahindra have only been manufacturing Jeeps and trucks in the '90s, Timeless Mahindra offers plenty of interesting surprises, discovers Rajesh......

The coming vegetable crisis

There have been several instances of traders dumping fruits and vegetables outside mandis.Or of farmers dumping produce outside their villages or feeding them to their animals.Somesh Jha, Rajesh......

Rs 10 lakh ventilators for Rs 7500? Mahindra says why not?

Mahindra & Mahindra on Thursday said it expects to come up with a sophisticated ventilator at just Rs 7,500, which otherwise costs up to Rs 10 lakh, as it seeks to assist in combating the......

How Mahindra's Igatpuri factory became carbon neutral

The Mahindra group's Igatpuri plant has become the first in India to be declared carbon-neutral. Ashish Narsale / Rediff.com reports from the factory on how this was achieved. IMAGE:......

TV Actors Vaibhavi Upadhyaya, Nitish Pandey No More

Photograph: Kind courtesy Vaibhavi Upadhyaya/Instagram Actor Vaibhavi Upadhyaya, best known for the television series Sarabhai vs Sarabhai: Take 2, passed away in a road accident in Himachal......

'I was bored laughing, so I did Badlapur'

'I don’t get angry in real life and to get this anger out in front of the camera was tough.' Varun Dhawan gets ready with Badlapur. Like many of the actors of his generation, Varun Dhawan is......

'I am convinced people will accept me as Gandhi'

It takes reserves of resilience to play Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi onscreen but Darshan Jariwala, who essays the poignant role of Bapu in Anil Kapoor's Gandhi My Father, is confident that audiences......

Former Maharashtra Ranji player Gawli dies

Former Maharashtra Ranji player Shekhar Gawli died after falling in a 250-feet deep gorge in Nashik district, police said on Wednesday.   Gawli, 45, who played two first class matches for......

This Mumbai teenager is world's youngest Ironman

18-year-old Aditya Choudhary successfully completed the Ironman 70.3 triathlon in six hours and five minutes. IMAGE: Despite undergoing two surgeries due to respiratory issues, Aditya Choudhary,......