Heavy rains lash Mumbai, nearby areas; girl drowns, people evacuated

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and adjoining Thane and Palghar districts on Wednesday, disrupting suburban rail traffic and causing water-logging in low-lying areas from where people were evacuated,......

Savarkar our idol, won't tolerate his insult, Uddhav reminds Rahul

Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said he considers Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar as his "idol", and asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to refrain from......

Seek votes only in Modi's name, not...: Uddhav to BJP

Shiv Sena-UBT leader Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday targetted the Election Commission over allotting the party's name and symbol to the rebel faction and termed the poll body a "slave" of people in......

Who Held More Rallies In Gujarat Than Modi?

Hemantkumar Shivsaran/Rediff.com compares the number of rallies held by top BJP leaders in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.  The word 'tsunami' got a new twist post the Gujarat assembly......

Ganeshutsav: Special trains to Konkan, Goa

The Konkan Railway will run special trains between suburban Bandra Terminus to Madgaon, Goa to clear the rush during the Ganeshutsav on August 21 and 29, a railway official said on Thursday. Train......

Decide on RIL SEZ: Centre to Maharashta

Even as the Board of Approvalson Monday approved 28 special economic zones, central government officials said the recent referendum on Reliance Industries Ltd'sproposed Navi Mumbai SEZ in Raigad......

Pune villages protest at Dow research facility

The Maharashtra government has given away about 40 hectare (ha) of grazing land to Dow Chemicals for a research and development facility in Shendi village, 30 km from Pune. Villagers say they were......

Centre consolidates on SEZ ground

Stiff political opposition and violent protests against special economic zones in several parts of the country could not deter the Centre from going the whole hog to clear such enclaves as almost......

This South Africa umpire in 2nd Test has India roots

SCORECARD IMAGE: South Africa’s Allahudien Paleker, who was elevated to the ICC panel of umpires in 2017, has roots in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district. Photograph: Cricket South......

India vs New Zealand: A Report Card

Before they take the field for the World Test Championship final on Friday, June 18, Rajneesh Gupta takes a look at India-New Zealand Test encounters in the new century. IMAGE: Captains Virat......

India vs SA: How the teams stack up in T20s

Rajneesh Gupta throws up all the numbers of how both teams have fared in Twenty20 Internationals. Photograph: Zak Kaczmarek/Getty Images India in T20Is  MatchesWonLostNo ResultWin% Home......

Meet the World Cup players

Rajneesh Gupta profiles the cricketers playing the World Cup 2019.   Afghanistan IMAGE: Gulbadin Naib of Afghanistan celebrates taking a wicket in World Cup 2019 match against Australia.......