BJP pulls out of Andheri East bypoll; decision linked to BCCI election?

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday pulled out its candidate from the Andheri east assembly bypoll contest on the last day of the withdrawal of nominations, paving the way for the easy victory of......

Nov 3 Poll Huge Test For Uddhav-Shinde-BJP

'The margin of victory or loss would make both camps rethink their strategies for the 2024 assembly election in Maharashtra.' Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com With the Uddhav Balasaheb......

Army unearths illegal call exchanges used by Pak spies

A call from a Pakistani spy agency to an Army installation in eastern India has led to the unravelling of an illegal telephone exchange in Bengaluru, raising questions whether similar systems were......

Soni Somarajan's INSPIRING LIFE

It was Soni Somarajan's biggest dream -- to see himself as a proud member of the Indian Armed Forces.Life brutally shattered that dream.So, Soni tells Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd), he wove new......

Facing procedural problems with your investments? Here's help!

Many people struggle to claim or liquidate investments and insurance policies due to procedural issues. Follow these well-defined rules. With the financial regulators - the Securities and Exchange......

Trade unions up in arms against Pay Panel report

Employees and workers will meet on November 27 to protest against the recommendations Joining ranks against the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, national trade unions linked to BJP and the Left......

Markets volatile, trade with care!

After opening with a positive gap of 61 points, theSensex on Wednesdaytouched a low of 13,627, and then began to move up. Metal, energy and banking stocks witnessed fresh buying which led the......

Markets crashing: Which stocks to buy now?

The Sensex opened 82 points higher on Wednesday, while Nifty began the day up 25 points. Intra-day the Sensex lost more than 300 points on selling at banking counters. Ranbaxy too had a bad day......

'Mohanlal can play anything!'

"Every actor's life is short. It exists only between 'Action' and 'Cut'," Mohanlal once told Subhash K Jha. In a career of 41 years Mohanlal has been there, done it all. His range of roles and......

Here's what we can expect from Rajnikanth's politics

All this and more in Subhash K Jha's Bollywood Buzz. IMAGE: Soundarya Rajnikanth with her dad. Photograph: Kind courtesy Soundarya Rajnikanth/Twitter What does Rajinikanth want to do with Tamil......

'Horror movies made here are tacky'

'I don't remember (watching) a good horror Hindi movie in a long time. I like films like Bhoot, Raaz and the first 1920. I wouldn't even include the second 1920 in......

Review: Komban is a tedious watch

Director M Muthaiah's Komban is an over-the-top rural-based film with too much violence, says S Saraswathi Director M Muthaiah's Kutti Puli received a lot of flak for its excessive......

Ashwin: Domestic cricket is where talent in India is found

IMAGE: India's Jaydev Unadkat is the torchbearer for Saurashtra cricket. Photograph: ANI Photos Jaydev Unadkat's dream comeback in India's recent Test series triumph against Bangladesh has shown......

Twitter hails the King of Chennai!

IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin's ton boosted India's hopes of a series-levelling victory at Chennai's M A Chidambaram Stadium. Photograph: BCCI   Ravichandran Ashwin, who has been a vital cog of......

Tintu Luka breaks 18-year-old 800m National record

Asian Games silver medallist Tintu Luka ruled the track on the final day of competition at the 35th National Games, smashing an 18-year-old meet record to win the 800 metres gold before inspiring......

Tintu Luka breaks 18-year-old 800m National record

Asian Games silver medallist Tintu Luka ruled the track on the final day of competition at the 35th National Games, smashing an 18-year-old meet record to win the 800 metres gold before inspiring......

'I'm confident of winning an Olympic medal'

Ashwini Chidananda had set the tracks on fire at the recently concluded Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. With her sensational burst of speed, she won two gold medals for India, but during all this......