ED summons Sanjay Raut's brother over 'kichdi' scam links during Covid

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Sandeep Raut, the younger brother of Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray MP Sanjay Raut, for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the alleged......

High AQI: 'Urgent traffic decongestion is a must'

'If we don't control the additional pollutants that come from various human activities, then the pollution level will not come down.' IMAGE: Mumbai skyscrapers covered in haze. Photograph: ANI......

India has 3682 tigers, home to 75% of global numbers

The number of tigers in India has increased from 2,967 in 2018 to 3,682 in 2022, an annual rise of 6 per cent, according to the latest government data released on the International Tiger Day on......

51 of 53 NCP MLAs wanted Sharad Pawar to...: Praful Patel

Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel has claimed 51 out of the 53 party MLAs had told NCP chief Sharad Pawar that a possibility of joining hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party should be......

Cipla working on multiple therapies to fight spread of COVID

Cipla is among the three Indian companies that signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement with US-based Gilead Sciences to make and distribute the latter’s repurposed Ebola drug Remdesivir in......

Despite all efforts, farmers are still not interested in growing maize

Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat account for 85 per cent of India's maize production. Growing corn consumption,......

Maharashtra refinery hit by mega project jinx

The Rs 3-trillion West Coast or Nanar refinery has all the potential to become India’s flagship petrochemicals project, with the planet’s largest oil producer Saudi Aramco as its......

India's first 'smart' city Lavasa failed to take off

In the concluding part of a five-part series, Shivani Shinde Nadhe finds out why Lavasa, a private initiative, is a long way from realising its potential. Part 1: How Surat will get a grand......

Army doctor from Maharashtra pedals to history in US

Another Maharashtrian, Dr Amit Samarth of Nagpur, followed him at the finish line at Annapolis on American east coast around midnight on Monday as per the Indian time. IMAGE: Srinivas Gokulnath.......

Mumbai Indians not pressing panic button despite slip ups

IMAGE: Kieron Pollard hits out. Photograph: BCCI Table-toppers Mumbai Indians might have suffered back-to-back defeats after securing a play-off berth, but there was no need to press the panic......

This Indian Navyman ran the toughest marathon on earth

Not everyone completes the Badwater Marathon, Breeze Sharma did so, the fastest Indian ever.Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi spoke to the Indian Navyman to find out how he did it. Not every man survives a......

Athletics trio yet to decide between track and road events for Rio Olympic

IMAGE: Lalita Babar, Sudha Singh & O P Jaisha the Indian Women Athletes training for the TSK 25K Kolkata 2015. Still undecided about the events they will be competing in at the 2016 Rio Olympics,......

ISL: Andre Moritz's hat-trick helps Mumbai City FC thrash Pune

Brazilian Andre Moritz dazzled the home crowd with a hat-trick of goals to power Mumbai City FC to a stunning 5-0 victory over state rivals FC Pune City in a Hero Indian Super League......