The Village of Heroes

The village in Maharashtra has continuously sent soldiers to the army since World War I. Every other person you meet is a soldier or a retired soldier or is aspiring to be a soldier. Text: Archana......

Criminal law should not be set in motion without proper probe: SC

Criminal law should not be set into motion without adequate investigation of facts on mere suspicion, the Supreme Court has said while quashing a criminal case against the director of a company. A......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

Kargil@21: When the choppers attacked the enemy

Twenty one years ago, the Indian Army and Indian Air Force fought a bloody and bitter war to evict Pakistani intruders from the icy heights in Kargil.Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) salutes the......

Want to buy a fort? Hundreds on sale in India!

Eighty kilometres from Ajmer in Rajasthan, on a hillock overlooking the village below, stands the five-storey Badnor Fort. Flanked by lakes Vinod Sagar and Akshay Sagar, the 500-year-old fort is......

Excise duty: Garment makers to shut down units

Ludhiana's readymade garment makers on Wednesday announced shutting down of operations for a day on March 4, perturbed by the latest budget proposal, making 10 per cent excise duty on branded......

Telangana stir hits industrial growth

The movement for a separate Telangana state has taken its toll on the industrial sector in Andhra Pradesh even though chief minister, Konijeti Rosaiah, asserts that agitations will not come in the......

Best investment plans? Here's help!

A stable Congress-led government is here and it is likely to call the shots over the next five years. Given this scenario where the new government is not hampered by the Left parties when it comes......

'I was really fond of Kumkum'

Veteran actor Kumkum, who featured in such Hindi movies like CID, Mr X in Bombay and Mother India, passed away on Tuesday, July 28. She was 86. Her sister-in-law Shenaz told PTI that the actress,......

The Man Who Makes Bollywood Look GOOD

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Parinda, 1942: A Love Story, Devdas, Kareeb, Mission Kashmir, Munnabhai MBBS, Rang De Basanti, Delhi 6, Bhag Milkha Bhag, Kalank... all bear the visual stamp of Binod Pradhan's......

Remembering the incredible Tom Alter!

Saluting Tom Alter, who passed into the ages on September 29. Romance icon Rajesh Khanna’s remarkable charisma in Aradhana sparked the acting bug in many. Somewhere in the small town of......

Review: Kohinoor is exhausting

Kohinoor lacks the sparkle, feels Paresh C Palicha. We hoped for exciting stuff when youngsters like director Vinay Govind and actor Asif Ali got together for Kohinoor but it turned out to be......

No role in selection of athletes for Asian Games: Sports ministry

IMAGE: Amit Panghal along with two other boxers filed a case against BFI. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters Responding to a petition filed by three boxers over their non-selection for the......

Ranji: Shorey's ton in vain as Jharkhand oust Delhi

A round-up of the fourth and final day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country. IMAGE: Delhi batter Dhruv Shorey reacts after being dismissed for 136 off 177 balls on Day 4 of the......

IPL Auction: Shami, Iyer for Rs 2 cr

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates taking a wicket for the Punjab Kings during IPL 2021. Photograph: BCCI The top Indian players, including Mohammed Shami, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and......

Railways suspend Sushil; WFI may not renew contract

If a government servant is found involved in grievous crimes, he or she is usually suspended till the case is underway IMAGE: Arrested in a murder case, double Olympic-medallist Sushil Kumar is......

Railways set to suspend Sushil, WFI to wait and watch

IMAGE: Olympic medal-winning wrestler Sushil Kumar arrested in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl that led to the death of a wrestler, in New Delhi. Photograph: PTI Photo The......