PM-led panel seeks wider panel of names for next AIIMS-Delhi chief: Sources

The appointments committee of the Cabinet headed by the prime minister on Monday sought a wider panel of names for the post of director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi,......

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......

3 days after Bulandshahr cop's killing, Yogi meets his family

IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath meets the family of police inspector Subodh Kumar Singh in Lucknow. Photograph: @CMOfficeUP/Twitter Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday......

Businessman clicking private plane's photos killed

A Delhi-based businessman was on Saturday killed when a two-seater micro-light private plane met with an accident at the Partapur airstrip, though the pilot and his colleague escaped unhurt. The......

ONGC-LN Mittal deal: Marriage of convenience

When the news of steel baron LN Mittal getting into the energy sector without his Indian exploration and production partner, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation surfaced, there was much speculation......

ONGC, OilIndia to hog new licences

Government-owned oil companies are expected to walk away with the largest chunk of the 55 oil and gas prospecting licences put up for auction last week, according to a preliminary analysis of the......

How ITC's filling up schoolbags

Chand Das can't stop beaming. The chief executive of ITC Greetings' Gifting and Stationery Business has just stepped out of a presentation ceremony that honoured winners of the Classmate Young......

Can the Kamasutra be patented?

Love, as the saying goes, knows no boundaries. And neither do books on love, as we are about to find out.Kamasutra, the fourth century ancient Indian work, compiled by sage Vatsyayana, is an......

Want to act with Akshay Kumar? Here's how!

Fans ofKal Ho Naa Ho director Nikhil Advani have a reason to rejoice. The directoris casting for his next Akshay Kumar-starrer Patiala House. And you could have a role in it too! Advani is looking......

Kerala's Mohd Azharuddeen destroys Mumbai with 37-ball century

A summary of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 group matches played on Wednesday. Kerala's Mohd Azharuddeen destroys Mumbai with 37-ball ton IMAGE: Mohammed Azharuddeen smashed 137 not out from 54......

T20: Mumbai beat Punjab; Gujarat win thriller vs Rajasthan

IMAGE: Dhawal Kulkarni, right. Photograph: BCCI Led by pacer Dhawal Kulkarni, Mumbai defended a modest 156-run target as they defeated Punjab by 35 runs in their Group C Syed......

Ranji round-up: Tyagi shines for Railways

A round-up of Ranji matches played on Wednesday Riding on an unbeaten fifty by young Harsh Tyagi, Railways lead Saurashtra by 130 runs at stumps on the penultimate day of the four-day Ranji Trophy......

Ranji round-up: Mumbai gain huge lead on Day 3

FILE IMAGE: Mumbai's players celebrate a wicket. Photograph: PTI Young pacer Tushar Deshpande recorded his career-best figures of six for 70 to help Mumbai earn a sizeable first innings lead......