Yediyurappa allocates portfolios to new ministers

A week after expanding his cabinet, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday allocated portfolios to the seven new inductees and also effected a reshuffle of the departments......

Postmen exam to be held again in local languages

Acceding to the demand by Tamil parties led by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the government on Tuesday decided to cancel the examination for appointment of postmen held on......

SC to reconsider its verdict criminalising gay sex

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to reconsider its 2013 verdict criminalising gay sex and referred to a larger bench the plea challenging the colonial penal provision, observing......

EC probes complaints of poll code violation by Modi amid attack from Opposition

Opposition parties on Thursday hit out at the Election Commission for alleged 'inaction' over the alleged poll code violation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat with the......

Pathaan Approaches Rs 500 Crore Club

Will Pathaan enter the Rs 500 Crore (Rs 5 billion) Club? With the way the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer juggernaut is steaming ahead, it looks possible. It's doing better than two of the biggest......

Just Where Are These Stars Holidaying?

Summer's over, but vacation time clearly is not! Movie stars are continuing to holiday -- and sometimes work -- in exotic locations.  Please click on the images for a closer look at where the......

Shilpa Shetty brings Lord Ganesha home

Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted these stars on Wednesday. Please click on the images below for a better look.   IMAGE: As she does every year, Shilpa Shetty......

What are Shilpa, Ranveer, Athiya up to?

Just what do actors *do* the whole day? How do actors spend their day? We spotted a few actors around town over the weekend, and decided to see what they were up to.   Shilpa Shetty gets......

Legends of Chess: Another loss for Anand

IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand is making his maiden appearance on the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Photograph: Files India's Viswanathan Anand suffered a second consecutive loss, going down to world No. 1......

Chess World Cup: Anand loses to Kovalyov, Gujrathi wins with black

Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of Canadian Grandmaster Anton Kovalyov to leave the Indian on the verge of an early exit at the FIDE Chess World......

Vishy Anand draws with Svidler to stay third

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand missed out on some fine chances to end up with a draw against Russian Peter Svidler in the seventh round of the 10th Tal Memorial International chess......

Tal Memorial Chess: Anand crushes Mamedyarov, jumps in joint lead

IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand. Photograph: FIDE World Chess Championship. Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand crashed through the defences of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan to jump to joint......

Anand loses again; Harikrishna, Abhijeet among leaders in Gibraltar

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand continued to struggle in his first open tournament in 23 years as he suffered a shock defeat at the hands of French Grandmaster Adrien Demuth in the fifth......