Mumbai ex-cop Pradeep Sharma gets life in Chhota Rajan aide's fake encounter

Mumbai's controversial encounter specialist, former policeman Pradeep Sharma, faced a significant legal blow on Tuesday, as the Bombay high court convicted and sentenced him to life imprisonment in......

The Prime Minister Born On February 29

Morarji Desai, India's first non Congress prime minister, was born on February 29, 1896. Mr Desai was 81 when he was elected prime minister and ruled India for two years, from March 1977 to July......

Gulmarg Gets Snow At Last!

Umar Ganie captures Gulmarg as the town and other higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley receive snow. For the first time, Kashmir is facing a dry winter due to climate change, which has caused a......

Venkaiah Naidu, Vyjayantimala, Chiranjeevi awarded Padma Vibhushan

Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, megastar Konidela Chiranjeevi, famous actor of yesteryears Vyjayantimala Bali are among personalities who have been honoured with Padma Vibhushan in the......

Economic slump over, GDP will continue to rise in coming quarters

Chief statistician T C A Anant says growth figure might go up once indirect tax data is fully in, however, he agrees that private expenditure is yet to pick up The government's chief statistician......

After 12,000 cups of coffee, start-ups await investors' call

  Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick had raised $37-million in Series-B funding while talking to investors at a pub in Dublin after meeting them during the day at Web Summit in 2011. Five years......

Milestone directors to decide on new CEO soon

The board of directors of Milestone Capital would meet in a couple of days, sources said, to decide on a successor to Ved Prakash Arya, managing director and chief executive officer of the private......

Watch out before investing in 2G related stocks

Even as many stocks have been hammered and are quoting at historically low valuations, experts advice caution due to lack of clarity and implication on earnings.With the 2G controversy becoming......

Shyam Benegal: The Girish Karnad I Knew

'He had a continuing interest in life, people, and the society in which he lived,' remembers Shyam Benegal, who collaborated with the polyglot playwright and actor through the 1970s and remained......

Stars, stars and stars at MAMI!

India's biggest film festival opens! The 20th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival opened at at the Gateway of India on Thursday, October 25, night. The opening film of the festival was Vasan Bala's Mard......

Spotted: Anant Nag

Rediff.com Reader Vinay Prakash met actor Anant Nag in Abu Dhabi and sent us a picture.   MUST SEE: SPOTTED   If you meet/see film or television personalities and take a......

'Why are you threatened by my film?'

'People want to blacken my face for showing "leaders in a bad light".''People want to show loyalty to the party.''How many people should I show the film to?''Where do we draw the line?'Madhur......