'If NCP-BJP forms govt, will Shinde sing bhajans?'

As reports of political parties swiftly switching loyalties -- to quench their thirst for power -- swirl over Maharashtra, Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com speaks to different players involved in the......

Awhad resigns to protest false charges after police books him for molestation

Police registered a case of molestation against Nationalist Congress Party MLA and former Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad on the complaint of a woman, prompting him to tender his resignation as......

Karnataka polls: Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar figure in Cong first list

Congress state unit president D K Shivakumar and Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah, who are Chief Ministerial aspirants in the event of the party coming to power in Karnataka, are among the......

PHOTOS: The bigwigs spotted at poll booths

Voting for the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana was held on Monday. As people queued up to cast their vote, there were some famous faces in the lines at different polling stations.......

'Love Marriage Was Taboo'

'I have always looked at people and said, 'You just have to accept. You just have to love. You just have to let this person be and the trouble would be less'.''But we keep complicating things, and......

Vote for your favourite Rajini poster

Not one, not two, but four new posters for Kaala Karikalan... Rajinikanth's Kaala Karikalan releases on June 7. Produced by son-in-law Dhanush, Kaala Karikalan also stars Nana Patekar, Huma Qureshi......

Look! What are Diana Penty and Shabana Azmi up to?

A special screening of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Mere Pyare Prime Minister was held on Thursday night. Look who turned up in support:   Diana Penty.   Saiyami Kher.   Shabana......

Review: Ente has a weak plot

Paresh C Palicha says Ente has several holes in the plot that better remain unmentioned.Rajeev Touchriver's Malayalam film Ente deals with a father-daughter relationship that turns into a story of......

World Cup winner Shafali named North Zone captain

IMAGE: Shafali Verma was named player of the match in the final against South Africa, after stroking a quickfire 87 runs with the bat and picking up 2/36 with the ball to play a stellar role in......

Who's in, who's out? BCCI surprises with women's contracts

India women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur, her deputy Smriti Mandhana and all-rounder Deepti Sharma were on Monday retained in Grade A, the highest category of central contracts offered by BCCI.......

National Games: Niraj stuns Olympic medallists to win gold

IMAGE: Niraj Kumar shot a remarkable score of 464.1 to win gold in the men's 50-metre rifle 3 positions event at the National Games in Dehradun on Thursday. Photograph: RF Youth Sports/X Indian......

India team for Bangladesh Tour: Renuka, Ghosh left out; Patil ignored

IMAGE: Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the side. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Right-arm pacer Renuka Singh and Richa Ghosh were left out, while young off-spinner Shreyanka Patil was ignored as......

Mandhana, Harmanpreet among major retentions for WPL 2025

IMAGE: India's batting star Smriti Mandhana was among the 14 players retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for WPL 2025. Photograph: BCCI Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Shafali Verma, Meg......