Mundka fire: 29 still missing; death toll likely to rise

A day after a massive fire in a building in outer Delhi's Mundka claimed 27 lives, frantic relatives were still searching for their loved ones with police saying that 29 people remained unaccounted......

PM Security Breach: 'Real lapse happened at PMO'

'The Punjab police was taking the prime minister by road for 100 km for the first time, maybe in the last many years.''But the SPG keeps travelling with the prime minister every second-third day......

PM security breach: Experts flay lack of coordination among agencies

The recent breach in security of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been termed by experts a "classic case of lack of coordination" between agencies entrusted with the protection of the VVIP and they......

A lighter Agni-5 could be world's most cost-effective ICBM

Even without a sanctioned government project for the Agni-6, it seems inevitable that the Agni-5, over the next few years, would organically evolve into an ICBM with improved technologies and......

Why cryptocurrencies will continue to grow in India

India now has the highest number of cryptocurrency investors in the world. Anup Roy reports. The future of cryptocurrencies in India appears uncertain but that has not deterred young Indians from......

Here's a novel way to advertise on mobiles, courtesy LBS

Imagine you’re chatting with a friend using an application on your mobile phone, when a Shoppers Stop ad pops up -- not a regular, intrusive ad but one that seems to understand where you are......

PEs to exit despite weak rupee

Investors prefer exits with lower valuation to staying invested for a longer term Depreciation in the rupee may not alter the exit strategy of private equity (PE) firms and their investors, called......

Sebi's new takeover code of listed firms from next month

Promoters of listed firms will have 30 more days to make some smart deals in the market. Company owners who want to charge non-compete fees while exiting or increase their holdings will get this......

Sable to take learnings from World C'ships failure into Asiad

IMAGE: While Avinash Sable will compete in 3000m steeplechase on October 1, his second event -- 5000m -- is on October 4. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Imagess from the Rediff Archives ......

Ranji: Bengal trounce UP; Nagaland bowled out for 25!

A summary of all the action from Day 4 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu's B Sai Kishore picked 5/101 to bowl out Hyderabad for 258 on Day 4 of their Ranji Trophy......

Ranji: MP record resounding win over Jammu

IMAGE: Tamil Nadu's N Jagadeeshan (116) was one of the three batters who scored a century to help the team put on a mammoth 510 in their first innings against Hyderabad on Thursday.. Photograph:......

Meet India's medallists at Birmingham CWG

Indian athletes are on a roll at the ongoing Birmingham Commonwealth Games. With 55 medals thus far, India are 5th on the list of medal winners.    Rediff.com introduces you to the......

Sports Shorts: Sharath Kamal sails into at WTT Contender semis

IMAGE: World No 41 Achanta Sharath Kamal is the lone Indian in the competition. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters Veteran Sharath Kamal finally made the men's singles medal round in a major......