Yamuna flows above danger mark in Delhi, evacuation on

The Yamuna in Delhi has exceeded the evacuation mark of 206 metres, prompting the relocation of people residing in flood-prone areas to safer locations, officials said on Tuesday. IMAGE: Water......

Central Vista project, including new Parliament saw many court cases

The ambitious redevelopment project of the nation's power corridor, Central Vista, which includes the new Parliament building inaugurated on Sunday, faced several legal challenges in the last few......

Man shoots woman inside Delhi court and flees, held from Haryana

A 49-year-old debarred lawyer fired four rounds at a woman and wounded her in the Saket court complex in south Delhi on Friday, triggering panic inside the premises and raising questions about law......

Lawrence Bishnoi's aide killed in attack inside Delhi's Tihar Jail

An associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi was killed in an attack by rival gang members inside Tihar Jail on Friday evening, according to officials. IMAGE: Gangster Prince Tewatia, an associate of......

Is the largest biometric database in the world also its leakiest?

The need of the hour, as the Supreme Court readies to rule on the constitutionality of Aadhaar, is for the UIDAI to fix the bugs, says Geetanjali Krishna, in the second and final part of her......

Why some things work in India, and some don't

'The two-word answer is: Proper oversight,' says T N Ninan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The India of the 1980s and 1990s had many dreams: Private TV by satellite or cable, instead of......

The big flaws in allocating land for a Reliance mall in Delhi

Delhi Development Authority's land deal to Reliance Industries throws up larger issues of governance, says Laveesh Bhandari. Based on a PIL filed by The Citizens Alliance, a Delhi-based......

India to soon ratify WTO trade pact

  India has completed most of the consultation process related with the World Trade Organization's trade facilitation agreement and the government is expected to ratify it at the......

Review: What keeps Fan going is SRK's star power!

Solely as a script, Fan is an underwritten, messy construction of unrealistic proportions. But when viewed as a jugalbandi between Shah Rukh Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, the experience is unique and......

Buzz: Dhawan to lead Delhi in Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy

IMAGE: Shikhar Dhawan. Photograph: BCCI Senior India opener Shikhar Dhawan will lead a 20-member Delhi squad at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy National T20 Championships, which will kick off the......

Green Tribunal refuses to order demolition of Siri Fort Sports Complex

IMAGE: A general view of a squash stadium inside the Siri Fort Sports Complex in Delhi, one of the venues for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Adnan Abidi/Reuters The National Green Tribunal has......

Air India almost stopped Sumit Nagal from flying to Wimbledon!

'Even if we ate our chappatis with pickle, we ensured proper food for Sumit.' Wimbledon boys' doubles champion Sumit Nagal's father tells Manu Shankar/Rediff.com about his son's tough rise, Mahesh......

Confident Sindhu says ready for Saina challenge in IBL

Confident after winning a bronze medal at the World Badminton Championships, fast rising shuttler P V Sindhu says she is ready to take on her celebrated compatriot Saina Nehwal at the inaugural......

Saina preparing hard for tough test at India Open

Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal says the draw at the upcoming India Open badminton tournament is tough and progressing in the competition will not be a cakewalk. Stating that her first-round......