Shankar Mishra, accused in Air India peeing incident, gets bail

A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on a woman co-passenger on an Air India flight from New York to Delhi. IMAGE: Shankar Mishra, who was arrested in the......

This Indian-origin shopkeeper dares to sell Charlie Hebdo in UK

An Indian-origin shopkeeper from a village in south-west England has decided to sell the latest edition of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo despite fears of repercussions. "It is important......

Former Union minister K C Pant passes away

Former Union Minister K C Pant, who had served under late Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi and switched to BJP in the late 1990s, died in New Delhi on Thursday. He was 81. The son of......

Grob Aircraft targets 181 trainers for IAF

As pilot Klaus Plasa lifts his 70-year-old, grey-green Messerschmitt Me-109 fighter off the runway, clapping breaks out among the aficionados of historic aircraft that crowd Berlin's ILA 2010, the......

'BJP is focused on economic growth'

'I see in the BJP an attempt to get growth and redistribution of resources.''For growth you need growth of the economy.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Economist Ila Patnaik wanted to......

'Modi wants to raise standard of living'

'So you have welfare programmes, you reach out to the poor, you cut out the middlemen, you cut out the leakages and you try to raise the standard of living.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

Grob Aircraft targets 181 trainers for IAF

As pilot Klaus Plasa lifts his 70-year-old, grey-green Messerschmitt Me-109 fighter off the runway, clapping breaks out among the aficionados of historic aircraft that crowd Berlin's ILA 2010, the......

Rahul's NYAY: Where will the money come from?

Experts say the party is undoing what it achieved through MNREGA by targeting beneficiaries Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The Congress should come up with maths to fulfil its President......

Rekha Steals The Show At Shabana's 75th Party

Old friend Boney Kapur hosted a party for Shabana Azmi's 75th birthday and a merry and wonderful time was had by all.   Rekha stole the show at Shabana Azmi's 75th birthday party.   Vidya Balan......

Did Mrunal, Radhikka Like Nishaanchi?

A screening of Anurag Kashyap's crime thriller Nishaanchi starring Aaishvary Thackeray, Monika Panwar and Vedika Pinto was held on Thursday night.   Anurag Kashyap with actors Vedika Pinto and......

Why Ila Arun Had The Last Laugh

Photograph: Kind courtesy Ila Arun/Instagram Want to watch a play from the comfort of your home? Peechha Karti Parchhaiyan, starring Ila Arun and K K Raina, is now a teleplay. Zee Theatre has......

Tabu Bonds With Rekha At Umrao Jaan Screening

Twenty four years after it first released in 1981, Rekha's Umrao Jaan re-releases in theatres on June 27. A grand screening was held for film folk in Mumbai, and Bollywood turned up, suitably......