'Attack on migrants': Team of Bihar officials leaves for Tamil Nadu

A four-member team of officials from Bihar on Saturday left for Tamil Nadu to look into allegations of attacks on migrant workers which has been denied by the southern state. Image used only for......

Ambedkar posters in saffron robes stoke row in TN

Posters allegedly put up by a Hindu outfit depicting B R Ambedkar in saffron robes and forehead smeared with sacred ash in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam on his death anniversary on Tuesday stoked a......

Bengali musical icon Sandhya Mukherjee passes away

Legendary Bengali semi-classical singer Sandhya Mukherjee, who had worked with leading music directors such as S D Burman, Naushad and Salil Chaudhury died on Tuesday evening following a massive......

Ansuya Dutt had rare courage

Ansuya Dutt, who never stopped fighting for women's rights, can be an inspiration to us never to lose sight of our basic beliefs, never mind peer pressure.Jyoti Punwani salutes the incomparable......

Bankers see rates falling by 25-40 bps more before Mar

Of the six-member rate-setting monetary policy committee, five members voted for a 25 bps cut while one by 40 bps, the RBI said. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Welcoming the 25 basis points......

India Inc heaves sigh of relief over 30-day grace for loan default

Lenders can now review a borrower account within 30 days of default. Earlier, the banks had to start resolution within one day of default.  Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. The......

What is RBI's February 12 circular all about?

The circular says even a day’s delay in servicing loans would be now taken as a ‘default’. And once in default, for loans above Rs 2,000 crore, the banks will have to arrive at a......

The blind spot on India's biggest banking whodunit

The PNB fiasco falls into a family line that involves non-fund limits - read contingent liabilities which are off-books. Harshad Mehta did it with bankers’ receipts in 1992.Ketan Parekh......

'I learned about Bollywood by being a part of it'

'In India, I'm able to work with the biggest stars on creating a scene, creating that emotion, without being too hung up on their persona.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Alexx O'Nell/Instagram......

Guess Who This Actress Is

Sunny Leone is all set to star in an action film Quotation Gang. Shot in Andhra Pradesh and Punjab, Vivek Kumar Kannan's multi-starrer also stars... let's see if you can recognise them! Please......

Bollywood's Most Successful Horror Films

Whatever Bhoot Part One - The Haunted Ship's box office collections may be, the horror genre has not been tested enough in Bollywood. Ram Gopal Varma and Vikram Bhatt may have tried their hand at......

'There are so many songs where they just wear a bra!'

'Who will cast me?''It's all about how many Instagram followers you have, which ramp you're walking on,' the actress who is sensational in Sacred Games tells Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni. IMAGE:......

Sports Shorts: Shiva Thapa in final, five others in semis

IMAGE: India’s Shiva Thapa ((blue) in action. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images. Asian silver-medallist Shiva Thapa (60kg) and Gaurav Bidhuri entered the finals while five other......

Services beat Kerala to retain Santosh Trophy title

Services successfully defended their Santosh Trophy title after they defeated the hosts Kerala 4-3 in penalty shootout in the summit clash of the 67th edition of the National Football Championships......

Haryana beat J&K 3-1 in Santosh Trophy

Riding on twin strikes from Vikas, Haryana beat Jammu and Kashmir 3-1 in a Group C match to keep their semi-final hopes alive in the Santhosh Trophy. The striker scored in the 30th and 44th......

Asian Cup: Rafi left out of India's squad

Promising striker Mohammed Rafi got the axe as India on Monday announced a 23-member squad, to be captained by Bhaichung Bhutia, for the Asian Cup football tournament starting on January 7 in Doha,......

Spotted: Kumar Sangakkara in Johannesburg

Reader Srinath Kannan sent us this photograph. 'I met Kumar Sangakkara at Sandton City, Joburg, and when I asked if I couldclick a photograph with him he was more than willing to. He wasso......