Will ask PM to change IIT-Bombay's name, says Fadnavis

The Maharashtra government will write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the education ministry seeking to change the name of IIT Bombay to IIT-Mumbai, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said amid a......

Maharashtra Oppn boycotts govt tea party over LoP appointment row

The Opposition in Maharashtra on Sunday boycotted the government's customary tea party on the eve of the Winter session, citing its failure to appoint leaders of the opposition (LoPs) in both......

A Heart Surgeon's Stunning Wildlife Photographs

'Conservation is fundamental to the resilience of our communities and the health of our planet,' says Dr Ramakanta Panda, one the world's top heart surgeons. After a successful show in Delhi, Dr......

India rolls out next-gen e-passports to stop forgery, impersonation

In a major upgrade of its passport-related system, the government has introduced a next-generation "e-passport" that combines both paper and electronic elements, a step that also seeks to detect......

How Yogi plans to develop Gorakhpur as regional air travel hub

Although Gorakhpur is the largest urban centre and trading hub in Eastern UP, catering not only to the neighbouring district but also the adjoining Bihar and Nepal, it had been lacking in proper......

French aerospace major Thales has big India plans

French aerospace major Thales Group is eyeing major expansion in India. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters The group has started planning to set up a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO)......

Finance ministry revises tax collection target for FY20

The highest collection target has been given to Mumbai at Rs 4.39 trillion, followed by Delhi and Bengaluru.Shrimi Choudhary reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com A day after the election......

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train ticket to cost less than airfare!

81 per cent of the Rs 97,636-crore (Rs 976.36-billion) project will come as loan from Japan. Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor would be completed in six years and its fare will be less......