BJP, SP spar over pictures of witness Umesh Pal murder accused with leaders

The war of words between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Samajwadi Party over the killing of a prime witness in the 2005 murder case of a former Bahujan Samaj Party MLA intensified on Tuesday,......

36 killed as overcrowded bus falls into gorge in Almora

A packed beyond capacity bus carrying passengers returning to work after Diwali fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Almora district on Monday, killing at least 36 of the over 60 people on......

Fire breaks out at dumping ground in Mumbai; no one hurt

A fire broke out at a dumping ground in Mulund, eastern suburb of Mumbai, police said on Sunday. IMAGE: A picture of the smoke billowing at the Deonar dumping ground. Photograph: Sandeep Pal......

PHOTOS: When PM Modi was heckled

Protesters raised slogans whilst attempting to disrupt the prime minister's address at the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Lucknow.Sharat Pradhan/Rediff.com reports from Lucknow The......

Modi effect? Mukesh Ambani celebrates wife's b'day in Varanasi

Image: Mukesh Ambani with Wife Nita Ambani. Photograph: Sandeep Pal Industrialist Mukesh Ambani celebrated wife Nita Ambani’s 50th birthday with much fanfare in Varanasi on Saturday. It......

Now, get aircraft-like features on trains!

Image: India’s fastest train Gatimaan Express flagged off in April, 2016. Photograph: Sandeep Pal/Rediff.com The Indian Railways' focus is now on giving passenger more comfort and increasing......

PM asks Varanasi weavers to utilise growing e-commerce market

Pitching for modernisation of the textile sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked the weavers to utilise the growing e-commerce market to reach out to global consumers even as he......

Ritu Beri to design uniform for railway staff!

All staff dealing with customers such as personnel involved in ticket and parcel booking and onboard staff will have new uniform now. Image: Railway staff to get new uniform. Photograph: Sandeep......

Medal hopes Thangavelu, Sharad not included for World Para C'ships

Paris Paralympics club throw gold medallist Dharambir Nain and double bronze winner sprinter Preethi Pal have been named as India's flag bearers for the opening ceremony on September 27.   IMAGE:......

Manu, Gukesh, Harmanpreet honoured, para-athletes shine

Para-athletes grab spotlight as President gives away National Sports Awards in traditional ceremony IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu confers Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, 2024 on Manu......

Khel Ratna honour for Manu Bhaker, Gukesh

IMAGE: India's Manu Bhaker signed off from the Paris Olympics as the first-ever Indian to have won two medals in a single edition of the Games after Independence. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters......

Check out Indian athletes who've qualified for Paralympics

  India’s largest-ever contingent of 84 para-athletes competing across 12 sports disciplines, will look to create history at the Paralympics in Paris starting on August 28.   India......

Chetan Chauhan bats for cleanliness

IMAGE: Chetan chauhan took oath along with sports officers and coaches. Photograph: Sandeep Pal Chetan Chauhan - once India’s opening batsman, is now sports minister in Uttar Pradesh’s......