How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

30 moments from India in 2018

From the Aadhaar verdict to #MeToo's arrival in the country to women's entry into the Sabarimala temple, India had a newsworthy 2018.As we step into 2019, some moments from the year gone by. Kindly......

Padmaavat opens under security cover, cinegoers defy threat of violence

The show must go on. And it did on Thursday as Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s much debated Padmaavat unspooled in single and multiplex screens across the country under the shadow of security......

Will Padmaavat be released in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan?

While the Supreme Court has cleared the decks for the release of the Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie, there is uncertainty over whether it would be screened in the three states, as some multiplexes......

For India's start-ups space is the next frontier

While participation of start-ups in the space sector has largely been minimal so far, their involvement will be key towards building India's very own aerospace companies such as Maxar, Elon......

In a first, Hero offers buyback for scooters

Now, you can own a two-wheeler for Rs 18.5 per day Hero MotoCorp has launched a buyback scheme that offers resale price protection for five years for anyone buying a new scooter. The move is aimed......

Shortage of Rs 100 notes brings wholesale markets to a halt

Work in mandis across UP and in northern India which till Tuesday, witnessed heavy arrivals of newly harvested paddy, saw a steep decline. On Tuesday evening, when Kolkata’s Sheikh......

Reliance's new movers and shakers

The old guard is still involved in broad corporate decision-making, but quite a few new business heads have started making their mark at the group At the Reliance Industries (RIL) annual general......

Mission Mangal is a superhit, Batla House is a hit!

Akshay Kumar-starrer Mission Mangal has been declared a superhit at the box office while John Abraham's Batla House is a hit. Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.   Mission......

Box Office: Jabariya Jodi flops

Jabariya Jodi sees a poor opening, and fails at the box office. Pranaam finds no footfalls. Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.   Jabariya Jodi Cast: Parineeti Chopra, Sidharth......

The Pranaam Review

Pranaam leaves you even more disappointed, writes Karan Sanjay Shah. You’ll want to say goodbye, not Pranaam, to Rajeev Khandelwal’s new film.  We all know the actor from his......

Box Office: Budhia Singh: Born To Run flops

The hits and misses of the week. Budhia Singh: Born To Run make be a National award-winning, critically good film. Unfortunately, it did not fare well at the box office. The other releases -- The......

Mumbai girl for international swim marathon

Ace long-distance swimmer Aakanksha Mishra of Mumbai is the only Indian female chosen for the prestigious 22nd International Self-Transcendence Swim Marathon, to be held in Zurich, Switzerland, on......