MPs from INDIA to visit Manipur on July 29, 30

A group of MPs from the opposition alliance INDIA will visit Manipur on July 29 and 30 to assess the situation in the northeastern state which has been engulfed in ethnic violence since May 3.......

ED to quiz Soren's ex-principal secy in PMLA case linked to Pooja Singhal

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Rajiv Arun Ekka, the former principal secretary to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday in connection with the money laundering case linked to......

Padma Vibhushan for Gen Rawat, Kalyan Singh; Padma Bhushan for Azad

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Hindutva poster boy late Kalyan Singh, India's first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and former West......

Another Akhilesh kin, Cong's 'ladki hoon' poster girl join BJP

Former Samajwadi Party MLA Pramod Gupta, relative of the party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and Priyanka Maurya, the face of Congress' 'Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon' poster in Uttar Pradesh, joined......

Nita Ambani most powerful businesswoman in Asia

IMAGE: Forbes describes Nita Ambani (seen here with husband Mukesh Ambani) as first lady of Indian business. Photograph: PTI Photo 'Women are best positioned to know what it will take to get more......

A young engineer from BITS is helping farmers in remote villages of MP

India is witnessing a radical transformation where highly qualified youngsters are giving up cushy jobs to make a difference in the lives of poor people in rural areas. Manu A......

Coke, Pepsi effect big cuts in water use

It has been a quiet revolution. The country's two leading beverage companies, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, have dramatically slashed their usage of water to make a bottle of beverage, through innovative......

'India's patent policy is discouraging innovation'

US-based Eli Lilly - amongst the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies, with annual revenues of $21.8 billion in 2009 - has planned to continue its focus on innovation-driven products, instead of......

PIX: Rakul parties with Salman, Sonakshi

Bollywood loves a fancy party, and one can never be enough. Producer Ramesh Taurani knows this only too well. After he threw a lavish Diwali party for his friends in the fraternity, he followed it......

PIX: DeepVeer and other couples at Priyanka's reception

Meet all the interesting couples on a grand evening.Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar It was raining stars at Mumbai's Taj Lands End hotel as Bollywood folk attended Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas's......

PIX: Mouni, Bipasha, Nimrat party with Ekta Kapoor

When the doyenne of television decides to party, all her friends make it a point to attend. Ekta Kapoor's web series The Test Case, which airs on AltBalaji, has received a good response. The......

PIX: Parineeti, Raveena shine

Yet another awards show, but Bollywood isn't complaining! Even as film folk head for Padmaavat screenings, and talk about it, the rest of Bollywood are attending awards shows. The stars looked......

Cricket Buzz: Klusener named consultant coach of Delhi Ranji team

IMAGE: Former South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener. Photograph: Touchline Photo/Getty Images Former South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener has been named as the consultant coach of Delhi's......

Watch out for these Indians at the Commonwealth Games

Rediff.com's Norma Godinho and Laxmi Negi glance at the athletes and disciplines likely to win medals for India at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games have always been a hunting......

India's tally swells by 56 medals in weightlifting

India added a whopping 56 medals, including 17 gold, on the third day of the Commonwealth (Youth, Junior and Senior) Weightlifting Championships in Cape Town, South Africa to swell their medal......

Mithali Raj to lead India in WC

Mithali Raj was named the captain of the Indian women's cricket team for next month's World Cup as Women's Cricket Association of India announced a 14-member squad for the mega event to be held in......

Divij Sharan shocks Tembe

Delhi lad Divij Sharan showed he has it in him to slug it out with the big guys when he defeated third seed Kedar Tembe of Maharashtra in straight sets to storm into the semi-finals in the 12th......