Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav lashed out at his one-time ally, the Congress, and said that in the state the BJP is nowhere.
'It is never easy to run a campaign as a woman, particularly a minority woman, especially when you are bucking the establishment.' 'My entire campaign is an act of resistance.'
It received two petitions in this regard from a third-party candidate who alleged that Russian hackers may have infiltrated voting systems.
Few of these highly sought-after socialising and networking hubs are seeing much activity as regulars are missing in action.
As Indrani, Sanjeev Khanna and Peter pass cupboard no 6 -- where the skull is stored -- what thoughts pass through their mind?
With paddy growers being blamed for causing air pollution, farm experts and farmers' outfits said they are compelled to burn stubble as they do not have any other feasible and cheap option.
'We are hoping the preparations we have made will not be needed.'
'In India, a really popular and well-entrenched leader is not defeated by a rival.' 'Such a leader has to defeat himself,' observes Shekhar Gupta.
Social media posts from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The National Innovation Foundation India (NIF), Ahmedabad shared the ideas that shined at the IGNITE 2015.
'The lessons learnt from the triple disaster have put Japan's energy future On the right path,' notes Dr Rajaram Panda.
Superheroes have been embedded in our daily lives through comics and movies.
A round-up of our favourite photographs from the week gone by.
'Soul might not win trophies. But, unlike trophies, soul actually matters,' says Shougat Dasgupta.
Altigreen's hybrid engine will help make cars more fuel efficient and the air we breathe cleaner.
The Travel Photographer of The Year Awards winners have been chosen and they're a stunning selection celebrating the beauty of our planet and all its inhabitants. Photographers from 142 countries submitted over 20,000 jaw-dropping pictures that were shot on everything from high-end professional cameras to mobile phones, in categories including 'faces, people, cultures'; the natural world and the beauty of light. The winning images can be seen at the TPOTY exhibition, which is free, and will be on show at LondonBridgeCity next Spring. Rediff.com was kindly granted permission to publish 25 of the 150 winning and shortlisted images. Scroll down to see our picks of the bunch.
Delhi is a year-round health hazard that visitors shun like the plague, says Sunil Sethi.
'We should not forget the core purpose of the lockdown -- to buy time to implement a strategy to tackle the virus, to prepare for the final lifting of the lockdown and to prepare for a 'new tomorrow',' notes Dr Sanjeeth Peter.
Amid reports that three missing British Muslim schoolgirls may have crossed over to Syria to join Islamic State terrorists, parents in Britain are being asked to confiscate the passports of their children if they feel they were at a similar risk.
'Visiting my friend in his affluent locality, I realised that the Delhi weather had become the great equaliser.' 'Pollution was always in the air, everywhere, and had become the primary subject of all conversations,' notes Ambassador B S Prakash.
Did you know Justin Bieber will take a chopper to the DY Patil Stadium, where his concert will be held on May 10?
Here's what the national capital needs to do to ensure the residents stop breathing toxic fumes.
While consumers will be paying a higher upfront cost for smart metering, the share in the efficiency gains could more than offset this higher spend
Here's a look at the major features of these 150cc machines to help you choose the motorcycle that suits you the most.
The Tiger XCx model is priced at Rs 13,76,000.
One can only imagine how it is at the receiving end of the bomb. The sound is deafening, splinters and rocks fly like missiles and the blast sucks in the air around asphyxiating everyone. The shock waves can be felt for miles around.
The MIG Cricket Club in Bandra, in suburban Mumbai, will pay a tribute to retiring batting great Sachin Tendulkar by naming the pavilion after the Mumbai maestro. The dressing room will also bear the name of the legendary batsman.
Mr Tata said a letter had arrived in his office from a young woman who had applied for the graduate engineering programme of TELCO Pune and been turned down. 'I wouldn't interfere with your selection process, Maira,' he said. 'However, I am calling you because this lady says that her rejection letter says that though she is very well qualified for the programme, TELCO Pune cannot select her because she is a woman.' 'Why are you discriminating against women?' he asked. A must read excerpt from Arun Maira's The Learning Factory: How The Leaders Of Tata Became Nation Builders.
Tales By Light is devoted to the kind of nature photography that appears on the pages of Nat Geo, but it exposes viewers to fascinating vistas that have only partly to do with photography, says Vikram Johri.
Here is the Mumbai Police Calendar 2017.
The company has upped the ante by launching updated versions of five of its highly popular bikes recently. Consumers are in for better time
In a major surgery, doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute transplanted the heart of a 30-year-old IT professional, who was declared brain dead, on a 16-year-old boy, giving him a new lease of life.
Filmmaker Mansoor Khan turned his back to the movies, to live a simple life off the land. He has another passion now -- Mother Earth.
Online learning platforms have become go-to places for those suffocated by the current curbs on movement.
Angry Birds has expanded to 12 blockbuster titles.
Nikita Puri visits Sourabha, A R Shivakumar's pioneering eco-friendly home.
As we sit at home and miss live action, the wondrous phenomenon of sport has delivered so many past glories that we will probably never run out of things to see, recalls Dhruv Munjal.
Tiger Shroff has got the goods of a solid action hero but it's time to step out of the show reel space and shine under an actual script and a skilled hand, feels Sukanya Verma.
The army, SDRF and NDRF are assisting the district administrations in evacuating the affected population to safer places, the authority said.
