Rules for mining, roads, power and irrigation projects relaxed.
Kagiso Rabada said South Africa are gunning for a whitewash of India, having trampled the visitors in the first two matches.
A red fox in a derelict schoolroom, a Bengal Tiger in the forests of Bhutan and walruses are just a few of animals featured in the photos shortlisted for this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year. While we wait for the results to be announced, here are some of the contenders in the contest.
It's time you added these places to your bucket list.
Jayapur, adopted by the prime minister, is reaping the benefits of his endorsement, causing resentment in villages nearby, says Manavi Kapur.
Medium pacer Krishnakant Upadhyay's inspiring spell helped Railways restrict defending champions Karnataka in their Ranji Trophy match in New Delhi. A summary of the day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches.
N Ghia explores the unexplored terrain of Harishchandragad through Pachnai, a few hours from Mumbai, and comes away with memories of a lifetime.
West Indies must capture the wicket of key batsman Ross Taylor early if they are to prevent New Zealand from clinching the Test series when the third and final match begins at SeddonPark in Hamilton on Thursday, according to coach Ottis Gibson.
Young, city-bred, successful, enthusiastic Indians are ditching their cars and cycling to work.
Given that some reputed builders are also present in this segment and the cheap rates, does affordable housing make a good investment option?
As the countdown to 2018 starts, it's time to rewind those moments in sport that stood out this year.
Over the weekend and Labour Day, a change seemed to have come over the former secretary and her memory had all but deserted her. Not unexpectedly, Kajal Sharma had lost much of her exactness. Her vocabulary had shrivelled to four or five words.
Rediff.com has chosen the highlights of Queen Elizabeth reign so far -- from her Coronation right up to the present day.
MotorOctane took this fun bike for a spin around a fun place -- Imagica Adventure Park -- to tell you more about it.
Art of Living's spiritual leader, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, faced the ire of activists and the National Green Tribunal for environmental violations that would occur when an event of this scale - the festival is said to have seen 3.5 million footfalls -- is hosted in an ecologically sensitive region.
This Haryana village believes it has 'found' the Saraswati river of the Vedas.
The New Zealand captain belted 18 fours and 11 sixes in his innings as he became the first New Zealand batsman to surpass 1000 Test runs in a calendar year and broke his own New Zealand record for the fastest century, which came off 74 balls.
The remarkable story of Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space, will be seen in a film featuring Aamir Khan.
'If enough of us take up the issue with their elected representatives, politicians will get the message.'
No conversation about Indian art is complete without mention of Madhvi Parekh
Can 2018 top its predecessor in Sporting Glory?
There is also an interesting name OLX gave the idle stuff lying in our homes: brown money. Over lunch, OLX CEO Amarjit Singh Batra tells Uttran Das Gupta how the company is weaning Indians away from their "irrational emotional attachment to things."
The Jazz has big, wide, lightweight doors that are almost 3 kg lighter than the ones in the older model.
New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson was confirmed in his team's playing side for their series-deciding third and final Test against West Indies in Hamilton starting on Thursday.
Ross Taylor scored his 10th Test century and surpassed 4,000 career runs to anchor New Zealand's 307 for six at the close of play on the first day of the second Test against the West Indies at the Basin Reserve on Wednesday.
Upstaged by the swanky malls in town, both M G Road and Brigade Road have lost their "happening" status
An industrial house bred in old-school manufacturing values, Godrej & Boyce has displayed unusual agility to become a trusted builder of advanced weaponry, discovers Ajai Shukla.
Knee injuries have sidelined him for large parts of this season, however, and the Belgium international has started only four Premier League games.
With sentiment up, launch of new projects revives, though much dissent on whether this is a real return of a positive market
Rejecting a UN panel recommendation for halting Posco's port-to-steel plant project, both the Republic of Korea and the Odisha government on Monday exuded optimism to go for the ground-breaking ceremony of the proposed facility near Paradip early next year.
A look at films that were shot in Sri Lanka.
The government has made its initial moves, good and not-so-good, while the roll-out in some cases has been slow.
The Mercedes S63 AMG packs some serious performance while also looking absolutely stunning in coupe form.
'If you batted an eyelid and drifted the vehicle a little, you'd certainly hit the unsteady rocks and meet your end. Or so it seemed.' 'By the way, did I tell you that we were cruising at approximately 12,000 feet and above?'
Having even taken recourse to changing their faith to save their houses from being razed, the residents of Rampur's Valmiki Basti now hope better political sense prevails. Dhruv Munjal reports
'All those photographs I had seen before about Ladakh were not photoshopped.' 'Ladakh, truly, was nature's masterpiece.'
The real challenge, says Subir Roy, is to go for something affordable whose quality is just right.
James Pattinson has been recalled to Australia' starting side for the second Test against New Zealand on Saturday, replacing his injured Victorian team mate Peter Siddle.
A summary of Wednesday play in the Ranji Trophy matches at various venues across the country.
A summary of Monday's play in the Ranji Trophy matches at various venues across the country.
