537 Pak nationals exit India via Attari as deadline ends

As many as 537 Pakistani nationals, including nine diplomats and officials, left India through the Attari-Wagah border point in four days beginning April 24 as the exit deadline for the 12......

16 out of 31 MPs on Waqf bill JPC are from NDA

The joint committee of Parliament to examine the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will have 31 members -- 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha -- and will submit its report by the next session.......

INDIA bloc leaders protest in Parl with Constitution copies in hands

In a show of strength, the Opposition INDIA bloc members on Monday waved copies of the Constitution in Parliament as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha.......

RTI activist challenging MLA shot at in Thane

A Right to Information activist Arun Sawant was critically injured after being shot by two unidentified men in Thane. Sawant was shot on his way back from the Badlapur Municipal Council, where he......

Datsun redi-GO launched, price starts at Rs 2.38 lakh

The 800cc five-speed manual transmission comes with a fuel economy of 25.17 kmpl.Photographs: Sanjay Sawant/Rediff.com Japanese auto major Nissan, on Tuesday, launched its new small car redi-GO......

A tough battle ahead for Mumbai's famous dabbawalas

Mumbai's famous dabbawalas are reinventing themselves to meet the challenge posed by food delivery portals.   Image: Prince charles meets dabbawallahs, who deliver meals to office workers......

Allowing farmers to buy seeds with old notes will have limited impact

Experts claim impact of breather limited as most hybrid vegetable seeds are sold by private companies. With sowing in the rabi season slowing down because of acute cash crunch in rural areas......

Photo: Rakhi Sawant, the tigress

Rakhi Sawant has now joined the long list of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animalsendorsers. In the new ad, she dresses up like a tiger to protest against the use of animals in circuses. The......

Salman, Ranbir At Satish Kaushik Funeral

The mortal remains of Satish Kaushik, who succumbed to a fatal heart attack early on March 9, returned to the city where he earned fame and fortune later on Thursday. Friends and colleagues paid......

New avatars for Shwaas

Shwaas, the Marathifilm that was India's official entry at theOscars in2004 is getting several new avatars. It is beingdubbed in Hindi, Bengali and Tamil. Distributors in Gujarat and South India,......

PIX: Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun Kapoor perform at Mirchi Music awards

The eighth Mirchi Music Awards held at Yash Raj Studio on February 29 saw some of the biggest Bollywood stars in attendance. A look at the arrivals: Don't Miss: Gauahar Khan, Dia Mirza at the......

Thackeray lauds Tejaswini, lambasts Kalmadi

Tejaswini Sawant, the first Indian woman shooter to clinch a gold medal at the World Championships, met Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray in Mumbai on Thursday. Sawant, accompanied by Kolhapur 'Sampark......

Revealed: The story behind K L Rahul's tattoos

Brian Lara once called K L Rahul the 'prettiest batsman to watch in world cricket.' But it hasn't been an easy ride for the swashbuckling opener. Now, in striking form against Australia and New......

Sports Shorts: India should become sports-playing nation, says Tendulkar

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar appealed to adopt a sport and play in on a regular basis. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com......

IBL auction: Saina in Hyderabad, Lee Chong Wei goes to Mumbai

Star players Saina Nehwal and Lee Chong Wei fetched whopping prices of US $120,000 and 135,000 respectively, while unheralded Pradnya Gadre and K Maneesha received unexpected high bids in the......