Shettar effect: Kin of 3 ministers in 3rd BJP list; mum on Shivamogga, Manvi

With just three days left for the deadline of filing nominations for the May 10 assembly elections in Karnataka, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday announced candidates for 10 more......

'They wanted to strike terror in India'

'The entire idea behind the serial bomb blasts was to strike fear in the minds of Indians.''I don't think the blasts were targeted to derail the Indian economy; the idea behind the blasts was......

Goa polls: BJP denies Panaji to Parrikar's son; AAP offers him ticket

The Bharatiya Janata Party released its first list of 34 candidates for the Goa assembly polls on Thursday, with Utpal Parrikar's name missing from it, as the party has preferred Atanasio Babush......

India celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi amid Covid curbs

The 10-day-long annual Ganesh Chaturthi festival began on a low-key note on Friday with several state governments prohibiting public celebrations due to the Covid pandemic and devotees taking the......

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......

Nissan launches Datsun Go+ at Rs 3.79 lakh

Image: Datsun Go+. Photograph: Sanjay Sawant/Rediff.com     Nissan Motor India on Friday launched compact multipurpose vehicle Datsun Go+ in New Delhi, with prices starting at Rs 3.79......

Slice of Indian life to spice up lives

Arun Samant and Appa Khule have little in common - Samant lives in Khetwadi in Mumbai and Khule is a fisherman from the picturesque Nivti-Bhogve village in coastal Sindhudurg in Maharashtra. But......

PIX: Poonam Pandey, Varun, Alia at Mirchi Music Awards

Quite a few celebrities attended the ninth Mirchi Music Awards over the weekend. We saw the inside pictures from the awards show. Let's take a look at the celebs on the red carpet: Sophie Choudry......

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......

Smita Patil: The Woman Behind the Image

'Smita had it all planned out. She was pregnant then and planning to leave Raj Babbar after the baby was born.' In an enthralling new book Smita Patil, A Brief Incandescence (HarperCollins),......

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,......

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......

Saina leads a record Indian field in All England C'ship

Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal will return to Great Britain with a renewed hope of clinching the prestigious All England title but a tough draw awaits her in the women's singles of the Super......

Petroleum clinch men's and women's badminton title

Defending champions Petroleum on Saturday extended their record run at the Inter State Badminton Championship, winning the men's and women's title for the 14th time at the Sher-e-Kashmir Indoor......