8 ministers from Jai Ram Thakur's cabinet lost HP poll

In a major setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party in Himachal Pradesh, eight ministers lost the assembly elections, results of which were declared on Thursday. IMAGE: Himachal Pradesh Chief......

Vaishno Devi stampede: The 12 who died

Seven pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh and three from Delhi were among the 12 people who died in a stampede at Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir in the early......

Why these teachers are holding classes on a boat

Shailajanand Mishra lists The Top Videos of the Week! Take a look. IMAGE: Even as floods ravaged Bihar, three teachers in Katihar's Manihari town started holding classes on boats. Photograph: ANI......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

45 Indians in Forbes list of under-30 achievers

Image: A happy employee showing the victory sign. Photograph: Stephen Hird/Reuters. The image is used for representational purpose only. Forty five Indians and Indian-origin people have made it......

Cobrapost shows brighter side of Indian banking

Online news portal, Cobrapost.com, in the news of late for exposing unethical practices by banks, sprang up a surprise yesterday when it reported having come across a few ‘honest’ bank......

'Engineering stocks should do well'

PRANAV SANGHAVI says,Hello everyone, wishing you all a belated Merry Christmas. Lets begin the chat. Kishore asked,Hi..Good Morning! Can U pls confirm the future for Priyadarshini spinning mills......

'Go for a mix of balanced funds'

Aftercrossing the magical 12,500 points theSensexhasplunged below9,5000. As a matter of fact on Tuesday, it even dropped below the 9,000 mark to 8994!. The market mayhem of the past few weeks has......

Ilaiyaraaja turns 1000-films-old with Shamitabh

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Veteran music composer Ilaiyaraaja has completed composing music for 1000 films with R Balki's upcoming film Shamitabh.To......

PIX: Ameesha, Hrithik, Khans at Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene show

Check out the star arrivals. Several stars turned up at the screening of Zayed Khan starrer Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene in Mumbai recently.The film, opening today in theatres, is a comic thriller......

Ranji: Bengal close in on innings win over Haryana

IMAGE: Delhi's Divij Mehra scalped two wickets off consecutive deliveries to dismiss Armaan Jaffer and Sarfaraz Khan. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Pacer Akash Deep continued to shine with the......

Ranji Trophy: Akash Deep's five-for rocks Haryana

IMAGE: Skipper Himmat Singh (65*) and Vaibhav Rawal (68*) led the charge for Delhi as they took an innings lead against Mumbai. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Pacer Akash Deep grabbed a......

Ranji: Uttarakhand top group after draw with Bengal

A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh's Priyam Garg top-scored with 64 in the first innings against Haryana. Photograph: BCCI/Domestic Abhimanyu Easwaran......

Ranji round-up: Dominant Saurashtra thrash Delhi

A summary of Thursday's action in the Ranji Trophy group stage matches. IMAGE: Saurashtra bowled out Delhi for 227 in their second innings to win the Ranji Trophy match by an innings and 214 runs,......

Ranji Roundup: Mumbai in control; Karnataka on top

A round-up of Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday Mumbai close in on win against Odisha IMAGE: Arshdeep Singh was the pick of the Punjab bowlers and picked a 5-wicket haul versus......