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Mumbai encounter specialist cop Daya Nayak promoted to ACP rank

Senior police inspector Daya Nayak, once known as an `encounter specialist', was on Tuesday promoted to the rank of assistant commissioner of police, an official said. IMAGE: Senior cop Daya Nayak......

Heavy rain paralyses Mumbai; train services suspended

Heavy rains battered Mumbai for the second day on Tuesday, flooding streets and severely disrupting road traffic and local train services, considered as the city's lifeline, officials said. IMAGE:......

South Mumbai records over 250 mm rainfall in just 13 hours

South Mumbai recorded extremely heavy rainfall, with over 250 mm in just 13 hours ending at 11 am on Monday, officials said. IMAGE: A road is severely waterlogged following heavy rainfall, at......

How Shastri Buried Pakistan's Kashmir Dream

The high point of the 19 Shastri months was the 22-day war that he fought against great odds and won in principle, even if military historians often call it a stalemate. Pakistan saw a great......

Body recovered from Mumbra spot where Mansukh Hiren was found dead

The body of a 44-year-old man was recovered from the Mumbra Retibunder creek in Maharashtra's Thane district on Saturday, police said. Photograph: ANI The deceased has been identified as Shaikh......

'Markets Are Testing Investors' Patience'

'This is also a time when you realise that short-term trading and dabbling in derivatives may result in financial losses.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It has been a slow grind to lower......

'Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Inspires New Investors'

'More investors now view the stock market as a valuable opportunity, though many still seek quick gains, leading to a rise in futures and options trading.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Nirma's new clothes: The journey of detergent brand towards healthcare

How Hiren Patel, founder Karsanbhai’s son, is reinvigorating Nirma by administering a shot of pharma. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Nirma’s tryst with the pharmaceutical......

Nirma to tap into own funds, debt to buy Glenmark Life Sciences

Detergent to chemicals major Nirma Ltd is planning to tap into its own funds and raise debt to fund its Rs 5,652 crore acquisition of Glenmark Life Sciences. The firm has roped in BCG and KPMG to......

PC brands innovate to attract youngsters

For 10-year-old Hiren Dulani, a student of AKS International in Chandigarh, school assignments and holiday projects meant longer hours at the cyber cafe. That was when the Dulani household decided......

Heard These Ram Bhajans?

Subhash K Jha celebrates the Ram Mandir pran pratishtha ceremony by picking some memorable Ram bhajans from movies you may not have heard of. Ab To Aao Dhanush Ke DhariBajrangbali (1976)Singer:......

Which Is India's Largest TV Channel?

DD Freedish is the 'largest TV platform in India', going to 58 million homes, featuring 70-odd private channels.DD Freedish reaches about 278 million people, and is easily among the top five TV......

Faadu: A Love Story Review: Half-Baked Show

Faadu: A Love Story looks like one of those old movies with a socialist bent that glorified honest poverty and looked down upon ambition and enterprise, notes Deepa Gahlot. That slang word in the......

5 memorable Ram bhajans from Hindi films

IMAGE: Waheeda Rehman in Neel Kamal. Bollywood has a history of great bhajans for Lord Ram, Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva. Great melodies like O Duniya Ke Rakhwale (Mohammed Rafi, Baiju Bawra) and......

Revisiting 1983 in Hindi Movies

Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood. It was a year of excitement and extremes. If parallel cinema in India......

Prannoy's stunning exit ends India's Chiina Open campaign

IMAGE: India's HS Prannoy was felled in the opening round. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters World Championship bronze medallist HS Prannoy made a shock opening-round exit from the China Open......

Indonesia Masters: Sen, Saina in second round; Srikanth exits

IMAGE: Seventh-seeded Lakshya Sen will take on Malaysia's Ng Tze Yong in the second round of the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images H......

Lakshya Sen romps into third round of French Open

IMAGE: India's Lakshya Sen needed 40 minutes to get the better of Singapore's Loh Kean Yew, at the French Open Badminton Championships in Paris, on Thursday. Photograph: Lakshya Sen /Twitter......

India Open: Axelsen tames Srikanth in opener

IMAGE: Viktor Axelsen will face China's Shi Yu Qi in the second round. Photograph: BAI Media A fighting Kidambi Srikanth couldn't sustain the pressure as he went down in straight games to Olympic......

Korea Open: Sindhu, Srikanth sail into quarters; Sen out

IMAGE: PV Sindhu will next face familiar foe in Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan. Photograph: BWF/Twitter Ace Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the quarterfinals......