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Eknath Shinde rebels against Uddhav, plunges Maharashtra govt in crisis

Maharashtra Cabinet Minister and Shiv Sena strongman Eknath Shinde plunged the ruling alliance in the state into a political crisis on Tuesday as he rebelled against his party and landed in a Surat......

Unfazed by ridicule, this MP continues to cycle to Parliament

‘Some say I do it for publicity, while others call it a gimmick. But these questions don’t trouble me,’ says Arjun Ram Meghwal, a two-time Bharatiya Janata Party Member of......

Hang them, says mother of Delhi biker killed in police firing

A 19-year-old youth was killed and another injured on Sunday when the police opened fire during an attempt to stop a large group of bikers from performing dangerous stunts in the high-security area......

List of hospitals authorised to treat swine flu

In the wake of threat posed by the A (HINI) influenza, the government has authorised a number of hospitals across the country to test and treat cases of swine flu: All India Institute of Medical......

Only one Telgi property sold

Only one of the three properties of Abdul Karim Telgi -- the prime accused in the fake stamp-paper racket -- that were up for auction in Bangalore on Wednesday was sold.S Palani, tax recovery......

The ups and downs in the DB Realty story

Shahid Balwa and Vinod Goenka, the promoters of DB Realty, have a common background -- both are college drop-outs and came from families that, directly or indirectly, dealt in real estate. While......

As Mamata wields knife, Pranab has a cakewalk

Jyoti Basu, the 95-year-old communist, has lost touch with many of his comrades. But this morning the former chief minister of West Bengal did not forget to call his favourite Congressman to say,......

EmTech India 09 kicks off today

The first ever emerging technology conference from MIT's Technology Review -- EmTech India 2009 -- kicks off in New Delhi's Le Meridian on Monday. The two-day event will focus on a host of issues......

Retracing Vasco da Gama's footsteps

The India International Boat Show (IIBS) 2006, being organised by Kerala Tourism, is all set to be unique with history being recreated. Coinciding with the boat show, the tourism department is......

Microsoft Challenge 2006 kicks off in Kochi

The second edition of the Microsoft Corporate Challenge beganin Kochion Fridaymorning with 34 teams from across India, representing various companies, including Infosys, Microsoft, Reliance Capital......

'We have forgotten to be normal'

Shoojit Sircar takes Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni behind the sets of October, and right inside his beautiful mind. IMAGE: Director Shoojit Sircar flanked by Varun Dhawan, left, and Producer......

Kick Review: Nawaz steals Salman's thunder

Despite four screenplay writers' and Salman Khan's best efforts, Kick fails to impress, says Sukanya Verma. Never heard a filmmaker say 'Anyone can direct' in the vein of Chef Gusteau's......

Spotted: Dharmendra in Pune

Reader Rahul Adgaonkarspotted veteran actor Dharmendra at Hotel Le-Meridian in Pune.If you encounter/meet/see film or television personalities and take a photograph or a video of the star(s),......

From East Is East to Rafta, Rafta

As the audience ushered into the Theatre Row's auditorium for the performance of writer Ayub Khan-Din's new play Rafta, Rafta, I had a very strong sense of dj vu, as if I had walked onto the sets......

Spotted: Narain Karthikeyan

Reader Nitesh Palrecha sent us this photograph. 'I met Narain Karthikeyan ata promotional event in Le Meridian, Pune. He is a very humble person,' he wrote. Thank-you, Nitesh, for sharing this......

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