Lalu Prasad and his Muslim-Yadav line has completely gone off track.
The BJP has bettered its show this time as its vote share in several states is well over 50 per cent, nothing short of a statistical wonder in Indian electoral history.
'There shall be no change in India-Japan ties,' predicts Rajaram Panda.
Pappu Qureshi, a good samaritan in Mumbai, helps feed more than 50 migrants, mostly daily wagers and their children, but with the 21-day national lockdown looming large, time is running out.
'This market is very expensive in some pockets, dirt cheap in some, and the belly of the market is reasonably valued.'
Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner surrendered after being accused on corruption charges, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing a spokeswoman for the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.
In the letter, they have demanded the halting of the construction of the plant claiming that it violated the International Atomic Energy Agency safety guidelines as 'the nuclear plant is in a tsunami and earthquake prone region, which has also experienced small volcanic eruptions and is affected by water shortages".
Naomi Watts talks about her latest film The Impossible, India, and more.
Getting ready to fight the next assembly election in Assam in 2016 on the 'U-turns' on state issues made by the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the Centre, the ruling Congress government in Assam has brought out a handbook for its party workers highlighting the 'failures' of the Narendra Modi government to fulfil promises made to people of the state.
It is important to remember the lessons of the 1950s in planning how to counter any Chinese adventurism, says Ajai Shukla
All Indians staying in Thailand's Phuket island have been alerted by the Indian High Commission in Bangkok following the massive earthquake of 8.5 magnitude that hit waters off Indonesia triggering tsunami fears across the Indian Ocean nations.
A year after a meltdown at Fukushima, Japan on Saturday ordered country's nuclear reactors to go online to head off a summer energy crunch.
At the Lakme Fashion Week, three Japanese designers Motonari Ono, Tamae Hirokawa and Sara Arai present their stunning collections.
Just once in a while comes along a film where the characters have the strangest names.
The annual award includes a pure gold medal, a citation and a prize purse worth $ 100,000 or its equivalent in the Indian rupees.
As India logged a world record of over four lakh coronavirus infections on Saturday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the entire world is shaken by what is happening here and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "dropping the ball and throwing it to states" after prematurely taking credit for having "won against COVID-19" when the second wave was already underway. "Rely on yourself is the motto. No one will come to help you. Definitely, not the prime minister," Gandhi said, while alleging that the COVID-19 situation has gone completely out of control for the Modi government, and wondered whether it was their way of making the states and the citizens truly 'Aatmanirbhar'.
With many searching their loved ones after the Nepal earthquake, Google has launched its 'person finder' tool and Facebook has activated its 'safety check' feature to help locate and report missing persons.
Returning to growth after three quarters of contraction, the Japanese economy grew 1.5 per cent in the three months ended September.
Protestors of Koodankulam nuclear plant are evoking memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Chernobyl disaster and the recent Fukushima tsunami to warn people, reports A Ganesh Nadar
Shortly before the commencement of the Sixth G20 Summit in Cannes, France, leaders of the emerging, but powerful, economies -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- met with the intention of designing a joint strategy on how to tackle the Eurozone debt tsunami that could overrun the developing nations causing havoc.
Sharpening his attack against the Congress, Narendra Modi on Friday said an anti-Congress storm was brewing in the country and it would intensify into a 'tsunami', which the party would not be able to survive in the Lok Sabha elections.
The BJP hit back accusing the Congress of drawing the issue into political arena.
Earthquakes have rocked our planet several times over the years. While many quakes have gone unnoticed, some have wrecked havoc, wiping out villages, towns and destroying cities.
The tsunami of recession that originated in the Wall Street and spread to Europe did not affect India because our banks are conservative, said Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi while addressing a seminar at the 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas in Jaipur on Sunday.
Air Commodore Nitin Sathe reveals what he learnt from the Indian Air Force, which he served for 35 years. An Air Force Day Special.
On the eve of her entry into the Rajya Sabha, Malavika Sangghvi sizes up the Congress's weapon of mass seduction.
An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale was recorded in the Arabia Sea, the Met office in Mumbai said.
We salute the Mi-8 today on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of Operation Cactus. Through its glorious service career, the Mi-8 left an indelible mark on the future by providing the IAF with a lineage of professional helicopter aircrew, says Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd).
Planning in India will need to change to take account of a more volatile global economy.
Here is the chronology of events in the Nirbhaya case.
Here's a list of 7 Ultrabooks to look out for in 2012 that will redefine computing.
From the uprisings across the Arab world to the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan, there was no lack of news in 2011. In this special series, rediff.com brings to you images that helped define the year.
The actor is the only Bollywood personality to feature on the list.
Today's devastating quake has dealt another blow to the ailing Japanese economy, already faced with mounting debts and falling exports.
From the uprisings across the Arab world to the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan, there was no lack of news in 2011. In this special series, the photographers offer a behind the scenes account of the images that helped define the year. Part-II of the series
At least four people were killed Saturday morning when a magnitude-6.4 earthquake hit Taiwan.
In non-conventional sources of energy like solar, Japanese firms can collaborate with Indian counterparts.
'For every epidemic, it takes a peak and then it comes down.' 'Usually, infections peak in 14 days, and you give another week's time after the peak.' 'That is why the lockdown is for 21 days.'
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