BJP drops Varun Gandhi in UP, but fields Maneka

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday declared 13 candidates from Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha polls including actor Arun Govil, who played Lord Ram in popular TV serial Ramayan, from Meerut,......

Ayodhya Is Getting Ready For The Big Day

With the spate of businesses turning their attention to Ayodhya, land rates have shot up, in some pockets by as much as 10 times. Whether one walks into a hotel lobby or sits down for a meal, land......

Biparjoy: No power in hundreds of villages; roads, houses damaged

Cyclone Biparjoy has left a trail of destruction in Gujarat's Kutch and Saurashtra regions as some 1,000 villages are still without power with hundreds of electric poles getting damaged, while......

Beating the Retreat ceremony held amid downpour in Delhi

Rains failed to dampen the spirit of Beating Retreat ceremony held at the historic Vijay Chowk in New Delhi on Sunday as Indian classical tunes played by bands of the armed forces filled the air,......

100% FDI in PSU refiners gets nod; to aid BPCL sale

Current policy restricts FDI in oil PSUs to 49%; most bidders who have shown interest in acquiring BPCL have foreign investment. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The Union Cabinet on Thursday......

Draft e-commerce policy is 'nationalistic'

It is providing preference to Indian players against foreign companies, which might have an impact on investment by large players such as Walmart and Amazon in the country. Illustration: Dominic......

Govt likely to ease restrictions on Chinese FDI

However, that could only be for sectors where 100 per cent FDI is allowed under the automatic route and pose no risk to national security. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The government is......

Special forum likely for foreign investors to ease contract woes

The plan is to establish a consultative panel and appoint mediators to address various domestic issues, both at the central government and state levels. The Centre is likely to roll out a special......

Meet Bollywood's Newest Maasi-To-Be

Ananya Panday's cousin YouTuber Alanna Panday is expecting her first child with husband Ivor McCray. On Thursday, the couple hosted a baby shower, and invited their friends for it. Alanna and......

Want to Know What Uorfi Javed Is Really Like?

Amazon Prime Video has announced 69 assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting. Here's looking at the Web series that you will be watching this year! Do Read: Watch Vijay......

Salman Parties With Arbaaz, Sshura

Arbaaz Khan hosted a birthday party for his wife Sshura Khan on January 18, and his entire family came together to celebrate the special day.   Arbaaz Khan wed Sshura Khan on December 24 at......

10 Must Watch Hostage Dramas On OTT

From the promos of Jawan, it looks like Shah Rukh Khan takes a metro train hostage, even as he serenades them with Hemant Kumar's song from Bees Saal Baad. There have been several films about......

Rahul may face axe; Hardik set to lead India in T20s

Chetan's committee to select teams for SL series IMAGE: The outgoing selection committee, chaired by Chetan Sharma, will choose the Indian squad for the Sri Lanka T20s. Photograph: KL......

Who will be the new Chief Selector of Team India?

Mongia, Maninder, Das among notable names in contention for senior selectors' posts IMAGE: As the date of application for the new panel closed at 6 pm on Monday, it is understood that more than 50......

1st ODI: Hardik adds balance, India ready for fresh start against SA

IMAGE: Virat Kohli and his men can ill-afford to lose another series against an inexperienced South African side which is buoyed after crushing Australia 3-0 in their own......

India@ Asiad: Gymnastics campaign ends without medal; boxer Manoj advances

Dipa finishes 5th in beam final IMAGE: India’s Dipa Karmakar. Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters India's campaign in the Asian Games gymnastics ended, on Friday, without a medal after......

Sports Shorts: Kenya's Chepkoech smashes women's steeplechase world record

IMAGE: Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech celebrates winning and in the process setting a new Women's 3000m Steeplechase World Record at the Diamond League in Monaco at Stade Louis II, on Saturday.......