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Life jackets made mandatory after Mumbai ferry mishap

Authorities have made life jackets mandatory for all people taking boat rides from the Gateway of India, a day after a ferry-Navy craft collision claimed 14 lives off the Mumbai coast. IMAGE: The......

BEST Bus Crash: 'I Saw Dead Bodies'

An eyewitness to Monday's BEST bus crash in Mumbai said the bus swerved over a stretch of 200 metres before hitting several vehicles and pedestrians, claiming six lives and leaving more than 40......

Three killed, 17 hurt as BEST bus hits pedestrians in Mumbai

Three persons were killed and 17 others injured after a bus belonging to Mumbai’s civic transport body Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport dashed into pedestrians as well as some......

BEST bus crash: Initial probe highlights training gaps

The Mumbai Regional Transport Office (RTO) officials have said they suspect 'human error' and 'lack of proper training' led to the horrific accident in Kurla where a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply......

7 dead as BEST scrambles to ascertain cause of tragic bus crash

The death toll in the BEST bus accident in Mumbai has risen to seven, officials on Tuesday said as experts inspected the wet leased vehicle to ascertain if it had any mechanical fault. IMAGE: The......

Sitharaman urges banks to make loans affordable

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said people are finding current interest rates "very stressful" and urged banks to make them affordable. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

Domestic investors pay hefty premiums for China exposure

Indian investors are paying hefty premiums to invest in China markets, with stocks there posting their biggest weekly gain in nearly 16 years. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Savvy......

New Force Gurkha Conquers The Rough And Tough

This, my friends, is the ultimate off-road champion, gloats Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com. For an off-road enthusiast like me, the ideal vehicle has always been a rugged 4x4. I always envisioned......

A Maharashtrian Haunts Bollywood

Munjya is the most wildly entertaining ghost I have encountered at the movies recently.But he has the added advantage of being a Maharashtrian ghost, of possessing rhythms of speech and behaviour......

Raj Kapoor@100: The Essential RK Playlist

'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani' 'Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai' 'Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan' Even a sliver of a Raj Kapoor song has the finality of a statement, a slogan, a saga of life. A deep desire for......

Naam Review: Forgettable!

If Naam was made today, there wouldn't even be enough audiences to boo it out of the halls, observes Deepa Gahlot. An Internet search reveals that Naam was completed in 2004. It was titled Benaam......

Baby John Teaser: Same Old, Same Old

Noisy action, shootouts, slo-mo walks and some dialoguebaazi highlight Baby John's unimpressive teaser, observes Mayur Sanap. How long will Bollywood press on with its obsession for lazy remakes?......

Like These Hot New Jodis? VOTE!

Fresh pairings bring about fresh energy on celluloid. And quite a few untried ones are all set to draw our attention with the unique crackle of their chemistry on the big screen soon. Sukanya Verma......

Squeezed like sugarcane: Bhajji slams Bumrah's overwork

'It was like ‘Travis Head has come, give the ball to Bumrah, Marnus has come, give the ball to Bumrah, Steve Smith has come, give the ball to Bumrah.’ How many overs will Bumrah bowl?'......

Yashasvi Jaiswal breaks silence after BGT defeat

Learnt a lot in Australia, we'll be back stronger: Yashasvi Jaiswal IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal was one of India's standout performers, amassing 391 runs at an average of 43.44. Photograph: BCCI/X......

Pink Test special: Konstas honours family's cancer battle

'Pink Test' is a ‘special event’ for Sam Konstas whose cousin and grandfather died of cancer IMAGE: Sam Konstas revealed how his cousin died of leukemia and his grandpa of bowel......

I wasn't in frame of mind to take charge: Pant

'Sometimes you have to play secure cricket as there were occasions where I could have taken 50-50 chances but didn't.' IMAGE: Rishabh Pant bats during Day 1 of the Sydney Test on Friday.......

Kerala crush J&K's hopes, set semis clash vs Manipur

IMAGE: Naseeb Rahman scored in the 73rd minute. Photograph: AIFF/X Naseeb Rahman rose to the occasion once again as he scored the solitary goal to help Kerala defeat Jammu and Kashmir in the......

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