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7 of 13 passengers killed in Jalgaon train tragedy hailed from Nepal

As many as seven of the 13 persons who died in a train accident in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district hailed from Nepal, an official said on Thursday. IMAGE: Passengers deboard the Pushpak Express......

'Article 370 Killed My Son'

'My son was not killed because he was a Hindu.' IMAGE: Ramesh Kumar Mehra behind the cash counter at the Krishna Vaishno Bhojanalaya. Photographs: Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com On February......

Boy delivers food to father, missing after MP firecracker unit blast

"I have not been able to find my son so far," said a visibly worried man as his eight-year-old son went missing on Tuesday after an explosion leading to a blaze at a firecrackers factory in Madhya......

'Intruders were heading to PM's seat'

'Many MPs felt they were going to take out some weapon and shoot us all.' IMAGE: Dr S Senthilkumar, the DMK MP from Dharmapuri, shot this photograph of the incident. Photograph: @DrSenthil_MDRD/X......

39 years on, horrors of Bhopal gas tragedy continue to haunt survivors

The toxic gas leak from the now-defunct Union Carbide factory on the chilly night of December 2 not only killed thousands of people in Bhopal but continues to give nightmares to the survivors 39......

When India ran helter-skelter for loose change

Hours after the government banned Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, Indians are facing an acute shortage of chutta, reports Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf. India woke up to Woeful Wednesday after the......

Mr PM: 5 lakhs new jobs a month will do

That is the number for job creation that India needs to achieve, argues T N Ninan.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com There is no shortage of surveys on India's employment situation at a time......

Waiting at the bank at 3 am!

Indians waiting patiently in serpentine queues outside Mumbai banks tell Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf they back Modi's move and are ready to suffer for the larger good of the country. The War......

A white elephant called the Bullet train

The Bullet train is a childish desire of the government to join an elite club at the cost of 99.9 per cent of rail passengers, says S Pushpavanam. Image: Japan's bullet train, or the shinkansen,......

'I'm Not Shah Rukh Khan Yet'

'Today, if someone spits on us, we are ready to kill them, but these men, without raising a hand, led the country to freedom and that's easier said than done.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sidhant......

Review: Dunki Lacks Rajkumar Hirani's Touch

Rajkumar Hirani has a mastery in bromance. In Dunki, Sukanya Verma doesn't feel that chemistry one bit, it's more like SRK babysitting a bunch of clueless kids running helter-skelter in a garden......

Jalsa Review

Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah are powerhouse talents and are tailor-made for Jalsa's overwrought premise, notes Sukanya Verma. Futility of violence and power of pardon are powerfully enforced in......

Oscar nod or not, Jallikattu's selection is a win-win

The Oscars is prestigious and all artists covet it, but ultimately, the business of winning is ruthless and political. And India has seldom risen to the challenge, argues Sukanya Verma. IMAGE:......

The Made in China Review

Made In China is puerile, flimsy film-making, sighs Sukanya Verma. You can only imagine how slippery the ground is when a character belts out entrepreneurial gyaan from a Trimurti song.......

Belgium held, but advance; Romania, Slovakia also thru

Images from the Euro 2024 Group E matches between Slovakia and Romania, Ukraine and Belgium, in Germany on Wednesday. IMAGE: Ukraine's goalkeeper Taras Stepanenko thwarts Belgium's Kevin De Bruyne......

Four injured as fans jostle to buy tickets for India-Aus T20

IMAGE: Police personnel try to disperse fans gathered to buy tickets for India vs Australia cricket match, following a stampede at Gymkhana Ground in Hyderabad. Photograph: PTI Four people......

Soccer PIX: Real drop points, Bayern stunned

Images from matches played across European leagues on Saturday Real held at Villarreal with LaLiga lead down to four points IMAGE: Real Madrid's Gareth Bale tries to head the ball as Villarreal's......

Sweden's Granqvist ready to show England what they missed

IMAGE: The World Cup quarter-final against England could well be Andreas Granqvist's last game for Sweden at the highest level. Photograph: Henry Romero/Reuters Andreas Granqvist did not......

Time to give this baggy green warrior his due

Aaron Finch scores 153 to move top of the World Cup scoring charts. IMAGE: Australia's Aaron Finch acknowledges fans after being dismissed for 153 in the World Cup match against Sri Lanka at The......

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