Wildlife photographer of the year -- people's choice

A coconut octopus, a burning forest, a rare rhino's last moments and a pair of sleeping squirrels all feature in the shortlist for the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year......

From jogger to birdwatcher

'As the sun rises, so does my acquaintance with the neighbourhood's avifauna,' says Kishore Singh. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com If you wake early, as I often do, you get to see some......

Jaitley colluded with Mallya, says Rahul; BJP hits back

IMAGE: Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday. Photograph: Subhav Shukla/PTI Photo The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday were......

Saving the crocodiles

Saltwater crocodiles are the world's largest reptiles, and these had already disappeared from the coasts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh by the 1970s. In all of Bhitarkanika, there were......

Mallya may now be evicted from his London house

Embattled businessman Vijay Mallya on Tuesday lost a legal battle to hold on to his plush London home after a British court refused to grant him a stay of enforcement in a long-running dispute with......

What was Pratip Chaudhuri's crime?

The account turned bad before Chaudhari took over as SBI chairman and the asset was sold to AARC following an open bidding process, months after Chaudhari retired, explains Tamal Bandyopadhyay.......

Bad loan resolution: Is crony capitalism at play?

One smells a rat when cases are settled for too small a price offered either by the highest bidder or the promoter -- within and outside the legal ambit of insolvency process, observes Tamal......

Tata Sons sets the ball rolling for buying Air India

Once the due diligence is complete, a financial bid will be submitted and a deal to take over the airline is likely to fructify by end of this year or even earlier. Tata Sons has started the......

'I have big lips and long legs, so people believe the worst of me'

'If I wanted, I could have gone Nora Fatehi's way of getting linked to a male contestant to survive. Nora was clear that she would have an affair with either Rishabh Sinha or Prince......

'I will bring a lot of masti to Bigg Boss'

'I am too excited!' Meet Bigg Boss 9's wild card entry, Nora Fatehi. It's raining wild card entries on Bigg Boss 9! Two hot girls have been hand-picked for the show, and will enter the house......

'It was difficult to shoot in a bikini'

'Initially, I was worried how the Calendar Girls would gel. But we bonded on screen and off.' 'On the sets, we were very mischievous. We were called the Calendar Girls School Girls! Madhur sir was......

Mallya quits as Force India F1 director

'I have my own legal issues to take care of. So it's better that the company remains unaffected.' IMAGE: Vijay Mallya is fighting a court battle to prevent his extradition to India to face charges......

Mallya hits back; set to remove 'India' from F1 team name

'There are some people who believe the current name Force India is restrictive psychologically.' IMAGE: Vijay Mallya with his son Siddharth. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters Vijay Mallya, who is......

Sports Shorts: Mallya optimistic; Rooney hopeful of future

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday Mallya 'optimistic' after arrest, says Perez IMAGE:  Sergio Perez, left, of Mexico and Sahara Force India, Vijay Mallya,......

Vijay Mallya's date with CBI clashes with F1 opener

IMAGE: Force India Formula One drivers, Nico Hulkenberg of Germany, left, and Sergio Perez of Mexico,right, and Force India team principal Vijay Mallya pose with the new Force India racing car.......