Machan

Rediff.com » News » Machan

News for Machan

News
Business
Movies
Sports

The Queen's Controversial India Visit

At sunrise the following day, a hunt was organised for the queen to shoot a female tiger.But she decided a monarch should not make the kill and handed her gun to one of her staff to deliver the......

Man climbs tree to teach students during lockdown

Subrata Pati, who is in Ahanda village in West Bengal's Bankura district, climbs atop a neem tree each day to receive uninterrupted signal on his cell phone, which he uses to teach his pupils with.......

Gauri Lankesh's killers identified her as 'durjan', claims probe team

Late journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh was identified as durjan (evil person) by the crime sydicate that plotted her murder, the special investigation team probing the case has said, adding......

I Am Bihar: 'The farmer is the most stubborn of men'

'A drought is like fire. It licks everything in its wake -- crops, trees, animals, humans.' The plains of the Ganga in Bihar have a raw, unmatched, beauty but also bear the anguish of its farmers.......

Modi's I-Day speech likely to be a big crowd-puller

Crowds expected from Gujarat and other states Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, expected to focus on policy......

You can lease Delhi's Taj Mansingh if you have Rs 400cr to spare

Given the hotel's prime location, it is obvious that there will be some serious bidders trying their luck when an auction is held in the second half of this calendar year. IMAGE: Taj Mahal Hotel......

Now, Essar Steel forays into defence manufacturing sector

Essar Steel aims to participate in the indigenisation of products used in naval defence Essar Steel has forayed into high-growth defence manufacturing sector by developing steel grades which find......

'Make inspection regime mandatory to prevent car fires'

In less than two months, about half a dozen incidents of vehicle fires have been reported in Delhi and Mumbai alone. Tampering with electrical fittings of a car, subjecting it to improper......

Lunch and more with IT's marathon man

Whenever Ajit Balakrishnan is quoted in the press, it's usually in connection with wise pronouncements on information technology (IT) or higher education. But there had to be more to India's first......

Maharajas' Express: Shell out Rs 100,000 per night

Maharajas' Express, the country's first pan-India super-luxury train, in which a tourist has to shell out more than Rs 100,000 per day, is all set to be flagged off from Mumbai next year. The......

Remember Rosesh's Poems in Sarabhai vs Sarabhai?

They're so bad, they're good! Everybody loves Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai. It has been 11 years since we saw the last episode of the sitcom -- we're not counting the re-runs -- on the upper class family......

Review: Oru Kal, Oru Kannaadi is tortuous

There's very little to Tamil film Oru Kal, Oru Kannaadi , writes Pavithra Srinivasan.After the runaway success of Siva Manasula Shakthi and Boss (E) Baskaran, director M Rajesh's latest, Oru Kal,......

Stay away from Silambattam

There are intelligentfilmmakers who make sure their screenplays, cast and plot are so finely worked that the audience gets about ten times its money's worth. And then there are filmmakers like......

Perarasu aids Vijayakanth's agenda

It's probably not enough to just be a filmmaker. In Perarasu's forthcoming Dharmapuri, starring Vijayakanth, the director has turned lyricist and playback singer. With all due respect, he should......

'I ran after Ram Gopal's car...'

Rohit Jugraj comes from a middle class background. His father and sister are both doctors. He also started off with medicine, but realised it wasn't his thingwhile doing a documentary for the BBC......

ISL: Chennai pip Hyderabad to end losing streak

IMAGE: Chennai's goalscorer Irfan Yadwad in action against Hyderabad FC. Photograph: Indian Super League / X Chennaiyin FC got the better of Hyderabad FC 1-0 to snap a three-game losing streak in......

Defying age: Chhetri breaks ISL records

Sunil Chhetri creates history, becomes oldest hat-trick scorer in ISL in Bengaluru's win IMAGE: Sunil Chhetri became the oldest hat-trick scorer in the ISL history. Photograph: ISL/X The......

ISL: Dominant Chennaiyin thrash hosts Jamshedpur

IMAGE: Chennaiyin FC's Wilmar Jordan Gil celebrates after scoring against Jamshedpur FC. Photograph: Indian Super League A dominant Chennaiyin FC returned to winning ways in style as they pumped in......

ISL: Punjab's stunning comeback shocks Chennaiyin

IMAGE: Punjab FC players celebrate alongside scorer Luka Majcen . Photograph: Indian Super League Punjab FC picked up a sensational 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Chennaiyin FC in the Indian......

ISL: Super sub Chima's late strike rescues Chennaiyin FC

IMAGE: Chima Chukwu scored in the 79th minute as Chennaiyin FC held FC Goa to a thrilling 2-2 draw in the Indian Super League. Photograph: Chennaiyin FC/X Chennaiyin FC rode on super sub Chima......

Rediff News