She Helps Girls Get Education

What are the reasons why a girl's education falls by the wayside? IMAGE: Safeena Husain, founder NGO, Educate Girls. Photograph: Rajesh Karkera for Rediff.com Your mission in life is chosen. It's......

Heavy rains disrupt normal life in TN, more downpour likely in next two days

Intermittent, widespread rains lashed Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, bringing residential neighbourhoods and roads under knee-deep water and leading to traffic congestion besides......

Red alert as Mumbai battered with 10 cm rain in 5 hours, schools shut

After a long hiatus, heavy rains returned to lash Mumbai and suburbs on Wednesday, inundating low-lying areas, stopping local trains on tracks between Kurla and Thane stations and stranding......

Heavy rains flood Delhi roads, disrupt citywide traffic

Traffic crawled in Delhi as heavy rain caused waterlogging in several parts of the city on Tuesday, officials said. IMAGE: Vehicles and people wade through a waterlogged road in New Delhi,......

'India Needs More Than 2 Airlines'

'Just look at China: They have five or six major airlines and some smaller ones.' IMAGE: An IndiGo aircraft taxis on the tarmac at the Chhatrapati Shivaji international airport in Mumbai.......

Meet Nirmalaji's Core Budget Team

The finance minister continues to be backed by the same policy team in charting out the broad strategy as in the few earlier Budgets. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman distributes halwa......

Why Builders Won't Drop Home Prices

'What happens in the real estate market is that once the prices go up it goes on to stay at that level.' 'It might not increase and at the same time the prices will not come down too.' IMAGE: A......

In home and office, India's real estate market is charting a course for growth

India’s real estate market is poised for growth across categories – residential, commercial, and rental. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Currently valued at Rs 24 trillion, or......

When Hema Malini Made Mumbai's Day

Hema Malini surprised Mumbai commuters when she took the Metro one fine day to travel to the far flung north suburb of Dahisar. It was her first Metro experience and the MP from Mathura recounted......

Hema Malini Takes The Mumbai Metro

With Mumbai reeling under heavy traffic, commuters have been seen opting to travel by the Metro. Our celebrities are also ditching their luxury cars and picking public transportation. On Tuesday,......

Why Pushpa Is Such A Huge Hit

'A well made masala film will never go out of fashion. Pushpa proved it yet again.' Just what has made Director Sukumar's Pushpa: The Rise such a phenomenal success? Originally in Telugu, this......

'I am an outcast in Bollywood'

'The idea is to sideline you, box you up in a smaller box, so you don't go out of that.''The bigger boxes are for their own people.'   Photograph: Kind courtesy Ranvir Shorey/Instagram......

Major centres stunned as ODI WC ignites venue controversy

Photograph: Kind Courtesy ICC World Cup/Twitter The officials of major cricket centres, which have not been allocated an ODI World Cup matches, have expressed their disappointment at missing out......

PIX: Argentina and Mexico fans' rivalry rocks Qatar

IMAGE: Argentina and Mexico fans created a thunderous atmosphere in and around Qatar's Lusail Stadium on Saturday. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters Argentina and Mexico fans lit up the World Cup......

FIFA WC: Saudi fans on World Cup high

IMAGE: A Saudi Arabia fan celebrates their team's 2-1 victory in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group C match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia at Lusail Stadium. Photograph: Catherine Ivill/Getty......

FIFA World Cup 2022: The Venues

Eight stadiums in Doha will host 64 matches at the World Cup and the unique nature of the tournament, which is being held in one location, allows fans to attend more than one game a day, with the......