Heavy rain lashes parts of country, cripples Mumbai

The monsoon spelt mayhem in several parts of the country on Monday, particularly Mumbai where local train services and flight operations were hit and everyday life disrupted as well as Assam that......

'BJP needs us more than Shiv Sena needs them'

'They (the BJP) should not forget that had we decided not to rebel, they would still be chanting slogans from the footsteps of the Vidhan Sabha.' One year after Eknath Shinde broke away from the......

Time For Congress To Split Up?

If it splits now, who takes what away and leaves what behind? asks Shekhar Gupta. All Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Sonia Gandhi opened her Congress's long-delayed Chintan Shivir,......

Lack of charging infra a shock for booming EV market

Proliferation of home chargers of around 7 KWh and above, which take six to seven hours to fully charge a car depending on the model, bring running costs down by a third or so. That, coupled with......

Get ready to pay more for third-party motor insurance

The premiums for third-party motor insurance may rise by 50-80 per cent this year. This is part of a new system under which third-party motor insurance premiums will be reset every year on the......

'Our higher growth is coming from retail lines'

'I think this is the most interesting time for anybody to be in the industry, considering the plans and commitment among the players.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Geralt/Pixabay Anuj Tyagi, who took......

Steel recycle mandate for automakers on the anvil

The environment ministry is likely to soon issue regulations that will mandate automakers to recycle a specified percentage of steel from old vehicles, starting from the next financial year,......

Leela Naidu: A rare beauty

Leela Naidu, the woman who truly put Indian beauty on the international map, passed away on Tuesday in Mumbai at the age of 69. She had been battling influenza. Born to an Indian father and an......

Putting their money where their mouth is

Producers think actors are just products to put on their poster. Actors think producers shouldn't interfere with the creative process. And yet the new role of the creative producer is one of the......

PHOTOS: India in command after Jadeja, Rahul fifties

IMAGES from Day 2 of the 1st Test played between India and England in Hyderabad, on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel piled on the misery for England with sone lusty......

IPL: It ain't over till it's over!

A match, it is said, is not decided till the last ball is bowled. The second season of the Indian Premier League has provided ample instances of fortunes fluctuating till the end. Just when you......

COVID-19: FIFA to release $150 million to associations

IMAGE: FIFA's 211 member associations would receive $500,000 in the coming days as well as any remaining entitlements for 2019 and 2020. Photograph: FIFA/Twitter FIFA will release operational......