Naxal attack: Wreaths laid amid loud cries and chants

Amid cries and loud chanting of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', wreaths were laid on Thursday at the mortal remains of 10 police personnel and a civilian driver who died in a blast carried out by Naxalites......

10 policemen killed in Dantewada as Maoists trigger IED with 40 kg explosives

TTen police personnel and a civilian driver were killed after Naxals blew up a vehicle which was part of a convoy carrying security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Wednesday, an......

17 dead in accident near Panvel on Mumbai-Pune Expressway

IMAGE: Police inspect near the ill-fated bus which met with an accident at Panvel on Mumbai-Pune expressway, in Mumbai. Photographs: PTI Seventeen people were killed and around 30 others were......

'Telegraph' employee attacked in Patna

A fortnight after the killing of a journalist in Bihar, a senior employee of a leading English daily was driven around the city and allegedly roughed up inside a moving vehicle after his office......

Confused over UV definition, car companies await govt notification on cess

Some UVs which to date are paying 20% compensation cess under the old definition, will pay 22% once notification comes. But it isn't clear which UVs will be impacted. Deepak Patel reports.......

Buying a sedan? 2021 may be just the year for it

There are a whopping 10 sedans slated for a launch in India this year. Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com gives the lowdown. The year 2021 promises to be a swell year for new cars to come to India. Part......

Why 2021 is a very good year for the hatchback buyer

The new year will see a line of hatchbacks (including compact SUVs) hit the Indian roads. Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com offers a sneak peek.  2020 was a year we all think should not exist.  A......

Kia Sonet: Made in India, made for the world

The compact segment where Sonet will be launched is crowded with the Maruti Vitara and Brezza, which top the sales' list, and a bevy of models from Mahindra & Mahindra apart from Hyundai's......

What turns Celina Jaitley on

Celine baby! That is what the late Feroz Khan called his last find. This light-eyed beauty, of Afghan lineage, debuted in his Janasheen in 2003. Back then, the former Miss India walked into many......

Readers' pick: Sexiest ads on TV

It's not only music videos or movies that are getting sexier these days. Just switch on your television and you will be bombarded with saucy ads selling anything from condoms to fruit juices.......

A Slumdog Millionaire in Cannes

The success of Slumdog Millionaire has far-reaching for its cast, especially the children who play young Jamal, Salim and Latika. The latest to ride the Slumdog wave is Ayush Mahesh Khedekar [he......

Baba Kalyani: One-man show from Mohanlal

As the hero gets out of the MUV after a longish drive through the streets of Kerala's capital city Trivandrum, the audience sits up and takes notice. Shaji's camera uses split screens, slow-motion......