Why a village near Lonavala remembers Jimmy Carter

For 100 low-income families near Lonavala, around 80 km from Mumbai, Jimmy Carter was a godsend as he had helped build their houses in 2006. IMAGE: Former US President Jimmy Carter greets people......

BJP can win over 400 seats, if...: Sam Pitroda

Raising concerns over electronic voting machines, Congress leader Sam Pitroda on Thursday said the BJP can win more than 400 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections if issues associated with EVMs are......

HC allows to cut 20,000 mangroves for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train

The Bombay high court on Friday permitted the National High Speed Rail Corporation to cut around 20,000 mangrove trees in the city and neighbouring districts of Palghar and Thane for the......

The NCP Leaders Under The Central Agencies' Scanner

Did the fear of central agencies probing scams involving NCP leaders that forced these politicians to jump ship? IMAGE: Newly sworn-in Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, centre,......

Mumbai teenager lights up remote Assam villages

Dhruvraj Bhartia along-with Jyotirmoy Chatterji, co-founder of Project Chirag, singlehandedly set up 165 solar lamp units in the four villages A teenager from Mumbai has literally brought light......

Meet The Man behind Skoda VW India

'Approach people with respect, mindful that they know their job better than you do, and that you're not superior to them just because you may be better educated or their boss.'Skoda Auto VW India......

Bullet train on slow track as farmers oppose land surveys

The project, the foundation stone for which was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in September 2017, is facing resistance in eight districts of Gujarat,......

Flats worth Rs 25k crore in Mumbai illegal: HC

The Bombay High Court on Monday held that developments on more than 1,000 acres of land in the suburbs of Mumbai is illegal and said that those are on the declared forest land. According to......

Flashback 2022: Pushpa Blooms

As the curtain comes down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events. Part 1: A for Alia Bhatt Part 2: Jacqueline's Con Call Part 3: Malaika-Arjun's 'M'......

18 years on, meet KBC's 1st Crorepati

'I lived the life of a rockstar for a couple of months.' IMAGE: Harshvardhan Nawathe shows off his cheque. Harshvardhan Nawathe was the first contestant to win Rs 1 crore on the first season of......

'There are so many songs where they just wear a bra!'

'Who will cast me?''It's all about how many Instagram followers you have, which ramp you're walking on,' the actress who is sensational in Sacred Games tells Rediff.com's Ronjita Kulkarni. IMAGE:......

Why I will not recommend Guzaarish to anyone

Hrithik Roshan, who plays a quadriplegic person in his latest film Guzaarish -- may have got great reviews for his performance but not everyone is happy with it.Dr Ketna Mehta, who runs Nina......

One more reason to adore Anushka-Virat!

IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma with Bruno who passed away last year. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anushka Sharma/Instagram   Virat Kohli will help stray animals in Mumbai and India's......

IPL teams, players donate for COVID-19 relief efforts

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/IPL   In response to the terrifying surge of COVID-19 cases in the country, Indian Premier League teams have joined the effort to fight the crisis by announcing......

Whatever promised needs to be met: Dhoni on Amrapali issue

India's limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has offered his support to Amrapali residents protesting in wake of the company's failure to complete the project, saying that promises......

Nadia Comneci is such an inspiration!

The Perfect 10 speaks for a perfect 12 minutes.Rediff.com's Norma Godinho listens in as the first gymnast to ever score a 10 in the Olympics leaves her audience spellbound in Mumbai. IMAGE:......