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26/11: 'Rana Will Tell Us About ISI's Role'

'He is the key to unravel the 26/11 conspiracy.' IMAGE: Tahawwur Rana, who assisted David Headley in planning the 26/11 terror attacks. Photograph: ANI Photo Avinash Mohananey, the retired......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

New airport, revamped railway station: Modi's gifts for Ayodhya ahead of Ram temple event

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in a festooned, festive Ayodhya on Saturday to unveil a ‘new look old' city with an airport, a revamped train station and projects worth Rs 15,700 crore......

2006 Varanasi blasts convict Waliullah Khan sentenced to death

A local court in Ghaziabad on Monday sentenced terror convict Waliullah Khan to death for the serial blasts in Varanasi that killed at least 20 people 16 years back. IMAGE: Waliullah Khan,......

RPF constable shoots dead ASI, 3 passengers on Jaipur-Mumbai train

A Railway Protection Force constable on Monday shot dead his senior colleague and three passengers in two bogies and a pantry car on board the moving Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express near Palghar......

The major decisions taken by the GST Council

The GST Council on Saturday decided to tweak tax rates on items, including accommodation services for students and solar cookers, and took a host of taxpayer-friendly measures including waiver of......

Railways to privatise retiring rooms

In order to provide better facilities to passengers in retiring rooms at stations in the national capital, railways have decided to privatise its operation.Modern amenities including TV sets and......

The Modi Premium

Economic growth, which we are taking for granted, slows for a completely different set of local or global factors and the Modi premium vanishes, observes Debashis Basu. Illustrations: Uttam......

Railways speeds along on digital fast track

Around 30-50 million passengers in the reserved category have switched over to digital payments. A little more than a year since demonetisation and the consequent push for digital payments by the......

Railways to develop 528 model stations

With a view to attracting more passengers and improve basic amenities, the Indian Railways has decided to give a facelift to over 500 stations across the country incorporating state-of-the-art......

Hrithik Roshan's 10 WOW scenes!

Hrithik Roshan first faced the camera as a child for his maternal grandfather J Om Prakash's movies. Growing up, he assisted his actor-turned-director dad Rakesh Roshan on home productions like......

'Jewellery in Rani Padmini's wedding scene is worth Rs 1 crore'

Tonight's episode of Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur will show the beautiful queen Rani Padmini's wedding ceremony. Tejaswini Lonari, who plays the title character, looks splendid in her bridal......

Cannes' Movers & Shakers

Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds got a rousing welcome at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday. Cheering for the film was Sharon Stone, who looked svelte in a sexy black number with......

When supermodels rocked!

So there's a worldwide recession? Apparently, America's uber-elite glitterati crowd hasn't noticed yet. On Monday night, in New York City, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume......

From Etawah to Bollywood, Pia Bajpai's AMAZING journey

'I got Rs 300 for a dubbing job and I was so happy with that money because it was my first income in Mumbai!' Laal Rang heroine Pia Bajpai tells her story. Pia Bajpai has an amazing story. The......

IPL 2024: How this Punjab Kings dasher battled depression for glory

IMAGE: Ashutosh Sharma's late cameo powered Punjab Kings to victory against Gujarat Titans on Thursday. Photographs: BCCI "There was a time when I wasn't even allowed to get a feel of the cricket......

'There will never be another Bishan Bedi'

'He was a cricketer who come once in a lifetime...' Cricket legend Bishan Singh Bedi passed away into the ages on October 23, 2023.Regarded as one of the greatest spinners to have played the game,......

There Will Surely Never Be Another Bishan Singh Bedi

One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday.Rediff.com salutes the legend. IMAGE: Bedi in action, August 2, 1971. Photograph: Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty......

Mithali's heartfelt tribute to longtime teammate Jhulan

'She would spit fire even while bowling at me in nets' IMAGE: Mithali Raj with Jhulan Goswami. Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty Images Jhulan Goswami's commitment to the game was such that she......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

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