Kader Khan, Gambhir among 112 conferred with Padma awards

President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh, L&T chairman A M Naik, late journalist Kuldip Nayar, late actor Kader Khan and cricketer Gautam Gambhir were among the 112 prominent personalities who......

CBI registers 46 cases in Saradha chit fund scam

Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday registered a record number of 46 cases in a day in connection with its probe in the Rs 10,000-crore Saradha chit fund scam naming Trinamool Congress'......

Kin of hijacked Dubai crew cry for swift justice

The plight of the 17 Indian sailors aboarda chemical tanker MT Royal Grace,who have been held hostage by Somali pirates since March 2, 2012, can only be described as hellish. The ship was hijacked......

Mata Amritanandamayi's 50th birthday today

More than half a million people from 191 countries will participate in Mata Amritanandamayi's 50th birthday celebrations, which begin in Kochi on Wednesday.Already hundreds of thousands of Amma's......

Loan moratorium extended till September 28

The top court granted two weeks to the Centre and RBI to file the affidavit and place before it the decisions taken in this regard. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Supreme Court......

Uber to drive into Indian sunset?

Comment by SoftBank board member sets off talk of Ola-Uber merger. A comment by Rajeev Misra, a board member of SoftBank and about to join the Uber board, triggered a strong buzz on Friday that......

Delhi, Mumbai among world's cheapest cities

India's capital city New Delhi and financial hub Mumbai have been ranked among the least expensive cities around the world by a survey, even as cost for food and housing in the country continues to...

Cashing in on the low-cost home rush

Does low-cost housing make economic sense? It seems to. Developers believe the loss in margins (20 per cent in affordable housing, against 50-300 per cent in case of premium housing) can be made......

COMING UP In Theatres This November

Diwali always means special for the theatrical business in India. This year has shown that big-ticket films have a ready audience for them, as seen in Pathaan and Jawan, and Salman Khan probably......

Naxalbari review

Naxalbari has some really good and unexpected twists and turns, observes Moumita Bhattacharjee. The Naxalbari Web series begins with a blast in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, which kills an MLA and his......

PIX: Bollywood stars celebrate Bhai Dooj

Bollywood actors celebrated Bhai Dooj -- called by many names like Bhau Beej and Bhai Tika as well -- on November 16 and posted lovely pictures. Photograph: Kind courtesy Preity Zinta/Instagram......

COMING UP: Entertainment, entertainment, entertainment!

The last two months of the year have plenty of entertainment to offer. Besides films, there are quite a few Web series coming up. Some of them have spilled over to the next year, giving us......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 27

Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, on Wednesday, September 27. IMAGE: India's boxer Shiva Thapa will be in action in the men's 63.5kg round of 16 bout on Wednesday.......

Ranji: Himachal squander wickets as Bengal near win

A summary of all the action from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday. IMAGE: Gujarat's Siddharth Desai claimed a superb six-wicket haul to have Jammu & Kashmir trail by 89 runs.......

BCCI committees for 2011-12

Following are the various committees and sub-committees of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the year 2011-12, selected at its 82nd AGM, in Mumbai, on Monday. Working Committee for......

Diwakar Ram to lead U-21 hockey team vs Pakistan

Drag-flicker Diwakar Ram will lead theIndian under-21 hockey team against Pakistan in a five-match away Test series from November 11 to 21. The 20-member squadincludes promising juniors in Innocent......