Sorry state of affairs: SC slams Uttarakhand for forest fires

Slamming the Uttarakhand government for its "lackadaisical" approach to controlling forest fires, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the state's chief secretary to personally present himself......

Missing jawan's body found after 38 yrs in Siachen

The body of an army jawan was found in an old bunker in Siachen, 38 years after he went missing in an avalanche while on patrol. Image used only for representation. The Sainik Group Centre in......

Doctors, lawyers, engineers -- Modi's new ministers

Among the 36 new faces in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers, eight are lawyers, four are doctors, two former IAS officers and four MBA degree holders, besides several engineers,......

47 dead as heavy rains lash Uttarakhand; rescue ops on

Forty-two more people were reported killed in Uttarakhand's Kumaon region on Tuesday as several houses collapsed following incessant downpour, taking the toll due to rain-related incidents in the......

Poultry prices hit

Demand and prices of poultry products took took a heavy beating in Maharashtra along with Gujarat, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh but remained by and large unaffected in the rest of the country.......

How to buy a dream house in the hills

Astyuttarasyaam dishi devataatmaaHimaalayo naama nagaadhiraajah.Puuravaaparau toyanidhii vagaahyaSthith parvitivyaaiava maanadandaha.Himalayas, the king of kings in the north,is the soul of the......

Rakhi glams up for a grand sangeet

Preparations for Rakhi Sawant's sangeet are on in full swing. The beautiful bride-to-be, whose show on NDTV Imagine -- Rakhi Ka Swayamvar -- is winding down, is taking care of all aspects to......

Hard Kaur raps for rediff!

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'Madhuri's features have not changed but she has aged'

Make-up artist with magic hands, Pandhari Juker has done a marvellous job on many famous faces, making older actresses look younger, and younger ones older to suit their on-screen personas.  ......

When Shammi walked out of the Kapoor shadow

Shammi Kapoor was, undoubtedly, one of the top 20 superstars of Indian cinema, and so expectedly, finds a place for himself in an upcoming book titled Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian......

Shivdan, Lone to spearhead Indian challenge

Services Sports Control Board runners Shivdan Singh and Bhairo Singh Lone will spearhead the Indian challenge in the Standard Chartered Mumbai International Marathon on Sunday.Shivdan, who finished......