How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

Bihar court orders to file FIR against Amit Shah and Dayashankar

A Bihar court on Friday ordered the police to file a first information report against Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah and expelled party leader Dayashankar Singh, who had made abusive......

Cantt board polls: BJP loses all 7 seats in Modi's constituency Varanasi

In a major jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh, none of the candidates supported by it could ensure victory in the Cantonment Board polls in Varanasi and Lucknow, and managed to win......

Padma Vibhushan for Mario Miranda, Bhupen Hazarika

President Pratibha Patil has approved the conferment of Padma Awards-2012. This year the President has approved 109 awards including one duo case (counted as one) and 14 in the category of......

Share of women in boardrooms up for eighth year in a row

However, women still account for less than a fifth of directorships among Nifty500 companies. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Investment banking star and Moelis India chief executive......

Accenture to foray into Bengal; to hire 1,000

Kolkata is all set to have a new entrant in the information technology (IT) space. Global technology and consultancy giant, Accenture, is currently in the process of setting up operations, by way......

Box office: Poor opening for Force 2, Tum Bin 2

The hits and misses of the week. Last week's releases -- both sequels -- saw a similar fate at the box office. Force 2 failed to impress with its convoluted plot.  Tum Bin 2 was too lengthy......

Box Office: Rock On 2 flops

The hits and misses of the week. Farhan Akhtar-starrer Rock On 2 did not receive as much love as the first movie. The reviews were poor and the film fared badly at the box office. Trade analyst......

Box Office: 31st October flops

The hits and misses of the week. Last week's release 31st October has fared poorly at the box office. Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly verdict.   31st October......

Box Office: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Shivaay fare average

The hits and misses of the week. Last week saw two big Diwali film releases -- Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Ajay Devgn's Shivaay. Both films saw a below average opening......

Jwala moves court over BAI's life ban threat

Embattled shuttler Jwala Gutta moved the Delhi high court on Wednesday against the Badminton Association of India after its disciplinary committee recommended a life ban on her for an alleged code......

Will intervene in Jwala issue if she approaches: Jitendra Singh

In what would come as some relief for embattled shuttler Jwala Gutta, who is facing a life ban for alleged disciplinary breach, Sports Minister Jitendra Singh said he can look into her dispute with......

Himanshu shocks Ganguly

Defending champion and Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly suffered a shocking defeat against International Master in waiting Himanshu Sharma in the 2nd round of 43rd National 'A' chess championship......

S S Ganguly suffers shock defeat

National champion Surya Shekhar Ganguly suffered a shock defeat in the second round but easily garnered a full point victory in the next in the second Parsvnath International Chess tournament in......

Upsets galore in Tata chess

Upsets continued to be the order of the day in the third round of the Tata International Chess tournament, with unheralded Vinod Bhagwat defeating British Open champion Abhijit Kunte and Arindam......