Curfew in Odisha's Sambalpur after fresh violence during Hanuman Jayanti rally

Curfew was imposed on Sambalpur city and the Odisha government extended internet suspension by another 48 hours on Saturday after sporadic overnight violence and the death of a man under mysterious......

Bihar: MBA student kidnapped

In yet another instance of kidnapping in Bihar, a 23-year-old MBA student Pratibha Anand was kidnapped from Patna for ransom, police sources said on Saturday. Pratibha, a student of MBA at......

Phone tapping: Mumbai police grill Rashmi Shukla for 2nd time this month

The Mumbai police on Wednesday recorded the statement of IPS officer and former state intelligence chief Rashmi Shukla for over two hours in connection with a case of alleged illegal tapping of......

Capital Buzz: Poor Pramod

Question: What cost Pramod Mahajan his job?Answer:loyalty to Dhirubhai Ambani. The post and telegraph department, which fellunder Mahajan's purview,issued a stamp last month to honour the late......

40-year-old fintech gurus need 60-year-olds to handhold them

The message is clear: The 60-year-old wise uncles need to handhold the 40-year-old entrepreneurs when, obsessed with ambition and greed for growth, they become a victim of hubris, points out Tamal......

Rules for telecom infra roll out in defence area eased

The defence ministry has eased rules for rolling out mobile towers, optical fibre and other telecom infrastructure gears in its area in line with the "Right of Way (RoW)" Rules notified by the......

Sony's Jassi leaves its stamp on Indian Post

Guess who will be adorning postal envelopes along with the likes of Mahatma Gandhi and JRD Tata, it is none other than the geeky darling of the tube -- Jasmeet Walia alias Jassi.To mark Jassi's......

Cops use the Game of Thrones way into millennial hearts!

City police, metros, airports, even power utilities are using pop culture and social media to reach the young and encourage public ownership of public services. Amritha Pillay reports. IMAGE: The......

Cleaning up an oil spill, James Cameron-style

The world's biggest filmmaker, James Cameron, has offered his fleet of private submarines to BP (formerly British Petroleum), to assist the company in stopping the massive oil flow threatening the......

Remembering Ravi: 'Why do you want to spoil old songs?'

The legendary composer Ravi passed into the ages on Wednesday, March 7, aged 86. We salute Ravi's brilliant musical scores, with this interview he granted Rediff.com's Patcy N in 2006. Whether......

How England plans to tackle traditional spin-friendly conditions in India

IMAGE: James Anderson said the visiting England side may have to open with two spinners to counter the Indian conditions. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Veteran English seamer James Anderson......

Rohit past his prime, India badly miss Kohli: Boycott

'This India team are ripe for the taking and England have a golden chance to be the first side to topple them on their own patch for 12 years.' IMAGE: The onus was on Rohit Sharma to shoulder the......

BCCI trashes reports of women players not being paid

IMAGE: A senior BCCI official said the claim that four women players who lost their central contract would not be paid for almost eight months of employment was absolutely false. Photograph:......

Fan who attended MCG Test, returns positive for Covid

IMAGE: Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph: Kelly Defina/Getty Images A fan, who attended last month's Boxing Day Test between India and Australia at the Melbourne......

Cricket Australia in trouble; Broadcaster threatens to end contract

CA said it was disappointed with broadcaster’s comments and would deliver a 'full and compelling summer of cricket'. IMAGE: CA has endured a year of upheaval, with former CEO Kevin Roberts......