S B Chavan: The tough taskmaster

Former Union home minister S B Chavan, who died in Mumbai on Thursday, had carved a niche for himself as an astute administrator. It was not for nothing that he was known as 'headmaster' in......

'Many times we miss the cancer symptoms'

'Live a healthy lifestyle. Like what our parents taught us. Like our parents' parents taught them.''We become obese. In obesity the chance of cancer increases.''Any new symptom? Please talk to your......

'Bas Modi hi hai BJP mein, aur kuch nahi hai'

In the dangal of UP politics, much as Muzaffarnagar wants to leave its past, the shadows are never far behind.Rediff.com's Archana Masih visits the offices of political parties, shops and people's......

Blanket ban on smoking indoors from Oct 2

Private offices and other establishments can no longer have designated rooms for puffing cigarettes as the ban on smoking in public places would be enforced strictly from October 2, Union Health......

2010 a nightmare for tobacco farmers

For Andhra Pradesh tobacco farmers, 2010 was a tough year.Heavy rain in the last week of November and the first week of December damaged the crop extensively, resulting in a loss of around Rs 625......

Scope for more GST rate cuts; 'juvenile' to link it with polls: FM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday debunked Congress' claim that it forced the government to lower tax on over 200 goods, saying rationalisation of rates was in works for 3-4......

Australia imposes tough rules on cigarette firms

Australia has become the first country to initiate a new law proposing strict packaging rules for tobacco companies to sell their cigarette packs 'plain' without display of logo or imagery on the......

ITC Q4 net profit up 18%

Indian tobacco firm ITC Ltd's move to shorten low-priced cigarettes by 5 millimetres helped fourth-quarter profit jump 18 per cent as customers snapped up smokes small enough to qualify for a lower......

Review: Masala Republic is a shabby film

Masala Republic is one of the tackiest films made in recent times, says Paresh C Palicha. Directed by debutant director Visakh G S, Masala Republic is a satirical entertainer on the ban......

'I don't want to meet the Talwars'

'The director has tried to be neutral. But Talvar won't leave the audience confused, for sure.' Irrfan Khan discusses Talvar with Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com You get precisely 900 seconds to......

Kolkata 2001: The Odyssey, viewed from the sidelines

20 years ago this week, India and Australia played one of the greatest Test matches in cricket history.Sreehari Nair relives the sound and the fury of that unforgettable game at the Eden Gardens.......

Raikkonen wins Hungarian GP

Kimi Raikkonen won the Hungarian Grand Prix for McLaren on Sunday to revive his Formula One title hopes and claw 10 points back from Renault's championship leader Fernando Alonso.After the agony of......

'Kimi should leave McLaren'

Formula One fans are a passionate breed. And when Sumit Rajwade and Raja Sen landed in the rediff Formula One chat on Monday afternoon a minute late, the questions were already piling up.Don't......