When will Indian Army permit women to fight?

'Today's India is fearless and is on track to be a great power. But this is definitely not happening without women, who form 48 per cent of our population.'Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE: The Indian......

Opposition slams govt over Noida namaz diktat, BJP hits back

Noida administration's diktat asking private firms to stop their Muslim employees from offering Friday prayers at a local park snowballed into a major controversy on Wednesday with Bahujan Samaj......

India successfully test-fires supersonic interceptor missile off Odisha's coast

India on Thursday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile, capable of destroying any incoming hostile ballistic missile, from a test range off Odisha......

Sheena Bora Trial: Who wants to kill Indrani?

'I returned to jail at 4.45. I was body searched and sent back to my cell.''A bowl of dal was kept there covered.''Another guard gave me a tablet and I became unconscious.'Accused One spoke about a......

Data privacy a major concern in India: Nandan Nilekani

Data privacy, he said, is a broader argument beyond Aadhaar as it includes everything such as issues related to mobile phones and social media data. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Nandan......

Sensex gains 186 points on F&O expiry

After Wednesday's massive 520 points rally, the Sensex on Thursday opened on a flat note. It slipped into the negative for a while and touched a low of 14,078. However, it rebounded into the......

A N Shanbhag answers your tax queries

The A N Shanbhag NR Group specialises in tax and investment advisory services for Residents and Non-Resident Indians.A N Shanbhag and Sandeep Shanbhag spent over an hour on the Rediff Chat on......

Sharmila Tagore: I was an accidental actress

'I kept telling myself I’d quit after every film. I saw myself in my first Hindi film Kashmir Ki Kali and I didn’t like myself. I said, one more film and I’m done.......

Stats: Laxman completes 4000 runs in Asia

Following are the statistical highlights on the fifth day of the third and final Test between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo on Saturday. # VVS Laxman's second hundred against Sri Lanka is his 16th......

Advocaat to coach UAE

Former Netherlands coach Dick Advocaat signed a one-year deal on Sunday to take charge of the United Arab Emirates national side.The Dutchman, who led the Netherlands to the Euro 2004 semi-finals,......