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16 out of 31 MPs on Waqf bill JPC are from NDA

The joint committee of Parliament to examine the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will have 31 members -- 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha -- and will submit its report by the next session.......

INDIA bloc leaders protest in Parl with Constitution copies in hands

In a show of strength, the Opposition INDIA bloc members on Monday waved copies of the Constitution in Parliament as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha.......

Gandhis, Mamata, Kejri, Nitish stay out of INDIA coordination panel

The Opposition INDIA bloc on Friday finalised a 14-member coordination-cum-election strategy committee comprising members of various parties, and it will function as the alliance's highest......

Shettar effect: Kin of 3 ministers in 3rd BJP list; mum on Shivamogga, Manvi

With just three days left for the deadline of filing nominations for the May 10 assembly elections in Karnataka, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday announced candidates for 10 more......

7-year-old among 11 killed in Thane building collapse

At least 11 people, including four of a family, were killed and seven injured when a 50-year-old building collapsed near the Thane Railway Station in the wee hours of Tuesday. The four-storeyed......

Datsun redi-GO launched, price starts at Rs 2.38 lakh

The 800cc five-speed manual transmission comes with a fuel economy of 25.17 kmpl.Photographs: Sanjay Sawant/Rediff.com Japanese auto major Nissan, on Tuesday, launched its new small car redi-GO......

Allowing farmers to buy seeds with old notes will have limited impact

Experts claim impact of breather limited as most hybrid vegetable seeds are sold by private companies. With sowing in the rabi season slowing down because of acute cash crunch in rural areas......

Nissan launches Datsun Go+ at Rs 3.79 lakh

Image: Datsun Go+. Photograph: Sanjay Sawant/Rediff.com Nissan Motor India on Friday launched compact multipurpose vehicle Datsun Go+ in New Delhi, with prices starting at Rs 3.79......

Slice of Indian life to spice up lives

Arun Samant and Appa Khule have little in common - Samant lives in Khetwadi in Mumbai and Khule is a fisherman from the picturesque Nivti-Bhogve village in coastal Sindhudurg in Maharashtra. But......

A tough battle ahead for Mumbai's famous dabbawalas

Mumbai's famous dabbawalas are reinventing themselves to meet the challenge posed by food delivery portals. Image: Prince charles meets dabbawallahs, who deliver meals to office workers......

'Today Is A Big Loss For All Of Us'

Quite a few film folk from the Marathi film industry attended the funeral of veteran actor Atul Parchure, who died on October 14 after a long battle with cancer. He was 57. Parchure's filmography......

Salman, Ranbir At Satish Kaushik Funeral

The mortal remains of Satish Kaushik, who succumbed to a fatal heart attack early on March 9, returned to the city where he earned fame and fortune later on Thursday. Friends and colleagues paid......

Photo: Rakhi Sawant, the tigress

Rakhi Sawant has now joined the long list of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animalsendorsers. In the new ad, she dresses up like a tiger to protest against the use of animals in circuses. The......

PIX: Poonam Pandey, Varun, Alia at Mirchi Music Awards

Quite a few celebrities attended the ninth Mirchi Music Awards over the weekend. We saw the inside pictures from the awards show. Let's take a look at the celebs on the red carpet: Sophie Choudry......

PIX: Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun Kapoor perform at Mirchi Music awards

The eighth Mirchi Music Awards held at Yash Raj Studio on February 29 saw some of the biggest Bollywood stars in attendance. A look at the arrivals: Don't Miss: Gauahar Khan, Dia Mirza at the......

Revealed: The story behind K L Rahul's tattoos

Brian Lara once called K L Rahul the 'prettiest batsman to watch in world cricket.' But it hasn't been an easy ride for the swashbuckling opener. Now, in striking form against Australia and New......

Petroleum clinch men's and women's badminton title

Defending champions Petroleum on Saturday extended their record run at the Inter State Badminton Championship, winning the men's and women's title for the 14th time at the Sher-e-Kashmir Indoor......

Saina set for tougher test in Indonesia Super Series

Saina Nehwal made a rampaging start to her London Olympics build-up by winning the Thailand Open last week and the Indian ace will now look to test her game against the Chinese when she starts her......

Saina in quarter-finals of Thailand Open

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal registered a straight games victory over China's Li Han to advance to the quarter-finals of Thailand Grand Prix Gold in Bangkok on Thursday. The world No 5 Indian......

Saina cruises, Jwala-Ponnappa lose

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal crossed the first hurdle with a straight-game victory but India overall had a bitter-sweet day at the Asia Badminton Championship at Qingdao, China on Wednesday.......

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