Hindu seer Narsinghanand detained after violent protests over remarks against Prophet

Controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand has been booked in another hate speech case after he allegedly made objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammed that sparked protests in the Ghaziabad......

States can't acquire all private properties for common good, rules SC

In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court by a majority of 7:2 on Tuesday held all private properties cannot form part of "material resources of the community" empowering states to take them over......

Kavitha forced S C Reddy to pay Rs 25 cr to AAP: CBI

The Central Bureau of Investigation has told a special court here that Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha had allegedly "threatened" Aurobindo Pharma promoter Sharath Chandra Reddy to pay an......

Excise policy: ED attaches assets worth Rs 115 cr of 2 approvers

The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth more than Rs 115 crore of two of its approvers -- Telugu Desam Party's Lok Sabha poll candidate Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy's businessman son......

Silicon Valley eyes green power generation

Indian entrepreneurs settled in the US-based Silicon Valley are keen on power generation in Orissa using alternate energy sources. To start with, this group of potential investors is looking at a......

Modi needs to listen to our economists

We have a government with an extremely weak economic team advising a PM who hardly pays attention to their thoughts, says Jayanta Roy. Photograph: Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   I......

Entertainment tax to be cut: Reddy

The government is committed to the growth of the entertainment industry and will take immediate steps to cut entertainment tax, Jaipal Reddy, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting said......

Why ICICI Bank chose Girish Chaturvedi as its chairman

The ICICI board is looking to the retired petroleum secretary to provide 'maturity and sagacity'.Jyoti Mukul reports.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com His former colleagues in the powerful......

Watch Vijay Deverakonda Romance Mrunal Thakur

Amazon Prime Video has announced 69 assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting. Here's looking at the Tamil and Telugu content you will be watching this year! Do Read:......

Amazon Unveils Slate Of Films, Series

Amazon Prime Video has announced 41 titles in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English, thereby throwing a challenge to its streaming competitors. Amazon's attractive line-up for the next two years......

PIX: Radhika, Surveen watch Sacred Games with Saif

The Saif Ali Khan-Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte-Surveen Chawla starrer streams July 6 onwards. A special screening of the Netflix Web series Sacred Games was held in Mumbai on Thursday. Based......

PIX: Sridevi's LAVISH party with husband, costars, politicos

Boney Kapoor and politician Amar Singh's party to celebrate Sridevi's 50th birthday at a plush lounge in Colaba, South Mumbai, was attended by Bollywood stars and several political bigwigs.And......

There Will Surely Never Be Another Bishan Singh Bedi

One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday.Rediff.com salutes the legend. IMAGE: Bedi in action, August 2, 1971. Photograph: Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty......

'Spinners must make friends with 'keepers first'

Former India spinner Venkatapathy Raju explains the mysteries of spin bowling.A Joseph Antony listens in. IMAGE: Then India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrates with off-spinner Ravichandran......

Mithali, Jhulan left out of Women's T20 challenge

IMAGE: Senior Indian cricketers Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami were the notable absentees in the three squads for the Women's T20 Challenge to be played in Pune from May 23. Photograph: Jan......

Ranji: Tons by Baba twins put TN on top vs Chattisgarh

A round-up of the first day's proceedings in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu's Baba Aparajith and Babba Indrajith run between the wickets during their 206-run......

Bobby Robson shone like a beacon of decency

Throughout a life spent almost entirely devoted to football, former England manager Bobby Robson shone like a beacon of decency and old-fashioned values, of all that is good in the game. The......