From Baramati to Nagpur: High-profile battles in Maharashtra

Of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, the electoral battle in Baramati will be the most keenly watched one in the ensuing elections. Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra will be held in five phases......

'Baramati is not the Pawars' property'

'If the Pawars are so powerful, then why are they scared of me?' IMAGE: NCP-Sharad Pawar Working President Supriya Sule, right, with her sister-in-law and Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar before......

No constituency left for me after...: Pankaja Munde

Bharatiya Janata Party national secretary Pankaja Munde has said her name is discussed whenever any election is announced and people think she is waiting for a position, but there is "no......

Nehru to Advani: Full list of Bharat Ratna awardees

The decision to award the Bharat Ratna to Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur has taken the number of recipients of the country's highest......

India plans to step up safety on world's most dangerous roads

Photographs: Marcelo Del Pozo/Reuters This year, the family of Rakesh Pillai, a bank employee, achieved a long-held aspiration. After hauling themselves around on bicycles and scooters all their......

Harvard bestows rare honour on Indian economist

She is the third woman ever, and the first Indian after Nobel laureate Amartya Sen to have received this outstanding honour. The iconic Harvard University's economic department recently named......

Meet the young guns who will lead top Indian companies

In November 2008, Pallavi Gopinath joined Deccan 360, the cargo airline, as associate manager (ground operations). Her credentials were impressive: an MPhil in media and film studies from the......

Review: Thirunaal has nothing new to offer

The worn-out plot, excessive violence and loud dramatic music make Thirunaal a dark and unappealing tale, writes S Saraswathi. After making his debut with a light-hearted comedy......

Sraddha teams up with Nivin Pauly for her Tamil debut

The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry. Sraddha Srinath, who has been receiving rave reviews for her performance in the recently released Kannada film U Turn, is now set to make......

Meet Baahubali's voice!

'I am happy with the kind of roles I am getting. I started off with characters roles in television. I believe in Lambha khelo Rahul Dravid bano!' Sharad Kelkar chats with Rediff.com......

Anandha Thandavam not as good as the novel

The successive works of a hit-maker are always eagerly looked forward to. Will he be able to re-create the magic, or will the film fall flat on its face? The expectations are doubled when the......