Bengal minister Bachchu Hansda, MLA Gouri Sankar Dutta join BJP

West Bengal minister Bachchu Hansda and Tehatta MLA Gouri Sankar Dutta joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday after being denied nominations for the assembly polls by the Trinamool......

Narada scam: SC annuls HC order rejecting affidavits of Mamata, minister

The Supreme Court Friday annulled the Calcutta high court's June 9 order refusing to take on record the affidavits of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Law Minister Moloy Ghatak on......

The fault-lines in Bengal's electoral battleground

The epic electoral 'Battle for Bengal' has seen the two bitter rivals BJP and Trinamool Congress change their poll strategies deftly as they square off against each other in a gruelling,......

Centre undertakes mega review of VIP security; Lalu, Akhilesh lose cover

The Centre has removed the VIP security cover of several politicians and lawmakers, including Rashtriya Janata Dal boss Lalu Prasad and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, while it has scaled......

SC says it's concerned about risk factors of GM mustard

The Supreme Court observed on Tuesday it is more concerned about the risk factors than anything else when it comes to the conditional approval granted by the Centre for environmental release of......

When Dinesh Trivedi walked out of Cabinet meet

In Parliament on Friday, when Supriya Sule, daughter of Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, and Member of Parliament, encountered Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi she asked him: "Is it true that you......

Why pharma companies sell sub-standard stuff in India

There are two pharmaceutical industries  in India -The first sells its produce in large volumes in quality-conscious United States, the gold standard, while the second sells chalta hai......

Pharma crusader takes India's drug regulators to court

* Dinesh Thakur famous for exposing Ranbaxy safety problems* Bringing public interest suit against health ministry, regulator* The suit claims lax regulation, inadequate pursuit of breaches* Suit......

'Ranbir Is Utterly Butterly Delicious'

'All through the making of Dil Daulat Aur Duniya, Rajesh Khanna never acknowledged me.''Dev Anand couldn't carry off a dhoti in Insaaniyat. He told me that he would never wear one again.''Shammi......

What Makes Kajol So Feisty At 50

If there's one thing the full-of-beans star knows, it's how to stay happy, observes Dinesh Raheja. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kajol/Instagram Kajol has some striking commonalities with her late......

The BEST of Hrishikesh Mukherjee

On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back a Rediff Special done on the brilliant filmmaker's Best Films on August 2006. Read on:Hrishikesh Mukherjee was a......

More Movies To Watch Out For In 2019!

Keep your Fridays free this year! There are so many promising movies coming up in 2019! We shared the first half of our must-watch list here. Joginder Tuteja presents the Part Two of the......

'A BIG SALUTE to our cricketing soldiers'

We asked you, dear readers to send in your congratulatory messages for the Indian team on their success Down Under. Here are your wishes for the team... IMAGE: The Indian team celebrates with the......

Sports Shorts: Boxers Simranjit, Dagar enter President's Cup final

IMAGE: Simranjit Kaur in action during her first round bout against Italy's Francesca Martusciello. Photograph: Boxing Federation of India World Championships bronze medallist Simranjit Kaur......

Here's your chance to play the IPL...

'Fantasy players create their own team, get phantom money and start playing the virtual game.'Samreen Ahmad reports. IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah celebrates Mahendra Singh Dhoni's wicket during IPL-10.......

Team India focus on reverse sweep, short balls; Lanka inspect pitch

Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul and skipper Virat Kohli warmed up for their first training session Facing short balls and playing reverse sweeps against spinners were the highlights of......

Dinesh upsets tenth seed Takkar

Unheralded T Dinesh of Andhra Pradesh shocked tenth seeded Himanashu Takkar of Railways 15-8, 14-17, 15-9 in the second round of the 68th Senior National Badminton Championships, being held at the......