What are the reasons why a girl's education falls by the wayside? IMAGE: Safeena Husain, founder NGO, Educate Girls. Photograph: Rajesh Karkera for Rediff.com Your mission in life is chosen. It's......
Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday cautioned the government against taking inflation lightly, saying every family is hit hard by price rise and asked why the Reserve Bank of India......
Intense heat swept through east India and parts of the southern peninsular region on Thursday, testing power grids and prompting the Kerala government to order closure of educational institutions......
The southwest monsoon season concluded on Saturday with India receiving 'below-average' cumulative rainfall -- 820 mm compared to the long-period average of 868.6 mm -- in an El Nino year. IMAGE:......
Private forecasting agency Skymet Weather Monday predicted a bleak monsoon in India over the next four weeks, raising concerns about the impact on agriculture. IMAGE: Women enjoy the rain to......
Could the MPCE survey results be used as a basis of reconstructing the Consumer Price Index with new weights, asks Madan Sabnavis. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The Survey on household......
The usually busy Greater Noida expressway is empty except small groups of commuters that gather at its sidelines, seeking lift from every passing vehicle. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......
By June 14, the monsoon should have reached central India. But this year it hasn’t even covered Karnataka properly or entered the Northeast. The monsoon, which has entered a prolonged lull......
'The first two months of the monsoon are not looking good.''In case both the halves fail, it is going to be misery.' IMAGE: The parched bed of the Chembarambakkam reservoir in Chennai in 2017.......
Many farmers in drought hit states are seeking MGNREGA work but the state government’s coffers do not have enough fund to pay the salaries of these workers. States, particularly some......
'I've been getting offers to play someone who is sexy, hot and smart.' IMAGE: Aishwarya Sushmita and Santanu Ghatak in a scene from Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story. She's got these tags. That......
'Kriti Sanon is an educated, well-read, articulate actress.' "I've had so much fun!" Pankaj Tripathi tells Subhash K Jha about working in his latest film, Mimi. "It's a film about child surrogacy,......
'Kaala's sin is not that it is presented as a mouthpiece for its director Pa Ranjith's political viewpoints, but that it makes a travesty of them.''Ranjith turns Marx into merchandise, all the......
What the stars wanted, this Diwali. Hema Malini: Diwali is my favourite festival. It means being with my family, dressing up in beautiful new clothes, making rangolis and eating mithai. There......
'Our story was really made after we saw what was happening in Punjab.'Earlier it was 'drug film, cool thriller, hipster movie.''Then we went to Punjab and we said, "Boss!"'Udta Punjab director......
At a time when Indian hockey is looking for a national coach after Spaniard Jose Brasa's contract was not renewed, former captain Dhanraj Pillay said he is the fittest person for the job. One of......