Sena to be part of Fadnavis' cabinet expansion; gets 2 MoS berths

Two Shiv Sena MLAs will be joining the Devendra Fadnavis ministry in Maharashtra, which will be expanded on Friday, putting to rest the speculation whether the Uddhav Thackeray-led party would be......

Sachin, 9, died fetching water in the drought

Last week, Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com and Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com reported how 12-year-old Yogita Desai died when fetching water.Today, they report how a nine-year-old child drowned while trying to......

View: Thackeray, a close ally of the capitalists

'Many people are in awe of the power wielded by Thackeray. I found that even R K Laxman shared this feeling though both he and Thackeray began as cartoonists in the 1940s.' 'See how far ahead......

'Bombay HC has been a spectacular bulwark of freedom'

Affirming his government's commitment to working with judiciary for improving delivery of justice, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that the Law Commission is looking at improvements......

Which magazine is known for Big Mac Index?

Biz literature Are you familiar with business literature? Are you aware of well-known books/journals on finance? Take the rediff business quiz to gauge your knowledge. Biz Quiz is best viewed in......

Nirupa Roy: Eternal Mother

Jitendra KothariThe announcement of Nirupa Roy's death severs one of our last remaining links to the Golden Age Of Bollywood.For many, Nirupa Roy was almost a generic term for 'screen mother.' This......