Forests will rescue India, says Jairam Ramesh

Before the crucial United Nations conference on climate change in Copenhagen in December, India is strengthening its argument to avoid any rigorous capping on its carbon emissions. Here,......

Don't act further on Godhra report: HC

The Gujarat high court Monday directed allconcerned authorities, especially the Ministry of Railways and United Progressive Alliance government "not to further act" on Justice U C Banerjee's report......

Vanisha Mittal ties the knot with Amit Bhatia

Amid pomp and show, Vanisha Mittal, daughter of Non-Resident Indian steel tycoon L N Mittal, tied the nuptial knot with London-based financier Amit Bhatia in the beautiful setting of Vaux les......

Construction of new roads in India hit by potholes

As FIIs pull out of road projects, doubts have surfaced about the future of new highways and roads, Megha Manchanda/Business Standard reports from New Delhi. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs)......

'Wish prices were kept low for the common man'

For Ashok Upadhyay, a taxi driver from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, who makes his living in Mumbai, there are concerns more pressing than the Budget. Namely, he says, prices for even basic......

Despite slowdown, auto firms raise salaries

While sales of automobiles for the financial year 2008 2009 grew by less than 1 per cent, two-wheeler and passenger vehicle manufacturers have effected salary hikes across all levels of employees......

Demonetisation has hit at the heart of businesses

From farmers to cement, steel, logistics, transportation and automobiles, the back-end is struggling to get going due to the liquidity crisis.  Viveat Pinto & Aditi Divekar, Chandan Kishore......

The Best Of Yash Chopra On OTT

In recent years, Yash Chopra has been labelled King Of Romance, when in fact, his best film, Deewar (1975) did not have a chiffon-clad heroine dancing in the snow. Unfortunately, it is not......

Modern Love: Mumbai Review

Modern Love: Mumbai has a mostly good selection of stories, and unlike so many other OTT shows that seem to think profanity and sex depict modernity, this one can be watched with the family without......

Bollywood's 36 jhoola moments

From chandeliers, balloons, the moon, the reds -- it's the little things that draw us to the bigger picture. Sukanya Verma looks at the jhoola and how it's an unforgettable part of many a Bollywood......

'Why did Bollywood perform at a Coldplay concert?'

'If it is Coldplay, I don't think Bollywood needed to be there.''If you put Bollywood everywhere, I don't think other bands will come to India.'Rediff.com's Jahnavi Patel listens to voices from the......

Sports Shorts: MMA's McGregor announces shock retirement

IMAGE: Conor McGregor with belts during a press conference. Photograph: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Irish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Conor McGregor said on Tuesday he was......