Telangana plant explosion toll rises to 36; FIR against factory mgmt

The toll in the explosion at the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant in Sangareddy district of Telangana rose to 36 and the state government will engage with the management of the firm to ensure that......

Will BJP Be The New Congress?

Only in the event of the RSS managing to force Modi into accepting a consensual candidate, will the party not continue to 'being' the 'next Congress', observes Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay. IMAGE:......

7 killed as rain-soaked wall collapses at Andhra temple

Seven people, including a couple and two of their relatives, were killed when a rain-soaked wall collapsed at the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Simhachalam here in the early hours of......

Will Miss World Raise Telangana's Profile?

Many states are realising that hosting mega events puts the spotlight on them and raises their profile. IMAGE: Miss World 2024 Krystyna Pyszkova speaks at the Miss World press conference in......

Strange case of why the handloom board was abolished

The Bharatiya Janata Party manifesto in 2014 announced it would set up a separate ministry for handlooms and handicraft. Instead of doing that, the BJP government has abolished the only institution......

Modi needs to listen to our economists

We have a government with an extremely weak economic team advising a PM who hardly pays attention to their thoughts, says Jayanta Roy. Photograph: Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   I......

Hyderabad now boasts of India's longest flyover!

India's longest flyover with a length of 11.66 km was dedicated to the nation by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah amid controversy over its naming after former Prime Minister P V Narasimha......

Modi govt does not acknowledge the word 'slowdown': Manmohan

There is a need for tax reforms in the country in a bolder way, Singh said. In a sharp attack on the Modi government over the state of the economy, former prime minister Manmohan Singh on......

Meet the cast of Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy

Chiranjeevi's upcoming magnum opus Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy looks grand, especially the action sequences. Directed by Surender Reddy, the film sees the Telugu superstar play a freedom......

The Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy review

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy is a larger-than-life spectacle that deserves a theatre viewing, feels Karan Sanjay Shah. Historicals, especially relating to India’s freedom struggle, have......

When Kriti stepped out with Kriti

Wherever Bollywood celebs go, the cameras follow. Promotions, events or  football match... Bollyfolk get snapped everywhere. So what were they doing this weekend?   Kriti......

Send us your War reviews!

The reviews and in, and here's how Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff's star vehicle War has been rated well. The other mega release Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy looks like a larger-than-life spectacle as......