Sand mining: MP govt removes police officer for complicity

Two days after the sand mining mafia attacked a police team in Panna district, Madhya Pradesh government on Monday removed a police station incharge for allegedly abetting the illegal activity.......

MP: BJP leader among 2 held for illegal sand mining

Cracking the whip on mining mafia, the police on Sunday arrested a person for firing at the police probing illegal sand mining, even as a Morena Bharatiya Janata Party leader was held for allegedly......

Al-Ummah wanted to eliminate BJP leaders in the south

The Al-Ummah operatives who were arrested on Saturday after a major encounter on the Andhra Pradesh border on Saturday are providing the police with a mine of information regarding their plans.......

Has Nagpur replaced Delhi as the de-facto capital?

Devanik Saha wonders if saffronisation of India is on the rise   The capital of any country is generally defined as a place which is the administrative centre of the country and from where......

Rs 5 crore worth diamond found in Panna Mines

The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has unearthed a precious 37.68 carat diamond, the biggest so far, from its Madhya Pradesh-based Panna mines. "So far this 37.68 carat is the......

In a first since 1998, rough diamonds will be auctioned in Surat

So far, rough diamonds mined from the Panna mines in Madhya Pradesh were auctioned online but displayed only at Panna. In a first since 1998, rough diamonds mined in India will now be up for......

10 richest diamond mines in the world

Diamonds are forever, goes the adage, however cliched. Value of a diamonds is measured on the basis of four Cs -- carat, cut, color, and clarity. In India, most diamond mines were depleted......

Diamond mining at Panna may resume before Aug 15

The country's largest iron ore producer, NMDC, is likely to restart mining operations at the Panna diamond reserves in Madhya Pradesh by August 15 and is currently undertaking trial runs at the......

Nushrratt Parties With Ayushmann-Tahira

Ayushmann Khurrana and Tahira Kashyap hosted a grand Diwali party for friends at their home in Mumbai. Nushrratt Bharuccha glitters in a golden lehenga.   Tahira Kashyap, seen here with......

Neha Dhupia: As single as single can get

Neha Dhupia chatted exclusively with rediff.com readers on June 29. For those who missed it, here's the second part of the chat transcipt.Don't miss the first part!samkk:which is the movie you are......