PIX: Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka vote for new party chief

About 9,200 Congress party delegates cast their vote on Monday to choose between Shashi Tharoor and Mallikarjun Kharge for the Congress party’s top post. The results will be declared on......

The curious case of Pawan Bansal's private secretary

While it is becoming increasingly apparent that the fortunes of sacked Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal’s family members improved dramatically during his tenure in the......

Celebrity candidates: Who made it, who didn't

From Bollywood item girls to cricketing greats, celebrities upped the glam quotient this poll season.Some we will see as future MPs, the others just have to get back to business. Rediff.com......

Meet the new ministers in Union Council

Eight new faces were inducted in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s council of ministers on Monday, with Sis Ram Ola and Oscar Fernandes making a re-entry after a gap of four years. With the new......

Now, railways expected to go on a slow chug

Railway officials said important projects at crucial stages would now be stuck for a long time At a time when Indian Railways (IR) was readying itself for a culture of negligible political......

Opposition anguished over Railways' finances

Expressing concern over the ‘poor financial situation’ in the railways, opposition parties on Thursday asked the government to come out with steps to be taken to improve the condition......

'Rail freight hike to fuel inflationary pressure'

Over 5 per cent increase in railway freight on all major commodities like foodgrains, petroleum products and fertiliser will fuel inflationary pressure, say economists."Definitely there will be......

Skyroot becomes first private co to test-fire upper-stage rocket engine

The spacetech startup is expected to launch the first rocket which can hurl satellites of 250-700 kg into a lower Earth orbit by end-2021. IMAGE: Skyroot's first rocket Vikram can hurl satellites......

Ranji: Madhya Pradesh set Mumbai 280 for victory

A summary of Tuesday's play in the Ranji Trophy matches at various venues across the country. IMAGE: Haryana's Mohit Sharma during Ranji Trophy match against Rajasthan at Lahli. Photograph:......