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Senior IRS officer sacked for corruption

A senior Indian Revenue Service officer has been dismissed from service after his plea against his conviction for amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income was rejected by the......

'He was a Google'

Remembering journalist extraordinaire Kanti Bhatt. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. When legendary Gujarati journalist Kanti Bhatt passed away on August 4, 2019, his army of devoted......

Brave journalist who stood against sand mafia kidnapped and burnt alive

A 40-year-old local journalist was burnt to death allegedly in Madhya Pradesh by three persons, suspected to be closely linked to sand mafia, who set him ablaze apparently over his refusal to......

Row erupts over RSS chief's 'lion vs dogs' comment

Photograph: Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters A controversy erupted on Saturday over Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks at the World Hindu Congress in Chicago. Speaking at......

Why the regional journalist is at threat

The murder of journalists in 2015 underscore the rising power of regional language media, especially local-language newspapers, says Nilanjana S Roy Those who killed, killed in the open. Thugs......

Farmers trim gold purchases, threatening rebound in global prices

A downturn in Indian demand could hit global gold prices. Gold demand in the world's biggest consumer India risks falling for a second straight year in 2015, as millions of Indian farmers hit by......

Gold imports seen dull on seasonal factors

Gold imports by India, the world's largest consumer, are expected to be muted until the end of July due to firm global prices and a lull in demand after the wedding season and arrival of the......

Sensex up 44 points at 10,853

The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 46 points at 10,855. Fresh buying in early trades saw the index rally to a high of 10,992. Selling pressure at higher levels saw the index slip into......

Going wireless, the WiFi way!

Ashutosh Maheshwari, a Mumbai-based marketing professional, started using WiFi about five years ago. Today, he takes pride in the fact that his wireless Internet connection allows him to access the......

Smart city challenge: Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, are you ready?

At a time when the world is talking about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of developing ‘100 smart cities’ to accommodate the burgeoning population of India, we take a......

What Are Malaika And Remo Up To?

IMAGE: Remo D'Souza and Malaika Arora. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com The streaming space just got hotter! Amazon MX Player has announced over 100 shows and films at its inaugural......

Kiara, Janhvi, Disha: Bollywood's Style Icons

Hard core glamour and entertainment were the highlights of the second edition of the Pinkvilla Style Icons Awards, held in Mumbai over the weekend. So who won what? Let's take a look. Disha......

Deepika, Rekha, Vidya Balan bid goodbye to Sridevi

Bollywood's last salute to Sridevi. Almost *everyone* in Bollywood turned up to pay their last respects to Sridevi on Wednesday morning. Her mortal remains were kept at the Celebrations Sports Club......

Guess which heroines are rocking the bikinis?

Bollywood is all about the bikinis these days, and everytime a heroine wears a two-piece, it's flashed all over the news channels.So let's check how closely you've been paying attention. Identify......

The Best Films of Smita Patil

Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special......

14-year-old dominates National Games!

Teenage sensation Dhinidhi Desinghu continued her exploits on the pool with her fifth gold as Karnataka continued their domination in swimming with two more top podium finishes at the 38th National......

India's schedule at the Asian Games: Day 5

Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the fifth day of the Asian Games. IMAGE: PV Sindhu of India competes. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images ARCHERY - Starts 8:30 AM Men's......

India's schedule at the Asian Games on Tuesday

India’s schedule for Tuesday, the fourth day of competition, at the Asian Games in Incheon. CYCLING TRACK: Deborah: Women's sprint qualifying (06:30 IST) EQUESTRIAN: Nadia Haridass and Shruti......

Sports Shorts: Indians win five medals in Asian Indoors

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday IMAGE: Sourav Kothari poses. Photograph: Twitter Indians added five medals, including a gold through cueist Sourav Kothari,......

India@Asiad: Bopanna-Sharan, Ankita assure at least two medals

IMAGE: Ankita Raina in action. Photograph: Ben Hoskins/Getty Images for LTA Ankita Raina and top seeds men's doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan assured India of at least a couple of......

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