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Heavy rains disrupt normal life in TN, more downpour likely in next two days

Intermittent, widespread rains lashed Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, bringing residential neighbourhoods and roads under knee-deep water and leading to traffic congestion besides......

Fire extinguisher on rail track sparks scare in UP

A fire extinguisher that may have accidentally fallen off a train set off a scare on Sunday when the driver of another passenger train applied brakes after spotting the cylinder-like object on the......

Mumbai traffic back on track after heavy rains, woman drowns

Vehicular and rail traffic in Mumbai resumed on Thursday, a day after heavy rains battered the city, inundating low-lying areas, halting local trains in their tracks and forcing the diversion of at......

Red alert as Mumbai battered with 10 cm rain in 5 hours, schools shut

After a long hiatus, heavy rains returned to lash Mumbai and suburbs on Wednesday, inundating low-lying areas, stopping local trains on tracks between Kurla and Thane stations and stranding......

UP: Broken rail track found in Jaunpur; goods train derails in Sonbhadra

The engine of a goods train derailed in Sonbhadra early on Monday, disrupting rail traffic for hours after debris from a nearby hill fell on the tracks due to heavy rains, railway officials said.......

Realty goldmine or citizen minefield, Dharavi makeover gets wiggle room

Asia's largest urban slum, spread over 600 acres in the heart of India's financial capital, is home to an informal leather and pottery industry employing over 100,000. Raghavendra Kamath reports.......

Why Air Indias' privatisation sailed & BPCL's is dragging on

Changing tracks helps. But, not taking the beaten path isn't always helpful. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com This is the story of two of India's biggest privatisations - Air India and Bharat......

'Economy needs animal spirits'

'Kindling the private sector's animal spirits is more important than focusing on how government can give jobs on its own.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "Government needs to focus......

Prayagraj to house Indian Railways' ambitious freight programme

Built by the French railway technology company Alstom, it will host a 90-metre-long digital wall for train operation, said to be the second largest in Asia. IMAGE: A man walks on a railway track......

Budget is an exercise in hiding bad government finances

'No Budget has so far has addressed the issue of the government's abysmal productivity of capital spending, improving which will be the big game changer. 'But, the government's tight lock on......

Will Sexual Abuse Ever End In Film Industry?

Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Worms are daily crawling......

Why Iss Raat Ki Subah Nahin is relevant even today

Cinema entertains, exhilarates and enlightens. Its ability to relate and inform the viewer through universal, timeless emotions are what contributes to its legacy, now available more easily than......

Ranji Trophy: HP's Kalsi hits maiden double century; UP fight back

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Ankit Kalsi hit his maiden double ton for Himachal Pradesh against Uttarakhand in their Ranji Trophy Group B match in Dharamsala......

Ranji: Dube's blitz, Shaw's comeback and Mumbai's dominance

Dube fires as Mumbai seize control against sloppy Bengal Photograph: Kind Courtesy Mumbai Cricket Association/X India's T20 specialist Shivam Dube continued his recent streak of form with a......

Ranji: Jagadeesan's triple ton, Tiwary's ton dominate the day

Jagadeesan hits triple ton as TN take complete control against Chandigarh IMAGE: Nitish Rana celebrates his century. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Narayan Jagadeesan followed up his double ton......

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.' IMAGE: Cricket legend Salim Durani trains budding cricketers in Jamnagar in this January 2004 photograph.......

Ranji: Ignored for Aus Tests, Sarfaraz hits another ton

IMAGE: Mumbai's Sarfaraz Khan reacts after scoring a hundred on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy Group B match against Delhi, at the Ferozshah Kotla ground in New Delhi, on Tuesday. Photograph: Manvender......

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