'This is corruption in the name of Lord Ram'

'Why are they not paying the same price for the land of farmers which they are taking over for developmental work?' IMAGE: The approved design for the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Photograph: Kind......

Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

Celebrity candidates: Who made it, who didn't

From Bollywood strong men 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......

Box Office: Tamasha flops

Ranbir Kapoor's dry run at the box office continues. Tamasha enjoyed a decent opening at the box office but collections started dropping drastically from Monday. It will fall short of target, and......

Box Office: X flops, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo is below average

A look at the hits and misses of the week. X: Past Is Present tries a new style of filmmaking, and has received mixed reviews. At the box office, however, it remains a nonstarter. Prem Ratan Dhan......

'Gone too soon, Sidharth'

'Life is so unpredictable.''Devastating beyond words.' IMAGE: Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Shukla and Varun Dhawan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Varun Dhawan/Instagram The television and film industry is......

Ranji: Maharashtra crush Baroda; Vidarbha thrash Rajasthan

Seamers Mukesh Choudhary and Rajneesh Gurbani struck lethal blows as Maharashtra thumped Baroda by a whopping 439-run margin in a Group A league match, a result that kept defending champions Mumbai......

Bhuvi's five-wicket haul stuns Bengal in Ranji Trophy

Bhuvi fifer on comeback blows away Bengal Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI Veteran seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar blew away Bengal top-order in an incredible five-wicket haul in a dream Ranji Trophy......

Ranji roundup: Delhi thrash Mumbai for first win of season

IMAGE: It was Delhi's first outright win over heavyweights Mumbai since the 1979-80 Ranji Trophy final. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Vaibhav Rawal scored a fine century before pacer Divij......

Ranji: Bengal lose three in chase of 177 against Baroda

A round-up of Ranji matches played on Thursday. IMAGE: Jammu and Kashmir moved to 18/1 in the second innings after Punjab skipper Mandeep Singh led from the front with the bat on Day 3 on......

Ranji: Bengal close in on innings win over Haryana

IMAGE: Delhi's Divij Mehra scalped two wickets off consecutive deliveries to dismiss Armaan Jaffer and Sarfaraz Khan. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Pacer Akash Deep continued to shine with the......