96 bus depots shut across Maharashtra due to MSRTC strike

The strike by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) employees for salary hike and other demands intensified on the second day on Wednesday, spelling more trouble for the......

'Wayanad Is A Man-Made Tragedy'

'It was specifically mentioned in the Gadgil Committee report that this particular area where the colossal landside happened now should be in the Environmentally Sensitive Area under Zone 1.' 'Zone......

How to save lives in rain-scripted landslides

An accurate early warning system that correlates rainfall and the potential for landslides. That is the imperative, say experts as rains create havoc in hills across India and the toll mounts in......

Oust Ajit Pawar from alliance, says BJP leader as NCP fumes

A Bharatiya Janata Party office-bearer from Shirur in Maharashtra's Pune district has sought the removal of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and his Nationalist Congress Party from the ruling......

Cipla working on multiple therapies to fight spread of COVID

Cipla is among the three Indian companies that signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement with US-based Gilead Sciences to make and distribute the latter’s repurposed Ebola drug Remdesivir in......

Despite all efforts, farmers are still not interested in growing maize

Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat account for 85 per cent of India's maize production. Growing corn consumption,......

Maharashtra refinery hit by mega project jinx

The Rs 3-trillion West Coast or Nanar refinery has all the potential to become India’s flagship petrochemicals project, with the planet’s largest oil producer Saudi Aramco as its......

India's first 'smart' city Lavasa failed to take off

In the concluding part of a five-part series, Shivani Shinde Nadhe finds out why Lavasa, a private initiative, is a long way from realising its potential. Part 1: How Surat will get a grand......

Will Vicky Do Justice To Chhava?

Ishaan P Zore doesn't think Vicky Kaushal's persona quite matches Chhatrapati Sambhaji's iconic figure. Chhatrapati Sambhaji, the son of the great Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji,......

'Friendship is the key to making a film'

'Film shooting is a long process, and it is important to have a good bonding with the person you are going to spend six to eight months of your life.''Baaki, film toh bann jaati hain.' IMAGE:......

Army doctor from Maharashtra pedals to history in US

Another Maharashtrian, Dr Amit Samarth of Nagpur, followed him at the finish line at Annapolis on American east coast around midnight on Monday as per the Indian time. IMAGE: Srinivas Gokulnath.......

Mumbai Indians not pressing panic button despite slip ups

IMAGE: Kieron Pollard hits out. Photograph: BCCI Table-toppers Mumbai Indians might have suffered back-to-back defeats after securing a play-off berth, but there was no need to press the panic......

This Indian Navyman ran the toughest marathon on earth

Not everyone completes the Badwater Marathon, Breeze Sharma did so, the fastest Indian ever.Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi spoke to the Indian Navyman to find out how he did it. Not every man survives a......

Athletics trio yet to decide between track and road events for Rio Olympic

IMAGE: Lalita Babar, Sudha Singh & O P Jaisha the Indian Women Athletes training for the TSK 25K Kolkata 2015. Still undecided about the events they will be competing in at the 2016 Rio Olympics,......