Dombivli chemical factory blast toll rises to 8; more than 60 injured

As many as eight persons were killed and more than 60 others injured following an explosion at a chemical factory in Maharashtra's Thane district on Thursday afternoon, officials said. IMAGE: Fire......

Phase 5: Rae Bareli, Amethi go to polls on Monday

Polling will be held on Monday in 49 constituencies in six states and two Union Territories in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections that will decide the electoral fate of several prominent......

'We are not worried what Modiji says about Muslims'

Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com accompanies 26/11 prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam as he canvasses for votes in his first Lok Sabha election.Photographs: Palashranjan Bhaumick. IMAGE: From left: Ujjwal Nikam,......

India taking it seriously: US on 'assassination plot'

India is taking the allegations regarding the assassination plot of Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the United States seriously, the White House has said but refrained from......

Bombay To Goa Highway Coming In December

Nitin Gadkari says the work on the Mumbai-Goa highway will be completed by December, which would give a huge boost to development in Maharashtra's Konkan region, PTI reports. Gadkari, India's......

Maharashtra signs MoUs worth Rs 45,900 cr on day 1 of WEF

Maharashtra has bagged investments worth around Rs 45,900 crore on the first day of the Annual Conference of World Economic Forum underway in Davos, Switzerland, said state Industries Minister Uday......

Maha govt to bring white paper on mega projects going to other states

The Maharashtra government will issue a white paper in the next 30 days on some mega projects going out of the state and if any steps were taken by the previous MVA government to retain them,......

Tatas to invest $90 bn in India in 5 years

The Tata group is planning to invest $90 billion in new industries such as mobile components plant, semiconductor, electric vehicles, batteries, renewables energy and e-commerce by 2027.......

Divya Deshmukh wins World Junior Chess

Immensely gifted Divya Deshmukh of India outclassed Bulgaria's Beloslava Krasteva to clinch the title in the World Junior Girls' chess championship in Gandhinagar on Thursday. With this win Divya,......

World Jr Girls' chess: Divya Deshmukh has slender lead

IMAGE: With her sixth victory in seven games, Divya Deshmukh swelled her tally to seven points in the World Junior Girls' chess championship and is now half a point ahead of nearest rivals Mariam......

World Jr Chess: Harshit Pawar shocks top seed USA's Mishra

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: International Chess Federation/Instagram Playing the game of his life, India's Harshit Pawar shocked top seed and youngest ever......

Arjun seventh in Sharjah Masters; Daneshvar wins trophy

Photograph: Erigaisi Arjun/X Top seeded Grandmaster Erigaisi Arjun played out a draw with eventual winner Bardiya Daneshvar of Iran in the ninth and final round to finish in the top 10 at the......

Sharjah Chess: Aravindh Chithambaram slips after loss

IMAGE: Aravindh Chithambaram faced defeat in the seventh round.Photograph: ChessBase India/X A late blunder cost Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram dearly as he not only lost the game to......