Vaishno Devi stampede: The 12 who died

Seven pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh and three from Delhi were among the 12 people who died in a stampede at Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir in the early......

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......

Padma awards for Jaitley, Sushma, Fernandes, Parrikar

Eminent personalities, including former union ministers Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and George Fernandes, Olympian boxer Mary Kom, former Mauritius prime minister Anerood Jugnauth have been......

In office of profit case, Delhi HC sets aside disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs

In a major relief to the Aam Aadmi Party, the Delhi high court on Friday restored the membership of 20 disqualified MLAs of Delhi's ruling party, quashing the Election Commission recommendation in......

Readers' choice on the best, worst actors of 2002

Thu Dec 26 21:01:21 2002 Name:ajit gokhaleCity, Country:usaYour Views:I think Anil kapoor was the best in Nayak.He is an in-depth actor above all the current crop. (I think Amitabh is running out......

Big talk is forgotten, it's performance which stays: Mary Kom

'I feel as if I have proved myself. It really means a lot and a huge weight is off my shoulders' 'Talking outside the ring can only fetch headlines. Those headlines will be forgotten and after......

Sports Shorts: India record best-ever haul in World Para Athletics

IMAGE: India secured 13 qualifying spots at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter India signed off the campaign at the World Para Athletics Championship with their biggest ever......

Sports Shorts: Coleman breaks world record in 60 metres

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday IMAGE: USA's Christian Coleman broke a 20-year-old record that was set by Maurice Greene. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters World......

SA Games: Marathoner Raut qualifies for Olympics on another good day for India

30-year-old Kavita Raut wins gold, becomes fourth Indian to qualify for Rio Games’ women's marathon. Shooter Chain Singh wins second gold. India's medal tally swells to 248: 146 gold, 79......

Mary Kom, Devendro lead India's boxing contingent at South Asian Games

India have named a strong 10-member boxing team for the forthcoming South Asian Games to be held in Shillong from February 13 to 16. The elite women's team will be spearheaded London Olympic bronze......