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Maha Kumbh: Record turnout expected for first 'amrit snan' on Tuesday

A record number of devotees are expected to take part in the first amrit snan of the Maha Kumbh Mela on Tuesday on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. IMAGE: Foreign tourists offer prayers at......

Security tightened in Sambhal ahead of Friday prayers, court hearing

The police held flag marches in areas near the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal on Thursday, a day before Friday prayers, with top officials saying watertight security has been put in place to prevent......

Tension in UP town after man lynched by mob over suspicion of theft

A man was allegedly lynched in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh by a mob that accused him of theft, triggering communal tension. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph: ANI Photo Six......

UP: Woman's eyes removed during autopsy, 2 doctors booked

Police in Budaun have registered a first information report (FIR) against two doctors of a government hospital who performed post-mortem of a woman's body whose eyes were later found removed, a......

Elvish Yadav grilled for 2 hrs; Venom glands missing in all snakes

Youtuber Elvish Yadav was questioned by the Noida Police early Wednesday over suspected use of snake venom at a party, officials said, even as an investigation by the veterinary department found......

Ketan Parekh among 3 banned from securities markets

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday debarred Ketan Parekh, the stock market operator involved in the stock market scam of 2000, Singapore-based trader Rohit Salgaocar, and......

Sebi removed 15,000 sites with unauthorised advice in three months

Kamlesh Chandra Varshney, a whole-time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), said on Friday that the market regulator in the last three months had removed around 15,000......

How far has India gone on reforms since Narasimha Rao's regime

While previous governments had shied away from reforms, the PV Narasimha Rao's government launched broad reforms encompassing the real, external, monetary, financial and fiscal sectors. ......

Indian firms can raise $2bn in next two months

With a billion-dollar deal by Reliance Industries, India Inc's desire to tap foreign funds received a new spark. While India's largest firm by enterprise value could successfully negotiate with US......

Column: Is India LOSING its way?

Is India losing its way? That was the question that The Economist magazine posed to Shashi Tharoor and me to debate. After two rounds of sparring, this is how I concluded. For every cheery......

What is Milind Soman doing in Kathmandu?

Rediff.com Reader Priyank Varshney and his colleague Saurabh Paliwal met Milind Soman -- model, actor, runner and hunk -- at the Hyatt Regency in Kathmandu where he was shooting, and sent us two......

Spotted: Amrita Arora in Goa

Reader Priyank Varshney and his wife bumped into Amrita Arora at the Goa airport on March 5. Varshney writes that the actress was with her family, on her way to Mumbai. If you encounter/meet/see......

Cyclist Ronaldo scripts history in Asian c'ships

IMAGE: Ronaldo's silver on Wednesday was his third medal of the championships. He had earlier won bronze medals in 1km time trial and team sprint events. Photograph: Sports India/Twitter Ronaldo......

Chess: Anand finishes ninth in St. Louis Rapid

IMAGE: Viswanathan Anand in action. Photograph: Grand Chess Tour/Twitter Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand had another below-par day with a couple of draws and a defeat, finishing ninth......

Sachin will never be beaten!

When we asked readers if Sachin's record will be eclipsed in our feature on top Test century-makers, we received many, many responses. Beginning today, we will post the responses. First responses:......

Readers on whether Ganguly should play

Vikram Shah: Can someone from your organisation lead a discussion on the validity of this penalty, please?Let us not talk about Saurav's form as a batsman as that is not the issue here.Do the rules......

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