Rediff Breaking
* Bangalore
The death toll from the illicit liquor tragedy that struck parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu rose to 156.
The Kolkata Knight Riders' semifinal hopes disappeared at Eden Gardens on Tuesday night where they suffered a six-wicket defeat at the hands of the high-riding Rajasthan Royals.
* Jaipur blasts: Maharashtra youth detained
A 28-year-old man has been detained from a lodge in Raigad district's Mangaon town in connection with the Jaipur serial blasts case by the Rajasthan Police.
* More India, Pak CBMs needed: Musharraf
* Sarabjit's clemency under consideration: Pak
Pakistan on Wednesday said the clemency petition of Sarabjit Singh, who is facing gallows for his alleged involvement in four bomb attacks in Punjab province, is under consideration as India sought pardon for him on "humanitarian grounds".
* Live: Chennai vs Bangalore
* Muslim clerics to hold anti-terror rally in Delhi
"Our objective behind organising this rally is to focus the attention of the people on the UPA government’s apathy towards innocent people of the country"
* Mumbai lose
* 'Can Afzal be hanged when Sarabjit issue is there'
* Champions final : Players to watch out for
* India rushes more relief to quake-hit China
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Rediff Money
* Sari nights and henna parties
* RIL engages Hewitt, Hay Group for HR initiatives
RIL now plans to roll this out to the rest of the organisation, it said in the annual report
* RIL surrenders 3 Kerala-Konkan blocks to govt.
'Despite best efforts the hydrocarbon prospectivity in this [Kerala-Konkan] basin is perceived to be very poor,' RIL said in a statement
* Sensex ends flat; Tata Steel gains 3%
India's Sensitive Index rose. Tata Steel Ltd., the nation's largest steelmaker, climbed to the highest in more than four months on expectation it will report higher profit after raising prices and production to meet increasing demand.
* CNG for Indraprastha Gas: Ministry overrules regulator
The ministry in a letter dated May 15 overruled P&NGRB's de-recognisation of Indraprastha Gas Ltd
* SBI blinks, resumes agri-equipment loans
SBI withdraws circular, opens tractor loan counter
It is pointless to push it – SBI official Mumbai/New Delhi, May 21 State Bank of India has decided to resume tractor and farm equipment loans
* Vijay Bhatnagar to head ArcelorMittal in India
“Vijay Bhatnagar will take up the new position of Country CEO for India
* Motorola bags $90 mn BSNL order
This contract is an expansion on the deal signed between BSNL and Motorola in 2003
* Firstsource, Airtel in 3-year outsourcing pact
Bharti Airtel has signed a $35 million, three-year outsourcing agreement with BPO services provider Firstsource Solutions
* Tata Nano price tag to remain Rs 1 lakh
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Rediff Movie
* Naval officer, Kannada actress arrested for murder
A 27-year-old Kannada movie actress Marria alias Monika Susayraj and her boyfriend, a naval officer, have been arrested n connection with the murder of creative head of a television production house
* New film throws spotlight back on Kanishka bombing
* Spotted! Amitabh Bachchan in Haryana
* Boyfriend slaps *Jannat* heroine; gets arrested
* How IPL and Washington are linked
* 'I have already started working on *Kites*'
* Jessica Alba married!
* *Dasavathaaram* to release on June 6
One person who’s anticipating Dasavathaaram with great eagerness is Asin. She plays Kamal Haasan’s romantic lead for one his ten characters
* Carrie Underwood voted 'Most Popular American Idol'
* Katie Holmes set for Broadway debut