14 killed in massive fire at Kolkata hotel, safety lapses exposed

A devastating fire that swept through a budget hotel in the congested Burrabazar area in central Kolkata claimed 14 lives and left 13 others injured, triggering a political blame game, besides......

SC censures Rahul Gandhi's 'irresponsible' remark on Savarkar

The Supreme Court on Friday censured Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for 'irresponsible' remarks on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar at a rally in Maharashtra but stayed the criminal proceedings against him.......

BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj pulls a Priyanka to target Gandhis

Keeping the heat on the Congress over the National Herald issue, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Bansuri Swaraj on Tuesday carried a bag with a message about the "loot" in the case as she arrived in......

Employer tortures factory workers on suspicion of theft, pulls out nails

Two ice cream factory workers in Korba district were allegedly tortured by their employer and his aide who pulled out their nails and administered them electric shocks on suspicion of theft, police......

GST revenue hits record high of Rs 2.37 lakh cr in April

Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection rose 12.6 per cent Y-o-Y to an all-time high of about Rs 2.37 lakh crore in April, which the government said shows resilience of the Indian economy and the......

The price of building India: Why cement remains in the 28% GST slab

The 31st meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, held in December 2018, deferred a decision to reduce the GST rate for cement from 28 per cent to 18 per cent. Kindly note the image......

Sector & thematic funds: Investors with high risk appetite should stay put

Inflows into sector and thematic (S&T) funds fell sharply from around 5,711.6 crore in February 2025 to about 170.1 crore in March 2025 — a decline of 97 per cent. With many such funds......

Tighter norms, rising compliance failures driving scrutiny for startups

Anmol Singh Jaggi and Puneet Singh Jaggi, once hailed as rising stars in India’s clean energy sector, are now facing serious regulatory action. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......

The Most Influential Indian Women In World Cinema

Women are truly leading the world. The Hollywood Reporter has listed 46 women as the Most Influential Women in International Film, and the ladies are in positions of executives, producers and......

Hai Junoon Review: Mindless Fluff

The plot goes pretty much as expected but the Hai Junoon team seem to have sat with a check list of issues that affect today's teenagers, and ticked the ones used in the show, observes Deepa......

Gram Chikitsalay Review: Panchayat Redux

Gram Chikitsalay uses the same template as Panchayat but with a fraction of its humour or charm, observes Deepa Gahlot. A clueless young man from the city lands up in a village to take up a new......

Amitabh-Abhishek Bid Adieu To Manoj Kumar

The film industry bid an emotional farewell to Manoj Kumar, one of Bollywood's legendary actors. The funeral was held on April 5 at the Pawan Hans crematorium, Vile Parle, northwest Mumbai. The......

'Rohit Bhai Forever'

IMAGE: MI and Mumbai stars salute their captain, their icon. Photograph and videos: Mumbai Indians/X In a fitting tribute to a modern great, the Mumbai Cricket Association has immortalised......

Ranveer, Farhan doff hat to Kohli

  IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Ranveer Singh at Old Trafford in 2019 Photograph: Kind courtesy Ranveer Singh/X Vicky Kaushal, Ranveer Singh, Farhan Akhtar, and Abhishek Banerjee were among those......

Abhishek Nayar's sacking: Captain Rohit breaks silence!

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma with Abhishek Nayar during Indian team's training session. Photograph: BCCI Rohit Sharma on Monday thanked his long-time friend Abhishek Nayar, days after the latter was sacked......

Dhamangaonkar, India men win gold at Archery World Cup

IMAGE: India's compound men's team event, comprising Abhishek Verma, Rishabh Yadav and Ojas Deotale, beat Mexico in the final of the Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai on Saturday. Photograph:......

Archery World Cup: Deepika, Salunkhe enter semis

  IMAGE: India's Deepika Kumari convincingly beat reigning circuit champion Li Jiaman of China to reach the recurve women’s final four at the second stage of the season in Shanghai,......