TMC's Saket Gokhale to pay Rs 50 lakh damages for defaming minister's wife

The Delhi high court directed Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale on Monday to apologise and pay Rs 50 lakh damages to former diplomat Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri, the wife of Union minister......

PIX: Rajnath to Mayawati, famous faces at polling booths

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati, and Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray were among the famous faces who queued up at......

Govt defends CJI's exclusion from EC selection panel in SC

The Centre on Wednesday defended in the Supreme Court the appointment of two new election commissioners under a 2023 law that excludes the Chief Justice of India from the selection committee,......

SC refuses to stay appointments of ECs under new law

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the appointments of new election commissioners (ECs) under a 2023 law that excluded the chief justice of India from the selection panel. IMAGE:......

Covid spurs matured-stage start-ups to advance their IPO plans

In the past few days, many companies, including fashion e-tailer Nykaa, food delivery platform Zomato, logistics and delivery firm Delhivery, insurance discovery platform PolicyBazaar, eyewear......

Ex-Fortis promoter Shivinder Singh gets bail in money laundering case

The high court imposed various bail conditions on him, including that he shall not tamper with the evidence or influence witnesses, directly or indirectly. The Delhi high court on Thursday granted......

Medlife, PharmEasy eye $200 million merger deal

There are several discussions going around in the e-health sector for consolidation with key players being PharmEasy, 1mg, Medlife and Netmeds. According to reports, Reliance Jio is in talks with......

15 customs, central excise officers sacked on corruption charges

The government has sacked these officers ranging from the ranks of principal commissioner to assistant commissioner, some of whom were already under suspension. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

'He was a beacon of Indian music'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Pankaj Udhas/Instagram Renowned ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas, whose velvet smooth voice gave expression to the many colours of love, longing and heartache in songs such as......

'People are suddenly treating me like a star'

'Once I left my photographs at Ram Gopal Varma's office.''I told a friend I was concerned no one had contacted me. My friend said, "Itni jaldi nahin hota idhar. Time lagega".' IMAGE: Suvinder......

Whose Birthday Party Did Shriya Attend?

Sonu Nigam turned 50 on July 30, 2023, and hosted a grand birthday bash in Mumbai on Saturday night. Sonu looks dapper in a black suit.   Shriya Pilgaonkar.   Shriya was accompanied by......

'Mirzapur prompted creators to imagine me differently'

'Everyone's favourite show Mirzapur is returning with a third season in which I am reprising my role as Beena Tripathi.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rasika Dugal/Instagram Rasika Dugal may have made......

Asian Games: India's skaters claim surprise bronze!

IMAGE: Sanjana Bathula, Karthika Jagadeeswaran, Heeral Sadhu and Aarathy Kasturi Raj celebrate winning bronze at the Asian Games on Monday. Photograph: SAI Media/X India's speed skaters......

Deodhar Trophy: Rinku's 50 in vain; Panchal leads West to win

Rinku's half-century goes in vain as East records easy six-wicket win vs Central Photograph: Kind Courtesy KKR/Twitter Bengal bowlers Akash Deep and Shahbaz Ahmed kept a tight leash on Central......

Think you know a lot about Sport? Take this challenge!

Norma Godinho challenges sporting know-it-alls. IMAGE: August 25, 2019. P V Sindhu wins the World Championship final against Japan's Nozomi Okuhara. Photograph: Vincent Kessler/Reuters   Just......

Kabaddi: Puneri Paltan appoint Surjeet Singh as skipper

IMAGE: Puneri Paltan launched their new jersey for the upcoming season. Pro Kabaddi League franchise Puneri Paltan on Wednesday announced Surjeet Singh as captain for the upcoming season 7. Singh,......

Former India women's coach Arothe claims innocence

Former Indian women's cricket team coach Tushar Arothe on Wednesday claimed innocence a day after he was arrested and subsequently released on bail for allegedly betting on an IPL match."This......