Actor playing demon in Ramayana kills pig on stage, arrested

A 45-year-old theatre actor playing the role of a demon in Ramayana was arrested after he ripped the stomach of a live pig on stage and ate its meat in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said.......

Manmohan Singh dropped pre-medical, pursued economics: Daughter's book

Manmohan Singh had joined a pre-medical course as his father wanted him to become a doctor but pulled out after a couple of months, losing interest in the subject, according to a book on the former......

UP man enters Pak to marry FB friend, lands in jail

A young Indian man crossed over illegally into Pakistan to meet a Facebook friend he wanted to marry, but instead found himself behind bars. And the woman told the local the police she did not want......

Ex-home secy Ajay Bhalla new Manipur guv, Mizoram gets former Army chief

Former Union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has been appointed the governor of strife-torn Manipur, ex-Army chief Vijay Kumar Singh is the new Mizoram governor while Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed......

Mallika Sherawat Parties With Anees Bazmee

Anees Bazmee, who is basking in the success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, celebrates 45 years in the film industry. In fact, our box office correspondent states that BB3 almost touched the lifetime......

Shyam Benegal, Movie Legend, Dies At 90

'If there is one thing Shyam Benegal expressed best: It was the Poetry of the ordinary face and ordinary lives.' Photograph: Rediff Archives Shyam Benegal, who heralded the Indian parallel cinema......

Take The Karan Arjun Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out how much you know about the Salman Khan-Shah Rukh Khan starrer. A village stuck in time, a mother's wait of a lifetime, brothers reborn to exact revenge from a......

Anees Bazmee's Mad, MAD, World

A big cast engaged in tons of bungling, glowering, scrambling and tomfoolery amidst twists and turns of madcap proportions, Anees Bazmee's brand of entertainment is all for lack of restraint. The......

19-year-old Meena shatters pole vault record to win gold

IMAGE: Dev Kumar Meena bettered the previous National record of 5.31m set by Subramani Siva while winning the gold in the 2022 Games in Gujarat. Photograph: Athletics Federation of India/X Madhya......

Yarraji, Shirse smash National Games hurdles records

Andhra Pradesh's Jyothi Yarraji and Tejas Shirse of Maharashtra won their third successive gold medals in the women's 100m hurdles and men's 110m hurdles respectively after clocking Games record......

Buchi Babu: All eyes on Suryakumar, Shreyas and Sarfaraz

IMAGE: Suryakumar Yadav, whose sole Test appearance came against Australia in February 2023, remains determined to play in all three formats. Photograph: BCCI India dasher Suryakumar Yadav will......

Duleep Trophy: Sanju Samson to replace injured Kishan

IMAGE: Sanju Samson will take Kishan's place in the India D team, which will be captained by Shreyas Iyer. Photograph: BCCI Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan was ruled out of the first round of the......

Paris Paralympics: How India fared on September 5, 2024

Kapil Parmar clinches unexpected judo bronze as India's Paralympic tally hits 25 IMAGE: Bronze medallist Kapil Parmar of India attend the medal ceremony. Photograph: Jennifer......