5 more held in Bihar over NEET-UG irregularities; total arrests rise to 18

The Economic Offences Unit of Bihar police stepped up its investigation into the NEET "paper leak" by arresting five more suspects on Sunday, a day after their detention in Jharkhand's Deoghar,......

Bihar cops obtain reference NEET papers, ED likely to join probe

The Economic Offences Unit of Bihar Police has obtained National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) 2024 reference question papers to compare these with documents recovered during a......

Meet Baldev Kumar from Punjab, first outsider to contest J-K LS polls

Punjab resident Baldev Kumar has become the first person from outside Jammu and Kashmir to contest Lok Sabha polls in the Union Territory. IMAGE: Deputy commissioner of Kathua Dr Rakesh Minhas......

Ex-model accused in gangster's death shot in the head in Gurugram

A former model was shot dead in a hotel room in Gurugram months after being granted bail after spending seven years in jail in connection with a Gurugram gangster's fake encounter case in Mumbai,......

Sebi relies on Sahara order to nail StockGuru fraudsters

Referring to Supreme Court's order against Sahara group as a benchmark for cases of unauthorized raising of money from public, Sebi has barred seven persons and one company from the markets for ten......

Manali-Leh railway link soon

In a major move to push tourism in the hill states and counter Chinese expansion in the Tibetan region, the Railways ministry has prepared a blueprint to set up an ambitious 480 kilometre Manali -......

Meeting metals demand seen key to growth

In order to achieve the projected growth in the Indian economy the country requires higher quantities of basic raw materials such as copper, lead, zinc, coal, iron ore, lime stone and bauxite to......

Why Ittefaq is (still) a compelling watch!

Can Sidharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha bring back the magic created by Rajesh Khanna and Nanda in the 1969 original? We'll have to see. For now, here's a quick recap of the classic from Sukanya......

The best Sholay character? VOTE!

Forty years ago August 13, Sholay was released. Which character impressed you most? Take this poll now! Ramesh Sippy's curry classic wouldn't have the same impact without its good, bad and ugly......

Sholay, through the eyes of Salim Khan

'We got more money for Majboor than Sholay. Rs 2 lakh and Rs 1.5 lakh respectively.' In our special Sholay series, Salim Khan recalls his memories of Ramesh Sippy's film. Growing up in the dusty......

40 years of Sholay: Jai, Veeru, Basanti THEN and NOW!

Rediff.com celebrates 40 years of the beloved movie classic. 'Indian film history can be divided into Sholay BC and Sholay AD,' believes filmmaker Shekhar Kapur.The maker of Mr India isn't......

Bengal Warriors lift maiden PKL title

IMAGE: Bengal Warriors players celebrate on winning the Pro Kabaddi final on Saturday. Photograph: ProKabaddi/Twitter A clinical Bengal Warriors on Saturday clinched their maiden Pro Kabaddi......

SC drops contempt, perjury proceedings against Anurag Thakur

Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Anurag Thakur on Friday got relief from the Supreme Court which dropped the contempt and perjury proceedings against him after he tendered an......

Indian hockey in turmoil; Olympians ask minister to intervene

Over 20 former international players, including several Olympians, have appealed to Sports Minister Ajay Maken to intervene and sort out the dispute between Indian Hockey Federation and Hockey......

Three more Indian weightlifters test positive

Three more Indian weightlifters have tested positive for doping, taking the latest positive tests to five, and the national body is now facing another suspension. Male lifters Harbhajan Singh and......

Three Khel Ratnas shine at Rashtrapati Bhawan

Olympic heroes boxer Vijender Singh, wrestler Sushil Kumar, along with four-time world champion woman pugilist M C Mary Kom, were on Saturday conferred the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award......