'Chhaava' inciting communal tensions: Barelvi cleric seeks ban

Barelvi sect cleric Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi has called for a ban on the film Chhaava, alleging it was inciting communal tensions and was directly responsible for riots in Nagpur. In a letter......

Bhutan, Pakistan...: 43 Nations On Trump's Ban List

A three-coloured draft list is apparently floating about in the US State Department mentioning the 43 countries that may be on President Donald Trump's ban list, according to The New York Times.......

2026 TN polls will see DMK-TVK clash, Vijay tells party meet

Founder of the fledgeling Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam, actor Vijay on Friday said the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly polls would a "different election," and the contest shall be only between his party and......

2 Hurriyat allies, another group sever ties with separatists

Two Hurriyat Conference constituents -- the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement and the J-K Democratic Political Movement  -- have announced severing their all ties with separatists, Union......

Kotak Mahindra Bank's margins to improve after ban removal: Brokerages

Kotak Mahindra Bank’s net interest margin is likely to swell after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lifted its restrictions on the private lender that barred it from issuing fresh credit cards......

India bought 112 bn euro worth of Russian oil since Ukraine war

India, the world's third largest oil consuming and importing nation, spent 112.5 billion euro (about Rs 1.5 lakh crore) on buying crude oil from Russia since the start of the Ukraine war, a......

The Aamir Khan You Don't Know

'Had anyone asked me if I was Aamir Khan, I would have admitted to it.'Senior movie journalist Roshmila Bhattacharya flips through the pages of her many interactions with Aamir Khan, who turned 60......

After Ban, How Aandhi Returned...

'We were asked to add a dialogue where the politician says she admires Mrs Gandhi.' IMAGE: Sanjeev Kumar and Suchitra Sen in Aandhi. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/X Gulzar's......

Russian wrestler banned for doping with cancer drug

IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for representational purposes only. Photograph: REUTERS/Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports Russian wrestler Dmitry Baboryko was banned for two years on......

Scandal rocks PCB! Agent representing 20 Pakistani players banned

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is set to inquire a case where a UK-based Pakistani agent, who represented 18-20 centrally contracted players, has been suspended by the England and Wales Cricket......

IPL 2025: Captains won't be banned for slow over rates

IMAGE: Captain Hardik Pandya will miss Mumbai Indians' first game against CSK after being handed a one-match ban for slow overrate in IPL 2024. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Captains......

Ban lifted! IPL 2025 to see use of saliva on ball

IMAGE: Senior India pacer Mohammed Shami had spoken about the need to use saliva on the ball in what has become a predominantly batters' game. Photograph: Mohammed Shami/X The Board of Control for......

Two Indian athletes banned for doping

IMAGE: A general view of an Anti-Doping test procedure. Photograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives Sprinter Akshay Nain and race walker Aditya Negi have been handed four-year......