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First informant of Kargil War passes away in Ladakh

Indian Army on Sunday extended condolences to the family of Tashi Namgyal, the Ladakhi shepherd who is credited with alerting Indian troops about Pakistani infiltration during the 1999 Kargil......

'Pushpa 2' stampede: T'gana CM lambast 'inhuman' Allu Arjun

Despite police permission being denied, top Telugu actor Allu Arjun visited the theatre in Hyderabad where 'Pushpa-2' was screened on December 4, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy charged on......

Who's The Guy In The Orange Suit?

That's the 27 year old who shot an insurance CEO in New York and nearly got away with it...until he was spotted at a McDonalds in Pennsylvania by an alert employee who tipped off the cops...  ......

Sinking ferry passengers considered throwing kids into sea: CISF rescuers

A team of Central Industrial Security Force marine commandos rescued dozens of passengers from a sinking tourist ferry off the Mumbai coast, preventing panicked parents from throwing their children......

The Coming Dementia Epidemic

Around 7.4 per cent of Indians aged 60 and above are affected by dementia.This number is expected to rise from the current 8.8 million to 17 million by 2036, marking a 97 per cent increase. Kindly......

Key decisions taken at the 55th GST Council meet

The goods and services tax council on Saturday decided to levy an 18 per cent GST on margin value on sale of used electric vehicles by businesses and agreed to keep jet fuel (ATF) out of the......

Budget 2025: What states want from Sitharaman

Finance ministers of states demanded an increase in allocation under 50-year interest-free loan scheme, while fiscally stressed states like Punjab and Kerala pitched for a special package and......

Will GST Council cut taxes on insurance premium?

The GST rate is also proposed to be cut on food delivery platforms like Swiggy and Zomato, to 5 per cent from the current 18 per cent. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The GST Council, in......

Why Modi Prefers Babus At RBI Helm

Perhaps because the Modi government had some differences of opinion with two of the economist governors (one of whom was appointed by the Manmohan Singh government), there is a view that its......

Budget 2025: Nirmalaji May Set Fiscal Deficit At 4.4%

'We have to retain some fiscal headroom without compromising on the promised fiscal consolidation roadmap.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha, December 17, 2024.......

Why You Must Watch Sangam!

Dinesh Raheja tips his hat to his favourite Raj Kapoor movie as we continue celebrating the legend's birth centenary. IMAGE: Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala in Sangam. Raj Kapoor directed only 10......

'Human Attention Span Is Now Less Than Goldfish's'

'What scares me is the fact that there is so much content that people have content indigestion.''How do you entice people who have indigestion of content?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajadhiraaj:......

How Allu Arjun Spent Night In Jail

Actor Allu Arjun, who was lodged in Chanchalguda Central prison in Hyderabad on Friday following a local court's remand in a case related to the death of a woman in a stampede during the premiere......

Raj Kapoor@100: The Woman's Director

Dinesh Raheja views Raj Kapoor's cinema through his women, while celebrating his birth centenary on December 14. IMAGE: Raj Kapoor and Nargis in Barsaat. In Raj Kapoor's swan song, Ram Teri Ganga......

The Men We Loved In 2024

2024 in Hindi cinema wasn't as much about superstardom or showboating as actors shining in astutely written roles or rising from the sidelines to leave a lasting impact. Good, bad, evil, we saw a......

World Championship: Gukesh loses to Ding; match tied at 6-6

IMAGE: Ding Liren and Dommaraju Gukesh in action during Game 12 of the World Chess Championship 2024 on Monday. Photograph: Eng Chin An/FIDE Indian challenger D Gukesh lost the 12th game against......

Defying age: Chhetri breaks ISL records

Sunil Chhetri creates history, becomes oldest hat-trick scorer in ISL in Bengaluru's win IMAGE: Sunil Chhetri became the oldest hat-trick scorer in the ISL history. Photograph: ISL/X The......

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