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Shimla school drops Eid celebration plan after right-wing threat

A private school in Shimla on Monday withdrew its decision asking students to wear 'kurta-pajama' with a small cap and bring 'roti' roll with 'paneer', 'sevaiyan' and dry fruits for Eid-ul-Fitr......

Can 50 Hindus be safe among 100 Muslim families?: UP CM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath assured that people from all religions are safe in the state, asserting that as a Yogi, he wishes for everyone's happiness. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Chief......

Mamata jogs in London's Hyde Park in saree, slippers

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on an official visit to the United Kingdom, took a refreshing jog in the iconic Hyde Park in London, draped in a white saree with a green border......

Row as Nitish Kumar leaves dais before national anthem at sports event

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday abruptly left the dais ahead of the national anthem at the inauguration of an international sports event in Patna, much to the surprise of the......

Uproar in LS as Oppn protests over Modi's Kumbh statement

The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday amid noisy protests by the opposition seeking to ask questions on the statement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Maha Kumbh. IMAGE: Prime......

After 3 years, a bureaucrat to head Sebi

Seasoned bureaucrat and a stickler for rules Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey will be at the helm of capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), for three years.......

Court orders FIR against former SEBI chief Madhabi Buch

A special court in Mumbai has directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to register a first information report (FIR) against former Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson Madhabi......

More the merrier? A tale of multiple self-regulatory organisations

Mint Road, on December 21, 2023, flagged the role of self-regulatory organisations (SROs) in strengthening the compliance culture in regulated entities (REs) and providing a consultative platform......

UP Eyes Rs 25,000 Cr Revenue From Maha Kumbh

... resulting in a Rs 2 trillion economic spinoff. IMAGE: A sadhu blows a conch as he prays on the day devotees take a holy dip -- the shahi snan -- at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganga,......

ATMs to loans: All eyes on the road for finance world

A South Block and Mint Road tango is in the offing in 2025, foregrounded by deeper consultations with various stakeholders. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the Union Budget for......

15 Scenes When Salman Ditched The Formula

Sukanya Verma lists 15 scenes that reveal facets of Salman Khan outside the formula. When one thinks of Salman Khan, it's not acting but his 'Bhai' fuelled stardom that comes to mind. More than......

Did Sonakshi Change Her Religion After Marriage?

IMAGE: Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal on their wedding day. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonakshi Sinha/Instagram When Sonakshi Sinha got married to Zaheer Iqbal on June 23, 2024, eyebrows were......

'Love Marriage Was Taboo'

'I have always looked at people and said, 'You just have to accept. You just have to love. You just have to let this person be and the trouble would be less'.''But we keep complicating things, and......

'Women Want To Remain Invisible'

'It is, in a way, my mother's story.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sanya Malhotra/Instagram Like many of us, Arati Kadav first saw Jeo Baby's critically acclaimed Malayalam film The Great Indian......

Chiranjeevi Celebrates Pongal With Modi

Photograph: ANI Photo Chiranjeevi celebrated Pongal with Prime Minister Narendra D Modi at Union Minister G Kishan Reddy's home in Delhi. Sharing photographs, Modi wrote, 'Attended Sankranti and......

This Indian mom leads Aussie kho kho team

Chandigarh memories inspired mom of nine year old to lead Australia in kho kho IMAGE: Sonam Garg has taken leave from work to compete in the World Cup while her husband tends to the child.......

'Hindi Is Not Our National Language'

'It is an official language.' IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin asked how many attendees understood English, Tamil and Hindi. Photograph: BCCI Ravichandran Ashwin, who retired from international......

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