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'Everybody wants publicity': SC says no to fresh pleas against Waqf law

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to examine a couple of fresh pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, saying everybody wants name in newspapers. IMAGE:......

At 20L acre, waqf properties see 116% jump post 2013 amendment: Govt to SC

The Centre on Friday claimed an addition of 20 lakh acre waqf land post the law's 2013 amendment and flagged "misuse" of waqf provisions to encroach upon private and government properties. IMAGE:......

Saif Ali Khan hotel brawl: Warrant against Malaika Arora

A Mumbai court has re-issued a bailable warrant against actor Malaika Arora after she failed to appear as a witness in the case pertaining to alleged attack on an NRI businessman by Saif Ali Khan......

Why Are These Sadhus Protesting?

What are these sadhus protesting for?* All photographs: ANI Photo *** Can you guess what these elderly gents are marching for?** * The sadhus were protesting......

Scrap dealer who gave weapon to Siddique shooters held; 10 arrests so far

The Mumbai police's crime branch investigating the Baba Siddique murder case on Sunday arrested a scrap dealer from Navi Mumbai for allegedly providing a weapon to shooters, taking the number of......

Mumbai court issues non-bailable warrant against Mehul Choksi in loan fraud case

A court in Mumbai has issued a non-bailable warrant against diamantaire Mehul Choksi in the Canara Bank-led consortium loan fraud case involving about Rs 55 crore. Photograph: ANI Photo Choksi, a......

'Unemployment Is Higher Among Educated Youth'

'The more educated a young person is, the higher the chances of him or her remaining unemployed.' IMAGE: Government job-seeking candidates stage a protest demanding immediate recruitment at......

As EVs rise in India, a requiem for Kolkata's electric trams

Kolkata trams -- now in their 150th year -- are the last to survive modernity in Indian cities, writes Ishita Ayan Dutt. IMAGE: Tram at Esplanade depot in Kolkata. All photographs: Hitesh......

SC rejects plea by PMC Bank customers for lifting restrictions

The Supreme court on Friday refused to entertain a plea filed on behalf of scam-hit PMC Bank account holders seeking lifting of restrictions imposed by the Reserve Bank of India on cash......

SC to hear plea for full insurance of all bank deposits

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to an urgent hearing on a plea seeking directions for interim protective measures to insure around 15 lakh people whose money is blocked in the scam-hit PMC......

'Yeh Bachchan saab hain ka?'

'He made me feel like a crorepati even without sitting in the hot seat.' Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters Rediff.com Senior Contributor Roshmila Bhattacharya reels back to her interactions......

Shilpa Shetty: We don't deserve a media trial

IMAGE: Raj Kundra, right, brought to the Esplanade court in Mumbai. Photograph: ANI Photo Shilpa Shetty has issued a statement in the ongoing case involving husband Raj Kundra's arrest and......

Movie halls prepare for a post lockdown world

''We have to scale down our theatre's seating capacity by tweaking the arrangement of seats.''We have to stop screening back-to-back shows to ensure that people do not bump into one another.'......

KKR Trophy Tour: Get Ready to Party with IPL Trophy

IMAGE: The tour kicked off in Guwahati on February 14th. Photograph: KKR/X KKR fans across India are getting a special treat! The Kolkata Knight Riders have launched a first-of-its-kind......

21-year-old Lim Si-hyeon sets World, Olympic archery mark

IMAGE: South Korea's Lim Si-hyeon set a World and Olympic record 694 in the Olympics women's individual ranking round at the stunning Esplanade des Invalides in Paris on Thursday. Photograph:......

South Korea wins gold in Archery Mixed Team event

IMAGE: Sihyeon Lim of South Korea and Woojin Kim of South Korea in action during the final. Photograph: Tingshu Wang / Reuters. South Korea's mixed archery pair of Lim Si-hyeon and......

India's archers aiming to break medal drought in Paris

IMAGE: India’s Deepika Kumari and Pravin Ramesh Jadhav during competition. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters South Korea have topped the archery medals table at every Games since......

Spotted: Wasim Akram at Salaam-e-Sonu

Reader Ankit Gupta sent us this picture from Singapore. 'Spotted Pakistani ex-cricketer Wasim Akram @ live 'SALAAM-E-SONU' --- the phenomenon Sonu Nigam -- concert at Esplanade Theatre, Singapore,......