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Migrant worker lynched in Haryana over suspicion of eating beef

A migrant worker from West Bengal was allegedly beaten to death in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri district over suspicion that he had eaten beef, police said on Saturday, adding they have arrested five......

What should be BJP campaign strategy for 2024 polls? Nadda, Shah discuss

A key Bharatiya Janata Party meeting, which was attended by Home Minister Amit Shah and party president JP Nadda, on Tuesday spelt out the contours of the party's campaign in all 543 Lok Sabha......

44% rural Indians willing to pay for COVID-19 vaccine: Survey

Nearly 44 per cent of rural Indians are willing to pay for the COVID-19 vaccine, while more than half of the population in India's villages believe the coronavirus crisis is a "conspiracy by......

Over 50% farmers oppose farm laws, but...: Survey

'Interestingly in spite of slightly more than half (52%) the respondent farmers opposing the three new agri laws, almost 44% respondent farmers said the Modi government was 'pro-farmer' IMAGE:......

Nagaland sees 84% voting, 75% turnout in Meghalaya

Over 83 per cent of the more than 13 lakh electorate cast their vote on Monday in the single-day Nagaland state election which passed off by and large peacefully, Chief Electoral Officer V Shashank......

Govt 'failure' left millions of migrants hungry during lockdown

Only two in every five migrants said they received ration or cooked food from the administration either daily or at times. A recent survey by news portal Gaon Connection, along with Lokniti-CSDS,......

Govt aims to build 1.95 cr affordable houses in 2 years: FM

These houses will have amenities such as LPG, electricity and toilets, she said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the government will build 1.95 crore houses under the Pradhan......

Fadnavis releases Mumbai Metro logo

Two more Metro lines cleared ahead of BMC polls Ahead of the much crucial BMC polls early next year, regional planning body MMRDA, on Wednesday, cleared two more metro projects namely......

Corporates rally to 'De-Car' as Gurgaon goes on green drive

Delhi and neighbouring Noida in Uttar Pradesh, too, are studying Gurgaon's no-car Tuesday model. With a red turban, a lathi (heavy stick) and an amiable style, Virendra Ballhara hardly looks like a......

Why Go FM became Radio One

Listen to the radio, and you will hear the songs you know. For sales executive Rohit Shetty, this 2005 Robbie Williams song conjures up an all-too familiar image of FM radio in India."All the......

80 Moments of Amitabh Bachchan Magic!

This isn't a compilation of his best films, biggest blockbusters or important milestones, but moments that swept Sukanya Verma off the floor, blew her heart into smithereens, regaled her with their......

How Bappi Lahiri Created Disco Magic

'40 years later, the world is still singing I Am A Disco Dancer.' IMAGE: Director B Subhash with Mithun Chakraborty. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bappi Lahiri/Instagram They were the hit jodi of the......

The Panchayat review

'Even a hardcore nit-picker will struggle to find faults in this extraordinarily crafted television series that I rate as a must watch, an instant classic,' says Sukanya Verma. IMAGE: Jitendra......

Review: Great Grand Masti is just not funny

Great Grand Masti is neither great nor grand, and it doesn't have any masti elements either, warns Namrata Thakker. I hope director Indra Kumar isn't planning to make any more......

'Women have no way to express their pain and sorrows'

'When a woman gets married, she leaves her village, her friends and family.''In her new home, she will make friends, but they can never replace those she left behind.' IMAGE: Vinamrata Rai as......

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