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'The Only Way We Can Stop Rapes...'

'Even if we have laws in place, which we must, we need a societal change.''Rather than telling our daughters that, "Listen, leave your house at so and so time, come back by so and so time," we must......

There are mistakes: Plea in SC for review of EVM VVPAT verdict

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a review of its April 26 judgement by which it had rejected the demand for reverting to the old paper ballot system and the complete......

SC rejects pleas on 100% EVM-VVPAT verification, paper ballot voting

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected pleas for reviving paper ballots and also 100 percent cross-verification of votes cast on electronic voting machines with a voter verifiable paper audit trail......

'Modi Fatigue Has Set In'

'Modigate is snowballing into a huge thing with the electorate. The BJP is in for huge punishment by the electorate.' IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi addresses an election rally......

Pakistani Hindus get ready to apply for Indian citizenship

Delighted by the Centre's move to notify the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), nearly 2,000 Pakistani Hindus living in Nagpur are preparing to seek Indian citizenship.......

Paytm shock: Fintech cos wary as frequent regulatory actions hurt sentiment

Following the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) action against Paytm Payments Bank, participants in the fintech ecosystem have turned their attention to giving priority to compliance with......

RBI Governor Wants Bankers To Be Like Dravid

The governor made it clear that the RBI is aware of what's happening and acts accordingly, but doesn't make a noise about that, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic......

India's unabated tryst with Russian crude oil is slowly coming to an end

India’s unabated tryst with Russian crude oil is slowly coming to an end. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters The time has come for Indian refiners to navigate, creatively, the choppy waters of......

The Path-Breaking '70s Actor You Didn't Know

Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker.The time was right.Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era.But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that......

#MeToo: 'Women Can't Be Blamed'

'Silence is the convention. Silence is appreciated. Silence is practical and silence is rewarded.''This is how sexual harassment in showbiz is normalised.' IMAGE: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi......

When Varun Made Samantha Cry

IMAGE: Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Varun Dhawan at the launch of Citadel: Honey Bunny. Photograph: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com "Kasa kai Mumbai?!" Varun Dhawan's energetic greeting prompted hooting and......

'Four women in their 60s followed me...'

'One told me there that she had been abused by her father when she was nine years old. The other when she was 12.' 'In all these years, they had not been able to confide about it to their mothers......

'I damaged my voice on purpose'

'Pandi was promised something, that is not happening, so his anger is not of a villain's.''That's how all normal humans would react, or they stay silent.''Our violence is our silence. So in this......

ACT PIX: India set up China final after Harmanpreet brace

IMAGE: Harmanpreet Singh scores off a penalty corner in the Asian Champions Trophy semi-final against South Korea on Monday. Photograph: Hockey India Skipper Harmanpreet Singh's sublime form......

Chess Olympiad 2024: Gukesh stars as India outwit Iceland

IMAGE: Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh outclassed H Stefansson of Iceland in the second round of the 45th Chess Olympiad. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE The Indian men's team got off to another 3-0......

Musheer Khan, A Star To Watch Out For

IMAGE: All-rounder Musheer Khan, already hailed as a rising star of Mumbai cricket, continues to build his reputation as he keeps coming up with top performances at every level. Photograph: BCCI/X......

Australia itching to snatch back dominance from India

'That's one we need to tick off, definitely, in particular at home... we should pretty much win every series here at home.' IMAGE: Australia has not held the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since the......

How hockey team crushed mental hurdles in bronze-medal run

IMAGE: Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh and his team with Sports Minister Mansukh Mandviya during their felicitation on their arrival from the Paris Olympics, on Saturday. Photograph: Hockey......

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