AAP to go solo in Haryana polls, releases 1st list of 20 candidates

Ending the suspense over an alliance with the Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday decided to go solo in the Haryana assembly polls as it issued its first list of 20 candidates. IMAGE: The AAP......

CBI busts online child trafficking gang with arrest of 7; 2 infants rescued

The Central Bureau of Investigation has busted a racket of child traffickers by arresting seven members who were selling children to childless couples through social media ads and rescued two......

'Why did the government go out on a limb for these 11 men?'

'What did these men mean to the government? What does its support for these men say about this government?' IMAGE: Men convicted for rape and murder in the Bilkis Bano case in the 2002 post-Godhra......

Cong retains hold over SC seats in Chhattisgarh

Even as the Congress faced a severe drubbing in the Chhattisgarh assembly polls at the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the grand old party by and large retained its hold over seats reserved......

Slow capex growth may halt cement stocks' rally

The recent price correction in broader markets has hit cement companies hard. Image used for representative purpose only. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters So far in the current month,......

UBS buy gives Credit Suisse India employees a glimmer of hope

UBS stepping in to save Credit Suisse with a $3.2-billion acquisition has provided the beleaguered Swiss bank’s India employees a glimmer of hope. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters The......

Budget 2021: Sharper focus on health care likely

CII has also called for tax incentives for new health care projects and import duty relief for lifesaving equipment. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The pandemic is expected to bring a......

How India's healthcare system will change forever

The National Digital Health Mission seeks to provide a unique health ID to each citizen who wishes to have one and also on-board the healthcare service provides - hospitals, pharmacies and......

Kakuda Review: Neither Scary Nor Funny

Since Kakuda is made for OTT, the film might find its audience of horror fans but it is not particularly scary, and not the least bit funny, observes Deepa Gahlot. In a country full of folklore,......

How Mrunal Prepared For Family Star

Photograph: Kind courtesy Mrunal Thakur/Instagram Her new film with Vijay Deverakonda may not have fared well but Family Star is close to Mrunal Thakur's heart. The actor takes us behind the sets......

Family Star Review: Vijay Devarkonda Can't Save This Romance

There is only so much that Vijay Deverakonda is allowed to work on from a clueless script that bounces from one wrong choice to another, observes Arjun Menon. Vijay Deverakonda joined hands with......

'Nitin Desai was full of energy and life'

'For me, Nitin Chandrakant Desai will always be associated with masti-mazaak. IMAGE: Director Madhur Bhandarkar, left, with Nitin Chandrakant Desai, who reportedly died by suicide on Wednesday,......

India crush Nepal by 82 runs; enter Asia Cup semis

IMAGE: Shafali Verma smashed 81 off 48 to power India to 178 for 3. Photograph: BCCI Women/X Explosive opener Shafali Verma slammed a career-best 48-ball 81 as defending champions India......

Mandhana pushes India for T20 World Cup readiness

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI Women/X Stand-in India skipper Smriti Mandhana was pleased to see the middle-order batters getting some much-needed runs under their belt against Nepal here on......

Record-breaking triumph! India's Special Olympics team secures 55 medals

Photograph: Kind courtesy Special Olympics Bharat /Twitter The Indian contingent continued its medal rush at the Special Olympics World Summer Games, crossing the 50-medal mark in Berlin. At the......

India footballer Indumathi dons COVID-19 role

'It is a call for the nation. I have to play for the nation every day during COVID-19 pandemic, and I had to respond fast.' IMAGE: The lockdown has meant that Imdumathi Kathiresan has had to......