Student Suicides Doubled in 10 Years

In just the two months of 2025, six cases of student suicides took place in Kota, the hotbed of Indian Institutes of Technology. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The recent alleged......

Govt sources explain why deportation flights land in Amritsar

With Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann taking exceptions to United States flights carrying Indian deportees landing in Amritsar, government sources Wednesday defended the move, saying the state......

Detention centre or torture cell? US deportee recounts 18-day ordeal

No proper food, articles of Sikh faith being thrown into the dustbin and thin blankets to cope with the cold due to air conditioners being run at low temperatures; is how 21-year-old Davinder Singh......

Agent promised legal US entry, spent around Rs 50L but....: Deportee

In July 2024, Rohit set out for what he believed would be a pathway to a better future after an Amritsar-based travel agent promised him entry to the US legally but it came crashing down when he......

Darjeeling tea hits 8-yr low in auctions

Geopolitical headwinds leading to lower demand from export markets, coupled with lower domestic buying, have dragged the auction average of Darjeeling tea to its lowest level since 2015.......

Whose Wedding Did Aishwarya, SRK, Aamir Attend?

Sunita and Ashutosh Gowarikar's son Konark wed Niyati Kanakia on Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Mumbai. It was a full house with Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sajid Nadiadwala, Pooja Hegde......

'When Children See I Am Alive, They Hug Me'

'At the airport, some people held me like a mother holds her child's cheeks. I have never experienced these kinds of things.' IMAGE: Vineet Kumar Singh in Chhaava. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vineet......

Quiz: Bollywood's Goodbye Special

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. 2024 is coming to an end. It's time to bid the year a fond farewell. And what better way to do that than our Goodbye......

The Super Teachers of Bollywood

Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach. Aristotle's words acquire a larger-than-life embodiment in Bollywood's brand of educationists. On the occasion of Teacher's Day, Sukanya Verma......