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Sorry thief returns valuables to Marathi writer's home

A thief was overcome with remorse after realising that the house he stole valuables from belonged to a famous Marathi writer and returned the valuables he had decamped with, the police said on......

Prachanda out, Oli sworn in as Nepal PM for 4th time

K P Sharma Oli on Monday was sworn in as Nepal's Prime Minister for the fourth time to lead a new coalition government that faces the daunting challenge of providing political stability in the......

SC judge opts out of bench to review pleas on same-sex marriage

Senior-most Supreme Court judge Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday recused himself from considering pleas seeking review of the apex court's judgment last year declining legal recognition to same-sex......

Is Maharashtra A Lost Cause For Modi?

'There are legions of unemployed degree holders across rural and semi-urban belts in Maharashtra. Now, they aren't finding brides.''This issue has now snowballed into a social crisis. In 2014 and......

Biggest challenge for BJP, allies in Maharashtra assembly polls is...

‘The BJP alliance needs to handle the Maratha quota issue skilfully and address its root cause, which is agrarian distress. Then there is stalled industrialisation. If these issues are......

Budget: Time To Bet On Big Ideas

The generation of quality jobs and skill development should be the focal point, cutting across ministries and departments, asserts Nivedita Mookerji. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com ......

Gig workers Bill: Unease among startups

A group comprising top tech startups and unicorns has raised several “serious concerns” over a platform-based gig workers Bill proposed by the Karnataka government, saying it would hurt......

Digital payments in India to double to $7 tn by 2030

With digital adoption fast gaining currency, India is likely to see retail digital payments double to $7 trillion by 2030 from current levels, a study by Kearney and Amazon Pay said. Illustration:......

Costly vegetables push retail inflation to 4-month high

Retail inflation increased to four-month high of 5.08 per cent in June as food items, including vegetables became dearer, according to government data released on Friday. Photograph: Amit......

Real estate stocks strategy: Do not cash out fully, say analysts

The recent blip in housing sales on a quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) basis should not worry investors as the long-term prospects of real estate stocks remain on a strong foundation, according to......

Sarfira Review: Akshay Does It Again! Yawn.

Throughout its 155 minutes, every scene is doused in blaring background music and melodrama.Disappointment alone won't do, it must feel like a full blown catastrophe, observes Sukanya Verma.......

'Actors Are Asking For The Sun, Moon And Earth'

'Those movie stars are asking for Rs 35 crore and are opening to Rs 3.5 crore.''How's that math working?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Karan Johar/Instagram Karan Johar believes the film......

Want To Know Priyanka's Secret?

Disha gets a tattoo... Kajol's killer smile... Sobhita visits a temple... Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram Priyanka Chopra adds yet another feather on her cap, as she partners......

'It Slowly Dawned On Me That I Had Won'

'I want to believe that now the world is my oyster.' IMAGE: Anasuya Sengupta at the Cannes Film Festival. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anasuya Sengupta/Instagram As Anasuya Sengupta stood at the......

Ajay Devgn, Akshay On OTT In June

Though April didn't see successful films at the box office, one just hopes that the situation is different when they arrive on OTT in June. Not many original Web series or movies have been......

The World Cup That Cheers

In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from......

Simbine runs season's fastest 100m; Lyles best in 150m

IMAGE: South Africa's Akani Simbine cruised through the finish of the 100 metres at the Atlanta City Games a tenth of a second ahead of Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala, with American Kendal Williams......

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