SC extends deadline for Babri verdict till Sept 30

The Supreme Court has extended by a month the deadline for completion of trial in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case involving 32 accused, including Bharatiya Janata Party veterans L K Advani, M......

Finish Babri trial against Advani, others by Aug 31: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday extended by three months the time for completion of trial in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case involving Bharatiya Janata Party veterans L K Advani, M M Joshi and......

Trial in Babri masjid demolition case too nearing end

The CBI court trial in "criminal conspiracy" to raze down the disputed structure at Ram Janambhoomi in Ayodhya in 1992 is also heading towards culmination, as the sessions court in Lucknow has......

Babri demolition: Judge seeks 6 months from SC to conclude trial

A special judge holding trial in the Babri Masjid demolition case, involving Bharatiya Janata Party veterans L K Advani, M M Joshi and others, on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking six more......

With 300 mn Indians in its fold, cooperative sector awaits big-bang reforms

Creation of a new cooperation ministry led by India's second-most powerful politician signals disruption, points to new farmer-friendly policies ahead of 2024 national polls. About 150 years ago,......

Veteran actor Vikram Gokhale dies at 77

Gokhale, an artist equally at home in theatre, television and movies, acted in several Marathi and Bollywood films, including the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Agneepath (1990), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007),......

'Usually, such stories are not seen in films'

'The stories I want to tell are very important.' IMAGE: Jhund Director Nagraj Popatrao Manjule, left, with Amitabh Bachchan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Nagraj Popatrao Manjule/Instagram One of the......

'Even if people are struggling, they are still holding onto hope'

'We are wondering if this will ever get over, if there will be a light at the end of the tunnel.' The reticent, gifted, Nagraj Manjule stunned us with his Marathi film Fandry in 2013. He then......

Unpaused: Naya Safar Review

Unpaused: Naya Safar holds on to a light-at-the-end-of-a-tunnel thought and looks at the pandemic-afflicted people from all walks of life through the prism of optimism in five poignant stories,......

Learning cricket with the legends

Reader Vaikunth Seshadri sent us these photographs from Singapore. 'It was 27th June 2009. My most memorable day in my cricket life. That was the day I met Kapil Dev, Greg Chappell, Steve Waugh......