Tilak: The Man In His Times

Lokmanya Tilak lived a life replete with contradictions, although he modified many of his positions later in life. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Is it possible for a radical,......

MP firecracker factory blast toll rises to 11; 174 hurt

An explosion and subsequent blaze at a firecrackers factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda town killed 11 people and left 174 others injured on Tuesday, officials said. IMAGE: Firefighting operation......

I Can Straighten People Out: Pawar

IMAGE: Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar at the Saheb Kesari bullock cart race in Kelgaon-Charholi (Khurd), Pune, December 17, 2023, here and below. Photographs: ANI Photo  ......

'Op Trinetra' underway in Rajouri hills to flush out hiding terrorists

Security forces continued "Operation Trinetra" for the fourth consecutive day on Monday to track down terrorists hiding in the Kandi forested area in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, officials......

Social stock exchange sees its first listing

Social stock exchange (SSE) saw its first listing on Wednesday, with SGBS Unnati Foundation becoming the first entity to take this route to avail financing. The foundation — engaged in......

Waiting for refunds of air tickets booked during lockdown? Good news soon

The government on Wednesday directed online travel aggregators to process pending refunds related to air ticket bookings during the coronavirus lockdown period by the third week of November.......

'People have realised Modi's capacity to deliver the goods is exhausted'

'What is most distressing is that the revival of the economy, creation of more employment, and reducing poverty are not on the government's agenda at all.''We are an economy on the verge of a......

'Unemployment is unprecedented'

'In May 2020-2021, nearly 10 crores (100 million) lost jobs.''Covid is not the reason for the present crisis. It aggravated the crisis.' IMAGE: Students protest against the alleged erroneous......

Eid Will Be Special With Salman's Sikandar

February saw quite a few films releasing in theatres. March is going to be relatively slow though it will end with a bang as Salman Khan's Sikandar arrives on Eid.   The DiplomatRelease date:......

How Bollywood Celebrated Mahashivratri

Film folk celebrated Mahashivratri on Wednesday by visiting temples and performing pooja, and posting pictures online. Photograph: Kind courtesy Aahana Kumra/Instagram Aahana Kumra visits the......

6 Historicals To Look Forward To

The blazing success of Vicky Kaushal's Chhaava has laid out a path for more eventful year at the movies as an exciting line-up of historical biopics queue up for the big screen. Here are six......

Take The Karan Arjun Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out how much you know about the Salman Khan-Shah Rukh Khan starrer. A village stuck in time, a mother's wait of a lifetime, brothers reborn to exact revenge from a......

Brawl breaks out as Maha wrestler kicks referee on chest

  IMAGE: After Pune-based wrestler Prithviraj Mohol was declared the winner in the mat category semi-final at the Maharashtra Kesari wrestling event on Sunday, his opponent Shivraj Rakshe......

Unbeaten India, SA in battle for U-19 Women's WC crown

IMAGE: India's players celebrate victory over England in the semi-final of the women's Under-19 T20 World Cup on Friday. Photograph: BCCI Women/X Unbeaten so far in the tournament, a dominant......

India U19's explosive form makes them favourites

India would like to continue their flawless campaign when they take on England in the semifinal of the Women's U-19 T20 World Cup in Kuala Lumpu on Friday. IMAGE: The Niki Prasad-led side has been......

Olympic-bound wrestler is living her father's dream

Photograph: Kind courtesy Anshu Malik/Instagram When 12-year-old Anshu Mailk told her grandmother that she wants to be a wrestler, little inkling did her father Dharamvir had that in seven......

Shorts: Kuhoo-Dhruv pair wins Egypt International mixed doubles title

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday IMAGE: Kuhoo Garg and Dhruv Rawat. Photograph: BAI Media Kuhoo Garg and Dhruv Rawat put up a brilliant effort to win the mixed doubles......