Was subjected to racism: Kash Patel tells Senate committee

Kash Patel, United States President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has told lawmakers that he has been subjected to racism while growing up. IMAGE: US......

18 killed, more than a dozen hurt in stampede at Delhi rly station

At least 18 people were killed in the overnight stampede at the packed New Delhi Railway Station, with a senior railway official saying on Sunday that the incident occurred after some passengers......

Will BJP give in to these demands of Bihar allies JD-U, LJP?

Bharatiya Janata Party ally Janata Dal-United has sought an extension in the tenure of the Joint Parliamentary Committee scrutinising the bills proposing simultaneous elections, while another......

Trump orders 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay

United States President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum to set up a 30,000-person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay to detain "high-priority criminal aliens."  IMAGE:......

Will new fiscal year be from January to December?

The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday advanced the Union Budget and appointed a new committee chaired by former Chief Economic Advisor Shankar Acharya to examine the feasibility of having a......

Tarun Bajaj posted as revenue secretary in IAS reshuffle

Senior bureaucrat Tarun Bajaj was appointed revenue secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle by the Centre on Tuesday. Bajaj, a 1988-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS)......

As major ports get autonomy, minister says no privatisation

Allaying fears that the Major Ports Authority Bill, 2020 aims at privatisation of the country's top 12 major ports, Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said it......

How mini lockdowns are making a hole in consumers' pockets

To tide over the difficulties due to incessant shutdowns, several farmers in Maharashtra have turned into aggregators and started selling their produce without the help of mandis or agents. They......

#MeToo: 'Let The Exploitation Stop!'

'Women, come out and speak.' Illustrator: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Actor-politician Khushboo Sundar has been quite vocal about the ongoing #MeToo controversy in the Malayalam film industry. "To......

Should RRR Go To The Oscars?

Is S S Rajamouli's RRR going to the Oscars? While there is buzz surrounding RRR, sources in the know say these stories of RRR being Oscar-bound are baseless. "The committee to decide which film......

Akshay in Singham 3

Salman may direct Tiger 3... Katrina drops Vikas Bahl film..Subhash K Jha gives you all that you need to know today from Bollywood. IMAGE: Ranveer Singh, Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar at the......

Uri Director on National Award: It can't get better

IMAGE: Vicky Kaushal on the sets of Uri. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vicky Kaushal/Instagram Director Aditya Dhar saw a lot of snubs and failures before his film, Uri: The Surgical Strike,......