On teaching Manusmriti to law students, Pradhan says...

Amid a row over the proposal to teach Manusmriti to law students of Delhi University, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said there is no question of including any controversial......

IAS officers' daughter jumps off building near Maharashtra secretariat

A 27-year-old woman, daughter of an IAS couple, ended her life by jumping off the 10th floor of a government residential building near the Mantralaya in south Mumbai early Monday morning, the......

Charan Singh opposed Nehru's socialist economy

Chaudhary Charan Singh, who on Friday was conferred with India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, is popularly known as a champion of farmers. IMAGE: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla greets......

Retiring SC judge says tolerance must for each other's opinion

People must have tolerance for each other's opinion at a time when the tolerance level has gone down internationally, Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said on Friday. IMAGE: Supreme......

Chat: Know your rights before opting for redevelopment

Rajesh Vardhan of Vardhman Group will take questions on real estate redevelopment on Wednesday, Oct 3 at 3 pm. If you reside in an old building, located in a prime area, it is likely builders have......

Chat: What first-time home buyers need to know

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan surprised the industry and shocked the stock markets by hiking the short-term policy rate by 0.25 per cent to keep worrisome inflation under check. This move may......

I-T dept slaps Rs 30-cr service tax notice on Amity

The Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence has served a Rs 30-crore (Rs 300-million) service tax liability show-cause notice to Amity University's Lucknow campus. The 25-page notice......

'I am the godfather of disco'

'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......

'I never felt I was sitting in front of such a big celebrity'

'I had always told my children that if I got through the fastest finger round, the hot seat was not going to be tough for me.' Earlier this week, the popular Amitabh Bachchan hosted show, Kaun......

Citing #MeToo, Aamir pulls out of Mogul

Bhushan Kumar sacks Subhash Kapoor as director of the Gulshan Kumar biopic. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao have decided to 'step away' from their next......

Why Akshay Kumar will play Gulshan Kumar

'It is the journey of my father -- how he made it in this industry in no time, from a nobody to a music mogul.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tulsi Kumar/Instagram Akshay Kumar will play the late......

Suresh Saraiya, one of the best-loved radio commentators

Haresh Pandya pays tribute to noted radio commentator Suresh Saraiya, who passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday following a heart attack. July 18, 2012, turned out to be a sad day for Hindi cinema and......