Pay compensation to six persons, NHRC tells Centre

The NHRC has directed the Home Ministry to pay Rs 10,000 each to six persons who were allegedly thrashed by some unidentified CRPF personnel nine years ago. The National Human Rights Commission had......

Did rebuff on reality show paralyse this girl?

Putting a question mark on reality shows, the family of a teenage girl has alleged she was unable unable to speak and was paralysed after being rebuked in one such show though doctors said she was......

Hyderabad: Notorious gangster killed in encounter

Gangster Aziz Reddy alias Baba Reddy was shot dead by the Hyderabad police in the posh Jubilee hills area of the city on Wednesday night. Hyderabad police commissioner B Prasada Rao said that the......

Women strip themselves to protest killing of woman

Defying curfew, women activists of social organisations on Thursday stripped during ademonstration before the Assam Rifles office in Manipur capital protesting against the killing of a 30-year-old......

Should you invest in sugar stocks?

Among the biggest wealth creators during 2005-06, sugar stocks have seen some action of late. Reacting to higher sugar prices, the share price of bigger sugar companies has risen between 2-35 per......

Kaala: Neither Marx nor Manmohan Desai

'Kaala's sin is not that it is presented as a mouthpiece for its director Pa Ranjith's political viewpoints, but that it makes a travesty of them.''Ranjith turns Marx into merchandise, all the......

Jaspinder Narula on winning Dhoom Macha De

Jaspinder Narula overcame stiff competition from 10 othersinging superstars to walk away with the title of India's Best Live Performer after she won NDTV Imagine's Dhoom Macha De show. Rani......

Review: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is all show, no reality

Are you all set for Palak Dikhhla Jaa, asks Raja Sen. It’s not what I expected, that’s for sure. Madhuri Dixit, Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt and various (mostly weak) dancers......

Robot: Not Rahman's best, to say the least

Sumit Bhattacharya reviews the music of Robot. Chitti Dance Showcase, the third song on the Hindi soundtrack for the Rajnikanth-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer Robot, has A R Rahman written all over......

'I saw my father cry': Reddy's heartbreaking journey to Test debut

IMAGE: Nitish Kumar Reddy produced an impressive show, scoring 41 and 38 runs in the two innings against the likes of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood in Perth. Photographs:......

IPL 2025: Meet The Chennai Super Kings Squad

Photograph: Kind courtesy CSK/X   The Chennai Super Kings made some useful purchases to strengthen their squad, making them a seemingly complete package after the two-day IPL auction in......

PIX: India's Para athletes ready to conquer Paris

Indian athletes accorded grand send-off ahead of Paralympics Games IMAGE: Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya blesses an athlete during the send-off ceremony of Indian contingent for the Paris......

SEE: The emotional farewell that left everyone in tears

IMAGE: Players of the Indian Hockey Team pose with a special jersey commemorating the retirement of PR Sreejesh from international hockey. Photograph: Hockey India / X Just get the match to......

Argentina and Netherlands reach World Cup final

Argentina and the Netherlands will meet in Sunday's final of the women's hockey World Cup after narrow wins in Friday's semi-finals.Argentina avenged their loss to Australia in the Sydney Olympics......