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Kerala madrasa teacher gets 187-year jail in sexual abuse case

A madrasa teacher in Kerala's Kannur was sentenced to 187 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl during the COVID-19 pandemic. IMAGE: Image used for representational purpose......

PMK founder Ramadoss takes back reins ahead of TN polls next year

In a sudden development, Pattali Makkal Katchi founder Dr S Ramadoss, on Thursday announced taking up the complete reins of the party and relegated his president son Anbumani as working president.......

Will You Get Such An Increment This Year?

The revised salaries of MPs are significantly lower than the salaries drawn by top bureaucrats in the country. IMAGE: MPs in the Lok Sabha on the final day of the current Budget session, April 4,......

19-year-old gang-raped by 23 people over 6 days in Varanasi

A 19-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by 23 people over six days, with the accused drugging her and taking her to several hotels as they passed her on for abuse, police said in Varanasi......

The Kashmir Princess Crash, 70 Years On

The Air India flight crashed into the sea after a mid-air bomb explosion in what was a failed assassination attempt on Chinese premier Zhou En Lai. IMAGE: Air India's Kashmir Princess aircraft.......

Investments In Startups On The Decline

In the hottest sector of AI, where most global VC funding is going currently, the country's record has not been anything to write home about. IMAGE: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush......

Trump's tariff measures will help Indian cos expand in US mkt

Consumer durable companies in India have begun early-stage talks with US importers at a time when the tariffs levied on Indian products are lower than those on competitors such as China. While the......

Why it won't be easy to bring Choksi back to India

Following the arrest of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi by Belgian authorities on Saturday, Vaibhav Khuraniya, one of the complainants in a fraud case against Choksi, said that it may not be easy......

Securitisation volumes see a slump sequentially in Q4FY25, says ICRA

Securitisation – sale of loans to investors – by lenders, including banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), crossed Rs 50,000 crore during the fourth quarter ended March 2025......

Unsold affordable units drop 19% in top 7 cities in Q1CY25, bucking slump

After the post-pandemic slump in demand, unsold inventory in the affordable housing segment in the top seven cities dropped by 19 per cent in the first quarter of the 2025 calendar year (Q1CY25),......

Guess Who's Turning 60 This Year!

What do Aamir Khan, Robert Downey Jr and Sarah Jessica Parker have in common this year? They all turned 60.Quite a few Bollywood luminaries turn 60 in 2025.Sukanya Verma takes a...

Kareena-Prithviraj Sign Up For A Crime Thriller

Photograph: Kind courtesy Kareena Kapoor Khan/Instagram Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran have signed up a new film to be directed by Meghna Gulzar. Titled Daayra, the film taps into......

Riddhima To Make Acting Debut

Photograph: Kind courtesy Riddhima Kapoor/Instagram Another member of Raj Kapoor's clan is ready to join the family business. Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, Rishi Kapoor's daughter and Ranbir Kapoor's......

'Was Away For 7 Years, But Industry Didn't Forget Me'

'I chose to give priority to my personal life.''It's not like I didn't want to act but I guess with certain times in your life, you have to handle certain things.''I've had a couple of ups and......

Why Aamir Was In Mourning For 2-3 Years

'After the split (with Reena Dutta), I couldn't sleep at night. So I started drinking.' Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com After his divorce with Reena Dutta, Aamir Khan took to the bottle......

Saurabh returns to ISSF podium after 2-year gap

The Indian team finished a creditable second in the year's first ISSF World Cup for rifle, pistol and shotgun shooters despite the young trap mixed team pair of Lakshay Sheoran and Neeru missing......

'Took me years to find myself in IPL'

Young batter Devdutt Padikkal acknowledged that the constant shifting through the teams "was challenging" and delayed his blooming as a cricketer in the Indian Premier League. IMAGE: Kindly note......

Mueller to leave Bayern Munich after 25 years!

IMAGE: Thomas Mueller, who started as a youth player and won a record 12 league crowns with Bayern Munich - the most by any Bundesliga player - said he would have liked to stay on. Photograph: Kai......

PIX: Verstappen wins Japanese GP for 4th straight year

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the Japanese Grand Prix along with McLaren's second-placed Lando Norris and third-placed Oscar Piastri, at the Suzuka......

CSK's worst start in years? Gaikwad admits the truth...

IMAGE: Ruturaj Gaikwad’s fighting 63 kept CSK in the hunt, but frequent wickets derailed their chase, leaving them short of the target. Photograph: BCCI Chennai Super Kings skipper......

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