PHOTO: Assam's silk town still tense, curfew relaxed

Curfew was relaxed for ten hours on Monday in Assam’s violence-affected silk town of Sualkuchi, where the situation continued to remain tense due to violent protests against trading in......

14 hurt in police firing in Assam's silk town

The army was deployed and indefinite curfew clamped on Saturday in the silk town Sualkuchi in Assam's Kamrup (rural) district following protests against use of artificial silk during which 14......

14 minor girls rescued in Odisha

At least 14 minor girls from Odisha's Ganjam district were rescued by the police with the help of child rights activists when they were allegedly being trafficked to Chennai, the police said on......

Assam: ULFA chief drops 8 top leaders from central committee

There is a vertical split in the proscribed outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam with its hardliner faction led by fugitive commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah forming a new 'central committee'......

Of Welspun, Cyprus and the FEMA conundrum

The sluggish legal system in India makes it extremely difficult for law-enforcing agencies in the ministry of finance to punish violations of foreign exchange laws. Unfortunately, it is not just......

Pranati Group plans big housing projects

Pranati Group of Industries is all set to enter infrastructure and housing projects in the country, backed by Rs 4000 crore (Rs 40 billion) funding from CRM International of the UK."We will be......

Cartel trailer is high on action, but...

It's like any other OTT gangster show with a lot of action, drama, revenge and cuss words, observes Namrata Thakker. There's a lot going on in the trailer of Ekta Kapoor's upcoming Web series......

New Look Ajay Devgn Resumes Work

Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar captures glimpses of the stars on Tuesday. Ajay Devgn at a dubbing studio.   Like Adah Sharma's mask?   Kartik Aaryan visits the......

Bhupen Hazarika's body reaches Assam, last rites tomorrow

Thousands of mourners with tears in their eyes gathered at the airport here as the body of Assam's cultural icon Bhupen Hazarika was flown in from Mumbai today.Governor J B Patnaik and Chief......

An alternative to saas-bahu soaps

Are you sick of the monotonous saas-bahu soaps? Yearn for something different? Then prepare to be bowled over by a feisty woman with a naughty side who goes by the name of Manya. Yes, that is the......

'I can't see Junoon in current generation of gymnasts'

'I can't see this junoon (passion) much in the current generation (of gymnasts). I feel they look for short term, instant success' IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar, ended a career in which she......

Dipa Karmakar wins historic gold at Asian C'ships

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Dipa Karmakar/Instagram Top Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar on Sunday became the first from the country to win a gold medal in the Asian Senior Championships as she clinched......

Gymnast Dipa Karmakar fails to qualify for Olympics in vault

IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar finished fourth in the women's vault final at the FIG Apparatus World Cup. Photograph: Dipa Karmakar/Instagram India's star gymnast Dipa Karmakar signed off with another......

Gymnast Pranati wins bronze in Cairo World Cup

IMAGE: Pranati Nayak, left, with Dipti Karmakar at the International Gymnastics Federation's Cairo World Cup 2024. Photograph: Pranati Nayak/Instagram India's gymnast Pranati Nayak clinched the......

'Who does not want to compete in the Olympics?'

IMAGE: Pranati Nayak spent last two months training under an overseas coach. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters With a specific aim on improving her fitness, Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak is hoping to......