'Molester' of 25 minors arrested in Mumbai

A 32-year-old alleged serial molester, who assaulted at least 25 minors in Mumbai’s western suburbs since April last year, was arrested on Wednesday from suburban Khar, police said. The......

Will ED's Rs 863 crore seizure help Jagan in some way?

As Jagan's property attachment came on the day the poll dates were announced, the YSR chief and his supporters refuse to buy the Enforcement Directorate’s claim that it was a mere......

Indian prisoners in UAE, too ashamed to go back home

Indian prisoners lodged in UAE jails would be grateful if allowed to serve their sentences back home - but not all. Last month, the UAE ratified an extradition treaty facilitating the transfer of......

Jagan case: Mopidevi's remand extended till June 21

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Hyderabad on Thursday extended judicial remand till June 21 of former Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao, who was arrested......

SBI, 25 other major Indian banks figure in suspicious transactions list

Banks say they themselves red-flagged the transactions to RBI. It must be noted that these transactions are not outright evidence of fraud or proof of nefarious activities. Illustration: Uttam......

Why govt should scrap Adani's Mundra plan

By refusing permission for the proposed ship-breaking facility, India can send a categorical message to the foreign ship owning countries that they should keep their own waste and recycle it, feels......

Golden tips to invest smart and be rich

Are you always at a loss while planning your finances? Are you aware of the investment options available in the market? How best can you plan your finances? What are the crieria for evaluating an......

Want to invest smart and be rich? Here's help!

Are you always at a loss while planning your finances?Are you aware of the investment options available in the market?How best can you plan your finances?What are the crieria for evaluating an......

If it is music, it's got to be ethnic!

Juggling with words is child's play for writer, filmmaker and poet Gulzar. Remember his onomatopoeias like Chappa chappa in Maachis, Chai chappa chai in Hu Tu Tu? And now Jhin min jhini in......

The man who thought the unthinkable

Out of the 20 films that Manmohan Desai directed in his career span of 29 years (1960-1988), as many as 13 films were stupendous hits. His success ratio was 65 per cent, in an industry where flops......

Eye on '23 WC: India start 50 over auditions

IMAGE: Just like the dilemmas of T20Is, Indian coach Rahul Dravid will have a lot on his plate. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter Copping a lot of flak for its archaic approach in T20Is, the Indian......

Half marathon world record smashed!

IMAGE: Ethiopia's Ababel Yeshaneh in action before finishing in the women's marathon. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters Ethiopia's Ababel Yeshaneh smashed the half marathon world record by 20 seconds......

West Ham United sack manager Slaven Bilic

IMAGE: Under manager Slaven Bilic, West Ham United won just two of their 11 matches of the EPL season thus far. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images via Reuters West Ham United have sacked manager......

BCCI clean chit 'a piece of paper', has no bearing on police case

The Board of Control for Cricket in India may have given a clean chit to Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra and N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, but......

Readers speak out!

Anuj Jajoo:Hi Prem,Thats excellent and very real time commentary. But sometimes a mistake is infavour of truth... "3.81 the ruin rate" -(your commentary at ind 124/4)Just kidding ;)------M K......