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Row after man dies in police custody in UP; SHO booked for murder

The police on Sunday lodged an FIR on charges of murder and criminal conspiracy against the station house officer of Chinhat police station in Lucknow and others after the family of a 30-year-old......

How long will Haryana rout haunt Congress?

After its defeat in the Haryana assembly polls, the Congress continues to lose bargaining power within the INDIA bloc and is likely to contest a historically low number of seats in the next month's......

Why have thousands of kindergartens shut down in China?

Hit hard by China's deepening demographic crisis, thousands of famed kindergartens have been closed as enrolment of children dropped sharply across the country due to a significant decline in birth......

50 flights get bomb threats on Sunday; 375 flights in 14 days

At least 50 flights operated by Indian airlines received bomb threats on Sunday, according to sources. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph: ANI Photo In 14 days, more than 350......

Landslide survivors' rehab key issue in Wayanad LS bypoll

The issue of rehabilitation of the survivors of the July 30 landslides has taken centre stage in Kerala's Wayanad ahead of next month's Lok Sabha bypoll, with the Congress-led United Democratic......

IMF says India's GDP to moderate to 7% in 2024 and 6.5% in 2025

India's GDP growth is likely to moderate from 8.2 per cent in 2023 to 7 per cent in 2024 and 6.5 per cent in 2025 because the pent-up demand accumulated during Covid has exhausted, as the economy......

Karnataka likely to levy 1-2% fee on digital apps

The Karnataka government is planning to levy a fee of 1-2 per cent on aggregator platforms like Swiggy, Zomato, Flipkart, Amazon, Uber, etc., a government source said on Friday, adding that an......

J&K's 5.9 mn tonne lithium reserve to be re-explored after failed auction

The Ministry of Mines has directed the Geological Survey of India (GSI) to conduct a re-exploration of the 5.9 million tonnes of lithium block in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K’s) Reasi......

'Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Inspires New Investors'

'More investors now view the stock market as a valuable opportunity, though many still seek quick gains, leading to a rise in futures and options trading.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Sensex, Nifty close lower on selling in Reliance, spike in retail inflation

Benchmark stock indices closed lower on Tuesday following losses in bellwether Reliance Industries and retail inflation hitting a nine-month high in September. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters......

'This Is Beyond Ridiculous'

'This is your hypercritical, microscopic judgment of a human face.''And now you're confidently tossing around "scientific explanations, claiming I'm paralysed on one side?''Are you kidding me?'......

Do Patti Review: One By Two

Do Patti collapses like a house of cards when it aims to be clever, notes Sukanya Verma. Dressed in the exact same attire as her newly wedded sister at her reception, the lookalike twin poses......

The Miranda Brothers Review: Damp Squib

The Miranda Brothers is short on humour, romance and real drama, observes Deepa Gahlot. Director of all those gangster dramas like Kaante and Shootout At Wadala, Sanjay Rajprakash Gupta -- as he......

'I'd Be Very Happy Not Being In The Spotlight'

'I've never done anything cliche and I've never got anything cliche.'Text: Divya Nair/Rediff.com. Videos: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com IMAGE: Nithya Menen with her National Award. Photograph: Kind......

'I Don't Do Intimate Scenes'

'There are some things I may not be comfortable about. Explicit things and all that.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Nithya Menen/Instagram There is a reason why Nithya Menen decided to do more......

How Santner battled pain, soreness to deliver epic performance

IMAGE: New Zealand's Mitchell Santner is congratulated after picking up his sixth wicket against India. Photograph: BCCI Mitchell Santner played through the pain barrier as New Zealand secured......

PIX: Barcelona hand Real Madrid a thrashing!

Lewandowski powers Barcelona to victory over Real IMAGE: Barcelona's players celebrate after Robert Lewandowski scored the second goal against Real Madrid in the LaLiga match at Santiago Bernabeu,......

PHOTOS: NZ's historic win looms as India stumble again

Images from Day 2 of the second Test between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Tom Latham's classy half-century laid the......

India's 2018 victory still haunts Cummins: 'We got completely beaten'

Loss in 2018-19 series more hurtful than 2020-21 defeat to India: Pat Cummins IMAGE: Australia's captain Pat Cummins admits that the 2018-19 Test series loss to India was more painful than the......

Queen bows out: Ex-India hockey captain Rani Rampal retires

'It was a tough to take this decision, especially when you have played 15-16 years for the country.' IMAGE: Rani Rampal signs off as one of India's most decorated hockey players after leading the......

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