Kota coaching hub sees 50% drop in student suicides in 2024

The Kota district administration has claimed that there has been a 50 percent decline in the number of suicides by students this year as compared to 2023 in this coaching hub of Rajasthan known for......

RG Kar: 'My Daughter Was Killed Elsewhere'

'A murder has occurred in the room, but there were no signs of struggle.''RG Kar says the body was discovered at 9:30 am. But the media was informed at 8:30 am.''We realised that crucial evidence......

27 killed, 62 injured in suicide bombing at Pak railway station

At least 27 people, including 14 security forces, were killed and 62 others injured on Saturday in a suicide bombing at a railway station in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, officials said.......

Lover, his friends gang-rape Andhra law student; film act

Four men were arrested in Visakhapatnam for allegedly gang-raping a law student and blackmailing her with some intimate videos, police said. IMAGE: Students protest against Kolkata doctor's......

'Making People Laugh Is A Big Job'

'When a child is born, he is born crying, and he grows up looking for laughter.''So comedy films should be made more, as people want to watch comedy films.' IMAGE: Mallika Sherawat brings on the......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

'Girls Are Becoming Suicide Bombers'

'When I am doing a film, that film is not propaganda for me. That's a true thing.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Adah Sharma/Instagram After her debut in 2008 with the horror flick 1920, Adah Sharma......

Ulajh Review: Diplomatic Doldrums

Ulajh strikes you as an attempt at statement-making gone horribly wrong, a punchline that doesn't land, a roar that never reaches the ear, observes Sreehari Nair. In Sudhanshu Saria's Ulajh,......

Rishabh Pant's saviour fighting for life after suicide bid

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant (top). Rajat Kumar (left) with his girlfriend Manu Kashyap. Photograph: X The man who helped rescue Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant following a car accident in 2022 is battling......