Ram Rahim's Parole Record: Out Of Jail For 244 Days!

Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has sought a 20-day parole, a request which comes days ahead of the October 5 Haryana assembly polls. Singh was convicted in 2017 of......

Uddhav Sena youth wing sweeps Mumbai varsity senate polls

The Aaditya Thackeray-led Yuva Sena, youth wing of the Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, on Friday won eight of the ten seats in the senate election of the University of Mumbai, and was set to......

The Peeli-Peelis of Kolkata

As Kolkata marches towards modernity, it is hard to imagine its streets without these cabs, notes Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd). IMAGE: Kolkata's famous Ambassador taxis. Photograph: Debadyuti......

'Unconstitutional': HC formally strikes down govt's fact checking unit

After the third judge's decision, the Bombay high court on Thursday formally struck down the amended Information Technology Rules aimed at identifying and regulating fake and false content on......

TaMo makes upgrade to EV easier through used car marketplace

The company has the largest car park in EVs in India, estimated to be around 170,000 units. As a pilot, it has already started work with used online car marketplace Spinny. IMAGE: An employee......

Why Is Made In India iPhone Costlier?!

18% GST on iPhones continues to weigh heavily on the final cost to Indian consumers, limiting the impact of price cuts. IMAGE: A man holds an Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max ahead of the launch of sales......

Can Kirana Stores Beat The Q-Com Threat?

Indian kiranas are agile enough to face the q-com challenge, but it's going to be a tough fight, notes marketing guru Ambi Parameswaran. IMAGE: A view of a kirana store in New Delhi. Photograph:......

How's The Josh At Amazon, Flipkart?

While war rooms are set up closer to the sales, warlike preparations go into it almost 12 months in advance to ensure that on D-day the firm gives its best to its customers. All photographs: Kind......

'I Wasted Four Years Of My Life'

'The maximum struggle that I have gone through in this industry was to try to get a film made which had a female action star.''And that film never got made, despite reaching out to some of the......

Will Sexual Abuse Ever End In Film Industry?

Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Worms are daily crawling......

'You Get Desensitised To Rejection'

'You're going to have your own journey and that can be very beautiful.''It can also be very terrifying because there is no precedence.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rasika Dugal/Instagram Rasika......

Uproar over PT Usha's 'My way or the highway' approach

IMAGE: PT Usha rejected the appeal of IOA Officials for removing Raghuram Iyer from the post of CEO. Photograph: PTI The feud between Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha and......

IOA: PT Usha confronted over CEO's Rs.20 lakh monthly salary!

IMAGE: The main agenda of the IOA Executive Council meeting called by Usha was ratification of Iyer's appointment as CEO on January 5. Photograph: ANI Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha......

From cricket to chess: The accidental Grandmaster

Chess happened by accident but it was a happy accident: Vidit Gujrathi IMAGE: The 29-year-old Vidit Gujrathi from Nashik achieved the title of Grandmaster in 2013 and contributed to India's silver......

'I thought it was AI'

Photos of the damaged pitch showed an area of exposed sand that looked like a golf bunker near one of the corner flags. IMAGE: A drone view of a sink hole caused by heavy rainfall at the Cherry......

How India Conquered The Chess Olympiad

'The Indian Open team was extremely well prepared and motivated to win the gold medal.''With two players in the world top 10 club, and four players with over 2,700 ELO points (GMs Arjun Erigaisi, D......