Assam assembly scraps two-hour namaaz break for Muslim MLAs

The decades-old Assam assembly tradition of a two-hour break to facilitate Muslim legislators to offer namaaz on Fridays was discontinued for the first time during the ongoing budget session.......

Working hours to increase from 70 or 90 hrs per week? Govt says...

The government on Monday told Parliament that it is not considering any proposal to increase the maximum working hours to 70 or 90 hours a week. Kindly note that this image has been posted for......

Shaktikanta Das appointed principal secretary to PM

Former Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das was on Saturday appointed the second Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. IMAGE: Shaktikanta Das. Photograph: ANI Photo P K......

New FBI chief Kash Patel traces his roots to Gujarat village

Indian-American Kash Patel, confirmed by the US Senate to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation, traces his roots to Bhadran village in Gujarat's Anand district, from where his family migrated......

Road, rail, coal may dominate National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0

Roads, railways, and coal together are likely to account for 70 per cent of the government’s takings from the upcoming second edition of the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP), set to run......

Markets end marginally lower in volatile trade

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally lower in a volatile trade on Wednesday dragged by blue-chip IT stocks. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives The 30-share BSE......

More than 90% taxpayers may switch to new regime: CBDT chief

The Budget announcement of zero tax for earnings upto Rs 12 lakh per annum and the rejig of tax slabs across the board should prompt more than 90 percent of individual taxpayers to embrace the new......

Fag-end buying helps Sensex climb 58 points

Stock markets snapped the eight-day losing run on Monday with benchmark Sensex closing higher by 57 points on the back of value buying in blue-chip stocks HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries.......

Priyanka's First Modelling Shoot

Priyanka Chopra took the world along on a stroll down memory lane as she shared pictures from her younger years on social media. A look at PeeCee's life, through her eyes and words. Photograph:......

'Murderers Are The Most Reliable People'

''It would be difficult for us to run jails if it wasn't for murderers.' IMAGE: Zahan Kapoor as ASP Sunil Kumar Gupta in the Netflix web series Black Warrant. His warm and genial greeting over the......

Sanam Teri Kasam Big Hit; Loveyapa Fails

Sanam Teri Kasam got the biggest collections ever for a re-release. IMAGE: Mawra Hocane and Harshvardhan Rane in Sanam Teri Kasam. It was a strange weekend at the box office. While Badass......

'I've Received So Much Love'

'I always hope to find new stories, new characters, something I could challenge myself with.' IMAGE: Jaideep Ahlawat in Paatal Lok. The incredibly versatile Jaideep Ahlawat turns 44 on February 8,......

How Shami stays match-fit: 'Only one meal a day!'

IMAGE: India's pace spearhead Mohammed Shami says that despite his strict regimen he does enjoy his biryani once in a while. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Giving an insight into how he keeps......

CT PHOTOS: SA outplay sorry Afghanistan

'We could have pushed harder at certain stages of our innings, but everyone chipped in to make sure we had competitive total.'  Scorecard IMAGE: South Africa's Wiaan Mulder celebrates with......

Babar's 'Tortoise' Knock Sparks Outrage

IMAGE: Babar Azam kept the scoreboard ticking but he failed to accelerate, crawling to his fifty at a glacial pace. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters   Babar Azam's painfully slow innings in......

Young, Latham etch names in annals of CT history!

IMAGE: New Zealand's Will Young celebrates his century against Pakistan in thier Champions Trophy Group A match at National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan, on Wednesday. Photograph: Akhtar......

Champions Trophy: Can India knock out Pakistan?

IMAGE: India are likely to go in with the 11 that easily beat Bangladesh when they take on Pakistan in the Champions Trophy match in Dubai on Sunday. Photograph: Satish Kumar/Reuters Hyped as a......