Why Ashoka University students oppose new security measures

Students at Ashoka University in Haryana's Sonipat are on a warpath against the administration after it clamped new security measures involving a vehicle check and prohibition on carrying......

BJP announces more freebies in Delhi manifesto part 2

Former Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Anurag Thakur on Tuesday unveiled the second part of the BJP's Sankalp Patra (manifesto) for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections......

Costly ambulance: Woman transports brother's body 195 km on taxi roof

Unable to afford a private ambulance service, a woman took her brother's body, tied to the roof of a taxi, to a village in Pithoragarh district, 195 km away from Haldwani in Uttarakhand. Image......

Can Kejriwal Make It Three In A Row?

The BJP may win more seats in the February 5 assembly election, but not enough to trump AAP, notes Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Aam Aadmi Party national Convener Arvind Kejriwal at an election meeting in......

Delivery boys, taxi drivers risk death everyday

On March 3, a 21-year-old man landed in the trauma centre of Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences. His leg had been crushed - apart from the gaping wound there were multiple fractures in......

Charged-up: Bengaluru takes top spot in electric car registrations

Bengaluru outpaced Mumbai, Delhi, and Pune in 2023 to become India’s leading city for electric car registrations. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters The city’s tech-savvy......

e-Shram may open door to govt benefits for workers

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led central government will use the unorganised workers database — e-Shram portal — to provide the benefits of various government programmes to the......

Insurance for auto, taxi drivers

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will kick off a massive energy conservation drive on Saturday with the launch of an insurance scheme for auto and taxi drivers using environment friendly CNG as fuel......

The Golden Oldies Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Once upon a time the trio of Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand reigned supreme while Meena Kumari's sighs,......

Dev Anand Would Be 101 Today!

Did you know Dev Anand worked as a clerk at a salary of Rs 85 before he became an actor? IMAGE: Dev Anand. Dev Anand led a larger-than-life existence on screen. His real life was just as eventful.......

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......

Now, Watch Article 370 On OTT

A spread of eclectic entertainment on OTT for you. Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch.     Article 370Where to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Yami Gautam and Priyamani star as......

Shastri Exposes Pressure Behind India-Pak matches

'Deep down, you want to win that. Because if you don't, you'll be reminded of it until the next time you play against Pakistan' IMAGE: India and Pakistan are slated to clash on February 23 in......

India-Pak Dubai Game Tix Sold Out In Minutes!

An ardent cricket fan told me he was 118,000th in the queue, and within minutes, he received the disappointing news that his hopes of securing a ticket had vanished with all tickets sold out.......

Footballer in the dock for racism

Australian captain Sam Kerr who has Indian ancestry, has pleaded not guilty to one count of racially aggravated harassment.   IMAGE: Sam Kerr crawled out of the broken rear window of the cab......

Paris Paralympic: Electrocuted as a child, Parmar wins historic judo bronze

Photograph: Kind Courtesy SAI Media/X Kapil Parmar was tragically electrocuted in his childhood while playing in the fields of his village in Madhya Pradesh. He overcame that massive shock to be......

Wrestler Antim back in India post Paris drama

Photograph: Kind Courtesy SAI Media/X Indian wrestler Antim Panghal, who found herself in a soup following a disciplinary breach at the Olympic Games' athletes village in Paris, returned to......