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Vistara, IndiGo international flights to Mumbai get bomb threat

The pattern of domestic airlines receiving bomb threats to their flights continued for the fourth day as two international flights, one each of Vistara and IndiGo, were targeted in the similar......

'Rahul Has To Be More Ruthless'

'I want to ask the Congress only one question: What is more important than election management in politics?' IMAGE: Rahul Gandhi tries his hands at cooking a traditional Dalit meal with the help......

'We Are Lucky To Have Modi'

'We don't have to go abroad for anything.''Anyone who thinks we have a lot to learn from the US needs to have his head examined.''We are in a new era.' IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime......

CEC slams exit polls, early trends show by news channels on counting day

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday slammed the practice of showing early trends on counting day by news channels as "nonsense". IMAGE: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar......

'He Was Always The Same Old Ratan'

'Ratan had the quality that JRD and Russi Mody had -- they could walk with kings and never lose the common touch.' IMAGE: Then Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata speaks at Tata Steel's 100th annual......

RBI bars Navi Finserv, 3 other NBFCs from extending loans

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has barred four non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), including two microfinance institutions (MFIs), from sanctioning and disbursing loans for charging exorbitant......

Samsung Plant To Resume After 37 Day Strike

Employees were told to return to work from Monday onwards for a fresh start for improved production. IMAGE: Security guards stand outside the Samsung facility in Sriperumbudur. Photograph: Reuters......

Specialised skills to drive 20-25% growth in IT fresher hiring

Fresher hiring, which has been subdued as Indian information technology (IT) services firms scaled back their recruitment, is set for a turnaround. Photograph: ANI Photo The IT sector’s......

'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......

129 mn Indians living in extreme poverty in 2024

Almost 129 million Indians are living in extreme poverty in 2024, on less than $2.15 (about Rs 181) a day, down from 431 million in 1990, the World Bank said in report on Tuesday. Photograph:......

Will Singham Again Restore PVR's Profits

The success of Stree 2, which emerged as the highest-grossing Hindi film, was significant to PVR Inox's performance in the July-September quarter. IMAGE: Kareena Kapoor and Ajay Devgn in Singham......

Is Karan Johar Planning To Sell Dharma?

Much of the discussion is happening at a "family level, not a corporate level".That means it is an Ambani or a Goenka in direct talks with Johar. IMAGE: Karan Johar on the sets of Koffee with......

'Today Is A Big Loss For All Of Us'

Quite a few film folk from the Marathi film industry attended the funeral of veteran actor Atul Parchure, who died on October 14 after a long battle with cancer. He was 57. Parchure's filmography......

Is Vijay The Highest Paid Actor In India?

And possibly in all of Asia, going by his reported fee of Rs 275 crore for Thalapathy 69, his coming movie. IMAGE: Vijay announces his political party. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vijay/X Between......

Goodbye Maggie!

IMAGE: Maggie Smith poses for the media at a hotel in central London, August 13, 2015, for a media interaction to promote Downton Abbey's final season. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters The......

Harmanpreet retains India captaincy despite WC debacle

IMAGE: India crashed out of the T20 World Cup after losing to Australia in their final league match. Photograph: BCCI Harmanpreet Kaur was on Thursday retained as India captain for the three......

Shooter Sheoran claims podium finish in ISSF World Cup

IMAGE: India's Akhil Sheoran in action in the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event. Photograph: ISSF / X In a year marred by disappointments, shooter Akhil Sheoran redeemed himself by winning the......

HIL Auction: India stars Harmanpreet, Udita steal the show!

IMAGE: India women's team defender Udita was acquired by Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers for Rs 32 lakh. Photograph: Hockey India After three days of intense bidding wars, eight men's and four women's......

Fans Pan Gambhir For Double Standards

Photograph: Gautam Gambhir/X India head coach Gautam Gambhir came under fire from fans after he promoted the fantasy cricket app Real11 on his social media accounts.'Hopefully, India will continue......

'HIL will revive Indian hockey's golden era'

IMAGE: India's hockey stars Harmanpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh and Manpreet Singh. Photograph: Hockey India/X Former India captain Sardar Singh is ecstatic with the return of Hockey India League......

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