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Dhaka limps back to normal, but protests yet to die down

With the metro resuming services, buses and taxis plying regularly and university students enjoying carefree evening strolls in the gardens of the historic Curzon Hall -- life seems to be returning......

India, US sign key defence agreement

The two countries also signed a 'Memorandum of Agreement regarding the Assignment of Liaison Officers', which will facilitate the posting of one military officer from each country with the military......

27 Indian pilgrims killed as bus plunges into river in Nepal

At least 27 Indian pilgrims, all from Maharashtra, who arrived in Nepal for a 10-day tour were killed and 16 others injured after their bus veered off the highway and fell into a fast-flowing river......

'Why not': Cong's Kumari Selja says she wants to be Haryana CM

Virtually throwing her hat in the ring for the Haryana chief minister's post in case the Congress gets a majority, senior party leader Kumari Selja on Friday said people do have ambitions......

Modi Should Listen To Criticism

The prime minister and his Cabinet will be compelled to do what governments in other democracies must: Listen to criticism from citizens and tolerate it and even learn from it. In doing so, perhaps......

'For Valuations To Sustain, Corporate Earnings Need To Deliver'

'Asset allocation should be driven much more by long-term factors rather than the market scenario at any particular point in time.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Equity market direction......

Sebi bans Anil Ambani, 24 other entities from securities mkt for 5-yrs

Markets regulator Sebi has barred industrialist Anil Ambani, 24 other entities, including former key officials of Reliance Home Finance from the securities market for five years for diversion of......

Make Tax Officials Accountable!

'Tax officials view most taxpayers as evaders.''The I-T department has a perverse incentive to raise unreasonable demands since the one-fifth tax collected counts towards officials' collection......

EPFO will migrate to new IT platform in 3 months: Labour minister

Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will migrate to a new information technology (IT) system within the next three months, Union labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday.......

Sensex rises 148 pts, Nifty ends above 24,800 on firm global trend

Equity benchmark index Sensex ticked higher on Thursday to settle at 81,000 level while Nifty closed above 24,800 following buying in commodity, telecom and consumer stocks amid a firm trend in......

'Happier Performances Are Usually Ignored'

'If people think that films that are happy or light, or comedy or romance are not substantial, that's not true.''I was really happy when this award was given for Thiruchitrambalam because it......

'I Am Getting 1,000 Calls Every Day'

'I am 7 feet and 7 inches tall.' How do you make sense of striding across two polar opposite professions? You don't, you just dive straight into it. Jammu-based Sunil Kumar is a police constable......

Getting Infatuated With Tamannaah

Saiyami gets sporty... Pooja goes trekking... Madhur meets Priyanka... Photograph: Kind courtesy Tamannaah Bhatia/Instagram Tamannaah Bhatia has been teasing fans with breath-taking pictures from......

Malayalam Cinema In No Mood To Slow Down

'The film-literate public in Kerala are not happy watching run-of-the-mill movies.' IMAGE: Jyotika and Mammootty in Kaathal: The Core. At 72, Mammootty is in no mood to slow down. The Malayalam......

'It Is Very Rare For A Sequel To Be Loved This Way'

'Nobody likes preachy stories. When you lace it with humour, it works.' IMAGE: Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor in Stree 2. With a combination of big-budget, tentpole films (Two Stree sequels and......

'Neeraj Chopra will throw 93m in one or two years'

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra. Photograph: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Legendary para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia feels it's a matter of time for star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra to breach the......

'It's important to turn the page to move forward in life'

SEE: Shikhar Dhawan addresses fans as he announces his retirement. VIDEO: Kind courtesy Shikhar Dhawan. Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from cricket on Saturday,......

Gratitude-filled Dhawan bids cricket goodbye

IMAGE: Shikhar Dhawan. Photograph: Getty Images from the Rediff Archives Veteran India opener Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from all forms of cricket two years after he last......

Free entry announced for fans for remainder of Pak-B'desh Test

IMAGE: Pakistani fans watch the action at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Photograph: Cricket Pakistan / X The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Friday that fans have been allowed......

Paralympics fever hits Paris

IMAGE: Workers work to convert the Eiffel Tower Stadium from the beach volleyball venue to the Paralympic blind football venue for the coming Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Photograph: Abdul......

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