Man who wiped out UP family held; accused pumped 10 bullets on victims

Police shot a 27-year-old man accused of gunning down an entire Dalit family in Amethi in his leg early Saturday while they were recovering the pistol used in the killing at his instance. Image......

Cong rebel part of Omar govt while party sits out

Congress rebel Satish Sharma, who defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajeev Sharma by nearly 7,000 votes and relegated his former party's heavyweight Tara Chand to the third position in the......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Jobs, Agnipath Scheme, Farmer, Wrestler Protests

'Till a few years ago, girls wouldn't take an autorickshaw alone. Now, things have improved.' IMAGE: Delhi Chief Minister Atishi holds a roadshow in Hisar, October 3, 2024. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Economists see reforms in the air ahead of Budget

Following the lacklustre growth numbers in the second quarter (Q2FY25), economists believe the upcoming Union Budget for 2025-26 should focus on reforms that will stimulate consumption,......

What Are New RBI Governor's Challenges?

'Challenge is basically near-term growth as the outlook has turned a bit adverse.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra during the 54th GST Council......

Agri GVA stands out on strong monsoon

Amid low growth elsewhere, gross value added (GVA) growth in agriculture and allied activities recovered during the second quarter of the current financial year (Q2FY25) to 3.5 per cent......

RBI to Hold Rates Steady at 6.50%

'The RBI's MPC will maintain the current policy rates (6.50%) at the policy meeting, given ongoing inflationary pressures.' IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das. Photograph: ANI......

Sharvari Wants You To Pinch Her!

Film folk glammed up for the Navbharat Times newspaper's 74th anniversary celebrations at the NBT Utsav 2024 awards. Sharvari won the Best Actress of the Year award and wants someone to 'pinch'......

The Path-Breaking '70s Actor You Didn't Know

Rehana Sultan was all set to be a path-breaker.The time was right.Hindi cinema had emerged from the 1960s musicals era.But somehow, leading film-makers of the time did not believe Rehana had that......

Janhvi Glams Up For Radhika-Anant's Sangeet

Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani's sangeet ceremony saw the who's who of Bollywood in attendance. Held at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai on July 5, the event gives us a sneak peek of the......

Why Radhikka Feels Beautiful

Taapsee promotes her film... Rakul gets filmi... Rashmika wants to play... Photograph: Kind courtesy Radhikka Madan/Instagram 'Why does one automatically feel beautiful in a saree? Why am I late......

When It Was Bradman Versus India

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......

Batting needs to deliver runs: Kumble reacts to India's loss

IMAGE: The loss was India's first home Test series defeat since 2012, ending an 18-series unbeaten streak. Photograph: BCCI Former cricketer Anil Kumble reacted to India's disappointing defeat to......

'There are a lot of good things that sir taught me'

Yuvraj, Azhar among others pay tribute to Bishan Singh Bedi on his birth anniversary on Wednesday. IMAGE: Bollywood actor Angad Bedi with former cricketer Yuvraj Singh and his mother Shabnam Singh......

'Dil Se Bhi Gabbar Hai'

'He never had a negative thought in his mind, he was supremely confident.''He always stuck to his natural game, he never moved away from that.' IMAGE: Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 6,793 runs in 167......

Dayal's Redemption: From Rinku's sixes to stopping Dhoni

'How are you now feeling Maa?' Dayal calls up after momentous final over IMAGE: Yash Dayal had worked hard on his fitness and mental strength in his journey to redemption. Photograph: BCCI......