Man posing as seer in Vrindavan held for Rs 300 cr fraud

A man who allegedly defrauded thousands of people in Maharashtra of more than Rs 300 crore was nabbed after he was found living in the guise of a seer in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura, to evade his......

25 freight wagons derail near Vrindavan, train services hit

An inquiry committee will be formed to probe the derailment of 25 wagons of a freight train near Vrindavan in Mathura district, a senior official said on Thursday. The derailment around 8 pm on......

Model of Chinook chopper goes missing? Defence ministry clarifies

The defence ministry on Saturday trashed reports that a model of a Chinook chopper installed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at the 2020 edition of DefExpo went missing.......

Efforts to weaken India's progress must be stopped: Justice Datta on EVM row

Supreme Court judge Dipankar Datta on Friday said there seems to be a concerted effort to discredit, diminish and weaken India's progress on every possible frontier and any such attempt has to be......

Flying high: Big spike in airfares, demand for hotels during Holi week

If you are planning to travel around Holi this year, brace for sky-high airfare. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com During the week of the festival next month, travellers are likely to feel......

Rs 201 per day? Rs 277? How much welfare do Indians need?

Universal basic income or social security? Economist Nitin Desai feels we need a blueprint for universal health care and pensions to help the vulnerable section. IMAGE: All Indians need access to......

Sobhita, Tina Celebrate Janmashtami

Film folk celebrate Lord Krishna's birthday, Janmashtami. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sobhita Dhulipala/Instagram Sobhita Dhulipala shares a picture from her film Ponniyin Selvan: I, where she is......

'Heeramandi Showed India As A Sone Ki Chidiya'

'The primary set took over three months to build with 14,000-15,000 workers employed at a time.' 'We ensured that Mallikajaan's Shahi Mahal lived up to its name.''One zardosi panel cost around Rs 4......

Have You Seen Nayanthara's Home?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Vignesh Shivan/Instagram Poes Garden is one of the most exclusive addresses in Chennai. Quite a few celebrities reside here, the latest of whom will be Nayanthara and her......

Ever Seen Hemaji Laugh Like This?

What did Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri say that made Hema Malini laugh like we have never seen before? From her early days as a teenager from Madras in Hindi movies as a Dream Girl, Hemaji's......

What's Kuldeep Praying For?

IMAGE: Kuldeep Yadav at the Bake Bihari temple in Vrindavan, June 22, 2023. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kuldeep Yadav/Twitter   Kuldeep Yadav worshipped at the Bake Bihari temple on Thursday......

Virat-Anushka's Spiritual Break In Rishikesh

IMAGE: Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli offer prayers at the Swami Dayanand Giri ashram in Rishikesh. Photograph: ANI/Twitter Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli travelled to the Swami Dayanand Giri......

What Virat-Anushka Did In Vrindavan

Photograph: ANI Photo Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli visited an ashram in Vrindavan, ahead of their daughter Vamika's second birthday on Wednesday next, January 11. Anushka and Virat were spotted......