Man threatens acid attack on woman over her choice of clothes

A business development professional who threatened a man that he would throw acid on his wife's face over her choice of clothes has been sacked from the company, sources said on Friday. Image used......

Scientists who decoded protein structures win Chemistry Nobel

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M Jumper, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday. IMAGE: Images of the winners of......

The Formidable Editor, Vimla Patil

Vimla Patil always stressed the importance of proving wrong the perception that women were women's worst enemies. And it is a lesson I carried forward with me all through my career, learning......

CBI status report on RG Kar doc's rape-murder disturbing: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it was disturbed by the findings given in a status report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the rape and murder of trainee doctor at RG Kar......

The major decisions taken by the GST Council

The GST Council on Saturday decided to tweak tax rates on items, including accommodation services for students and solar cookers, and took a host of taxpayer-friendly measures including waiver of......

'India can become centre of exporting fertiliser'

'The government has put in a lot of effort to provide infrastructure for the industry.' Photograph: Kind courtesy A M International AM International, which has interests in petrochemicals,......

'India can become centre of exporting fertiliser'

'The government has put in a lot of effort to provide infrastructure for the industry.' Photograph: Kind courtesy A M International AM International, which has interests in petrochemicals,......

Wage Pact: Will Bankers Make More Money?

Postings to places at an altitude above 1,000 metres but less than 1,500 metres, between 1,500 and 3,000 metres, and above 3,000 metres entail different rates of allowances -- the higher the......

The Difference Between Fawad And Shah Rukh Khan

'I think because India is a bigger country and Bollywood is such a well-oiled machine, the star thing has become so much bigger than the actor thing.' IMAGE: Fawad Khan in Barzakh. Film-maker Asim......

Ulajh Review: Diplomatic Doldrums

Ulajh strikes you as an attempt at statement-making gone horribly wrong, a punchline that doesn't land, a roar that never reaches the ear, observes Sreehari Nair. In Sudhanshu Saria's Ulajh,......

Can You Recognise These Actors?

IMAGE: Kamal Haasan returns as Veerasekaran Senapathy in Shankar's Indian 2. Isn't it cool is to see actors taking a route of total transformation to embody a character better? Certain films......

'You Can Feel Buddha's Teaching In Ladakhi Culture'

'I have nostalgia for Ladakhi culture, which is common to both Muslims and Buddhists.''It is kind of a Buddhist way of life. You are compassionate and nice to each other.''You are good human......

Coach Gambhir under fire after flurry of poor results

IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir has a tough task at hand to redeem himself and his team when they travel to Australia for a five-match Test series next month. Photograph: BCCI Unprecedented series defeats......

Ban on right wing groups protesting India-B'desh T20I

The SP recommended imposition of prohibitory orders to maintain peace, law and order in the Madhya Pradesh district after the Hindu Mahasabha on Wednesday staged a protest demanding the......

Prannoy battles back from illness for Paris Olympics

'He has been that kind of a player who steps up on big occasions. He's done that multiple times over the last three or four years' IMAGE: HS Prannoy is focussed on building his stamina for the......

Abha Khatua smashes national record in shot put

Photograph: Kind Courtesy AFI/X Asian Championships silver medallist Abha Khatua set national record en route a gold in women's shot put with a massive throw of 18.41m during the second day of the......

Can Arshdeep and Siraj pass the acid test in Americas?

Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters Four spinners in India's T20 World Cup squad suggest that the Indian selectors are expecting slow turners in the Americas but have they missed a trick by picking......