Akhara body to ban food stalls by 'non-Sanatanis' at Kumbh Mela

The Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad on Wednesday said it has decided to not allow 'non-Sanatanis' from putting up food stalls in the Kumbh Mela and rename terms 'Shahi Snan' and 'Peshwai' as 'Rajsi......

Govt trying to save Bawankule's son in Audi smash-up, alleges Oppn

The police arrested the driver of a luxury car, owned by Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party president Chandrashekhar Bawankule's son Sanket, after it rammed into multiple vehicles in Nagpur, an......

Blood samples of Porsche teen's two friends also swapped at hospital

Blood samples of not only the 17-year-old minor involved in the Kalyani Nagar Porsche crash but those of the two friends accompanying him were also replaced at the government-run Sassoon hospital......

Ban alcohol in Goa to make it 'viksit': BJP MLA

A Bharatiya Janata Party MLA in Goa has demanded in the legislative assembly that the consumption of alcohol be banned in the coastal state to make it 'viksit' or developed and to curb loss of......

GST Council cedes right to levy tax on distilled alcohol

The GST Council on Saturday clarified that guarantees provided by corporate to their subsidiaries will attract an 18 per cent GST, while no tax will be levied if a personal guarantee is given by a......

Breath analyser tests: DGCA's diktat for pilots

Pilots might soon be asked not to use perfume, mouthwash and tooth gel as that may result in positive breath analyser test. Photograph: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters The Directorate General of Civil......

'Nothing alarming about fall in financial savings yet'

'As long as economic growth remains steady, creating jobs and generating stable incomes, the rise in home loans should not create problems.''If the growth trajectory changes course over the medium......

Hurdles in biofuel use: Few vehicles, weak ethanol-blended petrol rollout

The limited availability of flexible (flex)-fuel vehicles in the Indian market and the slow rollout of ethanol-blended petrol by oil-marketing companies (OMCs) remain major obstacles to achieving......

Bollywood's Whiskey Moments

'Khel risky tha whiskey ne kiya beda paar': Sharaabi 'Iski uski kaun kiski yaaran da imaan whiskey': 2 States 'Aaj botlan khullan do. Daaru shaaru ghullan do. Whiskey da peg laga ke, saari duniya......

Pat, Don't Drop The Cup Into The Sabarmati!

IMAGE: Pat Cummins poses with the World Cup on the banks of the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad on Monday, November 20, 2023. Photograph: ICC/X   The Aussies were compelled to celebrate triumph......

PICS: Fans got no chill as Napoli win Scudetto

The southern Italian city of Naples exploded into what was shaping up to be a long night of celebrations on Thursday as local team Napoli secured their first Serie A soccer title in more than three......

Sachin@50: 50 Interesting Facts

Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com On Monday, April 24, 2023, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar will be 50 years old. For those of us who first saw him stride onto a cricket field aged 16 back in......

Iran arrests footballers in raid at party

IMAGE: Iran fans sing the national anthem inside the stadium before the match. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Reuters Iranian police briefly detained several unidentified top-tier football......

Why are female football fans feeling safe in Qatar?

IMAGE: The 19-year-old Ellie Molloson said that the lack of alcohol had contributed to a less bawdy atmosphere around the games at the World Cup, but in her opinion it was mostly cultural.......