Kota: From Coaching Hub To Suicide Cluster

25 student suicides in 2023 at India's coaching hub Kota have revealed the mindboggling stress children confront every day, reports Prakash Bhandari. IMAGE: Students at Bansal Classes in Kota. All......

Patient's severed leg put under his head as pillow at UP hospital

A man's leg, which got severed in a bus accident, was allegedly used as a pillow to prop him up at the state-run Maharani Laxmibai Medical College in Jhansi, prompting the Uttar Pradesh government......

PHOTOS: Modi pays homage to 9/11 terror attack victims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the second day of his US visit by paying homage to the victims of the dastardly 9/11 terror attacks which killed nearly 3,000 people, including many Indians.......

Woman who levelled 'fabricated' gang-rape charge arrested

A woman who had allegedly levelled a "fabricated" gang-rape charge in an attempt to grab property was arrested on Saturday, a day after police booked her and three of her accomplices for cheating......

Markets in bear hug; weak global trends, crude prices weigh

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty fell for the third day running on Friday due to weak trends in global markets and soaring crude oil prices. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Temple fever grips Indians, lifts travel demand and hotel bookings

Online travel portals are flooded with flight and train bookings, hotels teeming with requests for accommodation, and spiritual merchandise on e-commerce platforms is selling like hotcakes. IMAGE:......

Why did Mukesh Ambani's aide pledge 94% of RIL shares?

Typically, professional corporate executives pledge shares when they need to raise cash to exercise stock options in the company’s shares or invest the money elsewhere.  IMAGE: RIL......

Let's get business running, crisis-hit Go First's IRP tells staff

Go First chief executive officer Kaushik Khona and tribunal-appointed interim resolution professional Abhilash Lal on Thursday reached out to the airline’s staff, seeking their support for......

Singham continues to rule the box office

Last week's releases --I Am Kalam andChala Mussaddi Office Office -- had no takers at the box office. Singham, meanwhile, continued to earn well.Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office......

Singham declared big hit at box office

Last week's releases -- Bubble Gum, Khap and Gandhi To Hitler -- had no takers. Singham, meanwhile, did excellent businness in the first week of its release, and continues to do well in the second......

Why DDCA president Rajat Sharma is in trouble...

IMAGE: DDCA president Rajat Sharma. Photograph: BCCI As many as eight Board of Directors of the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) have signed a joint resolution for withdrawal of all......

Meet the new DDCA boss

IMAGE: Rajat Sharma and his panel's candidature was backed by a political heavyweight from the ruling party with the IOA president Narinder Batra throwing in all his might. Photograph: PTI......

Tough task ahead for Alok

Alok Kumar would face a tough battle to repeat his last year's double crown winning feat in the National Billiards and Snooker championship, commencing at Mumbai on Saturday at the suburban......

Advani, Bhaskar enter World Billiards semi-finals

Pankaj Advani continued his surge in the World Billiards Championship (time format), making it to the semi-finals with a 916-665 victory over compatriot Rupesh Shah, in Leeds, on Tuesday. The ace......

Advani shines after losing opening outing at World billiards

Pankaj Advani lost his opening outing to defending champion Peter Gilchrist but later recovered and scored two straight victories in World Billiards Championship, in Leeds, on Tuesday. The former......