California senate panel passes bill to end caste bias

A bill seeking to explicitly ban caste discrimination in California has been unanimously passed by the state's Senate Judiciary Committee, amidst strong opposition from Indian-American business and......

Mulayam cremated with full state honours, top leaders pay respects

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav was cremated with full state honours at his native Saifai village in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday afternoon. IMAGE: Mortal remains of Samajwadi Party......

PIX: President Kovind confers Padma awards on 73

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday. IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice......

Rita Bahuguna Joshi's granddaughter dies of cracker burns

The granddaughter of Allahabad MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi has died of burns received during bursting of crackers, a close aide of the Bharatiya Janata Party leader said on Tuesday. She was......

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Sebi cracks down on 2 penny stocks

In its first action against penny stocks, the Securities and Exchange Board of India on Wednesday barred the promoters and directors of IFSL Ltd and Minal Engineering from dealing in the capital......

The Most Watched OTT Series of 2024 Is...

Non-fiction continues to grow with the most-watched unscripted show, Bigg Boss OTT S3 getting more than half the viewership that Panchayat (S3) got. IMAGE: Neena Gupta, Faisal Malik, Jitendra......

Maidaan Review: Snooze Soccer

Maidaan draws out more yawns than yays, observes Sukanya Verma. Underdog sports stories are as life-affirming as they are formulaic. What distinguishes the decent ones from the drags is vision.......

Now, Watch Nushrratt, Kareena, Ranveer At Home

Amazon Prime Video has announced 69 assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting. Here's looking at the movies that you will be watching this year! Do Read: Watch Vijay......

Sanya's In The Mood For Comedy... And JACKFRUIT!

What happens when a talented group of Bollywood actors get together? They give us entertainment, entertainment, entertainment. Vidya Balan -- who brought that now-famous dialogue alive -- wasn't......

India-England Test stats

Summary of results: Test # Start date End date Venue Result India in England, 1932 1 25th Jun 1932 28th Jun 1932 Lord's Eng 158 runs England in India,1933-34 2 15th Dec 1933 18th Dec 1933......

Easy for Devendra Joshi

Devendra Joshi of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board fashioned a facile victory in his second round-robin tie to book a berth in the knock-out round, on a day of close encounters in the BPCL- ONGC......