Not our job to protect criminals: Mamata on RG Kar convict

Asserting that the RG Kar incident was a "rare, heinous and sensitive crime," West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee on Tuesday said if someone gets away after committing a crime, he will again......

Bengal govt moves HC for death sentence to RG Kar convict

The West Bengal government on Tuesday moved the Calcutta high court to file an appeal seeking death penalty of the convict in the RG Kar hospital doctor's rape and murder case and secured the......

Waqf panel to get extension till last day of next Budget session

The parliamentary committee scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is set for an extension till the last day of the next Budget Session following a stormy meet of the panel marked by a brief......

Why Mamata demands resignation of Modi, Amit Shah

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the chief ministers of all states that have "not......

Subhash Chandra quits as Zee Entertainment chairman

Chandra, who will turn 69 years old on Saturday, becomes non-executive director with immediate effect. Subhash Chandra, who ushered in the cable and satellite revolution in India with Zee TV, has......

SC shuts doors on BS IV vehicles from April 1, 2020

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that no Bharat Stage IV vehicle shall be sold across the country with effect from April 1, 2020.  The Bharat Stage emission standards are standards......

6 rules to draft an ideal Employment Code

Instead of mechanically consolidating all labour laws into one, provisions of all labour laws should be relooked in terms of their substance. The irrelevant and archaic provisions have to be fixed,......

Impact investing still nascent, India must climb the ladder faster

While there has been a great amount of progress from the government's side in relaxing regulations and announcing supportive schemes, it is also the private sector's responsibility to showcase......

'I am not very intimidated by stars'

'... because we are all characters.' IMAGE: Aseem Hattangady, seated centre, with Jisshu Sengupta to his right and Shyam Kishore to his left, and Shruti Bisht and Sujani Juneja standing, in Suparn......

Coming Soon! The Ramayan Movies

Films and television has been inspired by the Ramayana and Mahabharata time and again. In fact, stories from these epics have been made since the time of silent films. Now, it seems the trend is......

Your OTT Guide for the week

Sci-fi blockbusters, massy masala, poignant classics, playful cartoons, Sukanya Verma has something for every taste on OTT this week.    Space SweepersWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage:......

'I will never go to Bigg Boss'

'For the last ten years they have approached me every single year.''There was a year when I was really looking forward to going.''I wanted to see how interesting it is to spend 60 days with random......

Shooters bag two more medals in CYG

Indian shooters continued to dazzle at the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) with Hyderabad's Darius Kynan Chenai bagging a gold in the boys trap event and Ankush Bharadwaj clinching his second medal,......

India continue to dominate CYG

India continued their dominance on the third day of the Commonwealth Youth Games on Tuesday and consolidated their position atop the standings, taking their medals tally to seven golds, five silver......

Chinappa in line for double

India's youngest national champion Joshna Chinappa of Tamil Nadu set herself up for a coveted double when she entered the Under-19 women's final on the penultimate day of the Indian Oil Open squash......