Tantrik accused of murdering 12 dies in police custody in Gujarat

A 42-year-old tantrik arrested for allegedly conspiring to murder a businessman died in police custody in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Sunday after admitting to killing 12 people by giving them drinks......

It Won't Be An Easy Term For The BJP

Delhi faces a severe financial crunch and the deficit is largely due to numerous welfare schemes without adequate revenue flowing in.The success of welfare schemes and electoral promises will need......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

MP man beheads uncle over black magic suspicion

A man allegedly beheaded his 60-year-old maternal uncle over black magic suspicion and walked around two kilometers with his severed head and axe in hands in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh before......

Oscars 2025: The Brutalist, Emilia Prez Get Nominated

The nominations for the 97th Annual Academy Awards were announced by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott. India has reason to celebrate as Anuja, backed by Priyanka Chopra and Guneet Monga, gets......

Just How Did The Class Of 2024 Fare?

It was a testing ground for the new actors who stepped into the limelight this year. Some emerging faces, some who had never acted before, this new crop of actors made the industry sit up and take......

A Maharashtrian Haunts Bollywood

Munjya is the most wildly entertaining ghost I have encountered at the movies recently.But he has the added advantage of being a Maharashtrian ghost, of possessing rhythms of speech and behaviour......

What Modi Gave Taimur, Jeh...

Kareena and Saif's boys didn't meet the PM, but check out what Modi sent them... Photograph: Kind courtesy Kareena Kapoor/Instagram What's the Kapoor khandaan doing with Prime Minister Narendra D......

Champions Trophy: Games You Won't Forget

As the Champions Trophy kicks off, some memorable moments from past tournaments.   India Vs South Africa, 2002 IMAGE: Virender Sehwag took three wickets to have the South Africans in a soup......

Tata Steel Chess: Praggnanandhaa wins; Gukesh, Erigaisi draw

IMAGE: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa's victory over Pentala Harikrishna was a master-class on defence and counter-attack. Photograph: Kind courtesy Harry Gielen/FIDE Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu......

Erigaisi tied-5th after Day 1 in World Rapid chess

IMAGE: Arjun Erigaisi, with four victories under his belt, has emerged a strong contender in the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE Indian Grandmaster Arjun......

Chess Olympiad PIX: Gukesh, Arjun on fire as India rout Azerbaijan

IMAGE: Dommaraju Gukesh in action against Aydin Sulemanli during the fifth round of the Chess Olympiad in Budapest on Sunday. Photograph: FIDE/Michal_Walusza Backed by the two in-form stars in......

Not black magic but injury forced Sohail out of SA

Sohail rubbishes black magic theory IMAGE: A section of the Pakistan media had claimed that the return of Sohail was linked to supernatural encounters. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Pakistan......