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Commuter tales from locked up Delhi: 'I stand to lose my daily wages'

To visit her gynaecologist in Delhi, over eight-month pregnant Madhu Kumari on Wednesday trudged wearily on foot trying to bypass the Singhu border made impregnable by the police using......

Will Poll Gamechanger Laadki Bahin Continue?

'I wonder if they will keep it up after the elections.''I fear they'll start questioning eligibility -- income, age, bank accounts -- and eventually stop the scheme altogether.' IMAGE: Prime......

Maha polls: Parties need to justify picking tainted nominees, says CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday expressed concern over the 'apathy' of urban and young voters in Maharashtra, and said efforts are being made to ensure maximum polling in the......

Tough Fight For Mumbai's 'Muslim Leader'

'In this assembly election, Muslims here will vote for one who works, but also one who safeguards their identity.' 'Their existence is more important they feel, than a faulty light meter. So yes, a......

Will launch 55-day hunger strike outside EC office if..., warns Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday criticised the Election Commission for "favouring" the Bharatiya Janata Party and threatened to go on a hunger strike outside the poll panel's......

Almost 92% casual workers didn't get wages during lockdown: Survey

A Covid widow, who lost her job due to the pandemic, saw her five children being admitted to a hospital in Aligarh on June 15 for apparently going without food for days, according to PTI. IMAGE:......

Businessmen suicides outnumber farmers' for 2nd year in a row

The states recording the highest number of such deaths include Karnataka (14.3 per cent), Maharashtra (13.2 per cent), and Madhya Pradesh (11.3 per cent). Tamil Nadu (9.4 per cent) and Telangana......

India Inc urges Budget sops to boost capex

Indian companies are expecting generous tax incentives from the Union Budget that will help them invest more in building capacities in the coming years. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com While......

Why urban poor remain a worry for FMCG companies

30 per cent of total sales comes from the urban poor, especially for food firms. As the second wave of the pandemic ebbs and the daily caseload falls, the struggles of the urban poor......

Crisil sharply cuts FY21 growth estimate to 3.5%

The agency welcomed the Rs 1.70-lakh crore package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman earlier in the day but said more measures like loan forbearances for small businesses and......

Why Nivin Pauly Is Full Of Rage In Thuramukham

'The audience's ability to connect with the character is what truly matters.''For example, in my previous film Kanakam Kamini Kalaham, I played a husband with deep-seated feelings of......

How Preity Zinta is coping with the lockdown

Photograph: Kind courtesy Preity Zinta/Instagram Never one to complain about her circumstances, Preity Zinta is making the best of her prolonged isolation in Los Angeles. "My husband (Gene......

Prabhas contributes Rs 4 crore to fight coronavirus

With coronavirus taking on an epic scale, several score Indians are reeling under its impact. Stars from the south Indian movie industry have stepped up to do what they can to help out. Allu......

What's Neena Gupta doing in Mukteshwar?

'If we are forced to be confined indoors for a month or two months, it's not such a big deal. It's not like we are in jail.' Photographs: Kind courtesy Neena Gupta/Instagram Ever since Neena Gupta......

How much is Kareena contributing to fight COVID-19?

With India all geared up to fight the coronavirus pandemic, film folk have come forward to help out and contribute to the PM-CARES relief fund. Here's a quick look at the stars who came forward to......

SEE: India footballer Subhashish providing meals for daily wage labourers

'The rickshaw pullers who have so many times offered me free rides to-and-fro to local matches, that local vendor and shopkeeper who had gifted me so many free packets of food after heart-warming......

How Uma Chetry broke barriers to become Assam's first national cricketer

Uma Chetry becomes first cricketer from Assam to make it to India senior team Raised by a mother who pushed her to break barriers, 20-year-old Uma Chetry of Assam's Golaghat district has scripted......

Tendulkar motivates tribal footballers for UNICEF

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar plays a game of friendly football with children for UNICEF at Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium. Photograph: UNICEF One has experienced extreme poverty while the other needs the......

Tendulkar provides financial support to 4,000 underprivileged people

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar made the donation to the Hi5 Foundation, a non-profit organisation based out of Mumbai. Photograph: Sachin Tendulkar/Instagram Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has......

Vijay Shankar reflects on missed chances

If I only think about comparisons with Hardik, I won't be able to play my game: Shankar IMAGE: India all-rounder Vijay Shankar. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Vijay Shankar would not......

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