Assam assembly scraps two-hour namaaz break for Muslim MLAs

The decades-old Assam assembly tradition of a two-hour break to facilitate Muslim legislators to offer namaaz on Fridays was discontinued for the first time during the ongoing budget session.......

In Delhi CM's village, a man has been standing for 22 days

For the past 22 days, a 24-year-old from a Haryana village has been in a standing position round-the-clock, in what villagers claimed began with praying for the victory of Bharatiya Janata Party......

Train crushes woman loco pilot returning after 'washroom break'

A woman loco pilot was mowed down by a speeding train in West Bengal's Malda division when she was crossing the track to return to the engine after a 'washroom break'. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

6 Leaders Modi Welcomed At Airport

Prime Minister Narendra D Modi surprised observers by going to the airport to receive Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, on his arrival in New Delhi on Monday, February 17, 2025. Taking......

Budget 2025: Consumption-related stocks likely to see further gains

Market reaction to the Union Budget was overall neutral. The income tax “gift” wasn’t enough to move the needle. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There was some apparent......

Say Hello To Vikrant Massey's Son

Vikrant Massey introduced son Vardaan to the world on his first birthday, posting happy pictures of the family on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vikrant Massey/Instagram Vardaan......

Chhaava Review: Big Thumbs Up!

Chhaava deserves 2 stars for the historically half-baked film that it is, but 4 stars just for its attempt on making a film on Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, observes Prasanna D Zore. This is the......

Vidaamuyarchi Review: Nonstop Action!

When we put 'Thala' Ajith and 'Action King' Arjun in the same frame, you can expect fireworks and they don't let you down, notes A Ganesh Nadar. Ajith Kumar has been in the news lately for all the......

'We Will Also Make Waves One Day'

'When you are in new waters, you have to follow the rules of that water.' Sai Tamhankar got her first break in the 2008 critically acclaimed Subhash Ghai film, Black & White. In the same year, she......

Ranji Trophy: Rekhade stuns Mumbai to put Vidarbha in box seat

Mumbai were steady at 113 for two at one stage but Rekhade, playing only his second First-Class match, ripped open the Ranji champions' batting line-up, first with an innocuous delivery which......

Fastest to 14,000! Kohli Breaks Another Sachin Record

IMAGE: Virat Kohli joins an elite club alongside Tendulkar (14,000 in 350 innings) and Kumar Sangakkara (14,000 in 378 innings). Photograph: BCCI/X Virat Kohli continues to redefine batting......

Galle Test: Kusal's fifty rescues Sri Lanka on Day 1

Scorecard IMAGE: Kusal Mendis celebrates his half-century during Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Photograph: ICC/X Australia's Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon claimed......

Sachin's record-breaking throw: India's next javelin star?

IMAGE: Sachin Yadav's 84.39m throw is the fifth career-best throw by an Indian javelin thrower after Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena, Shivpal Singh and Davinder Singh Kang. Photograph: Sachin......

Punjab lifter Mehak Sharma on a record-breaking spree

IMAGE: Punjab weightlifter Mehak Sharma set four new national records at the National Games in Dehradun on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Department of Sports, Government of Uttarakhand/X......