15 seniors booked after death of Guj medical student during ragging

The police registered an offence against 15 students of a medical college in Gujarat's Patan district following the death of an 18-year-old student who was allegedly ragged by them, officials said......

Prez Murmu urges swift rape case verdicts, flays adjournment culture

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday said delay in court decisions in heinous crimes, like rape, forces the common man to think that the judicial process lacks sensitivity, even as she called for a......

Bizarre: Knife, nail cutters removed from Bihar youth's stomach

Doctors in Bihar's East Champaran district have removed several metal objects, including a key ring, a small knife and nail cutters from the stomach of a youth. Image is used for representational......

Protests erupt in Assam as girl returning from tuition gang-raped

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by three persons in Assam's Nagaon district, triggering massive protests by people on the streets. IMAGE: Students of Carmel High School in Patna stage......

In a major push to Ayushman Bharat govt allots Rs 61,398 cr for health sector

Ayushman Bharat aims at providing a cover of Rs 5 lakh per family annually and is aimed at benefitting more than 10 crore poor families across the country. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

She won a claim rejected by LIC

The National Commission indicted LIC for working in cahoots with doctors for baseless certificates to repudiate claims and held this to be an unfair practice, points out Jehangir B Gai.Photograph:......

Meet India's Paris Olympics-bound relay teams

Redemption, fulfilment of a father's dream, a big step in a nascent career and justification of choices made early in life -- Olympic qualification meant different things to the different members......

Day 4: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Freestyle skiing- China's Gu wins Bir Air gold IMAGE: Gu Ailing Eileen of China reacts after her run during the Freestyle skiing Women's Freeski Big Air final Run 2 at the Big Air Shougang,......

Bangladesh cricketers escape New Zealand mosque shooting

IMAGE: The Bangladesh cricket board tweeted that all their players are safe (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph: Asian Cricket Council/Twitter Bangladesh's cricket team escaped......

Gold decoded: When coach got Tejinderpal to shift focus from ailing father to Asiad

IMAGE: India’s Tejinderpal Singh Toor in action. Photograph: IOA India/Twitter Had it not been for some prudent decision making by Tejinderpal Singh Toor's personal coach MS Dhillon,......