MP official suspended for 'insensitivity' after farmer 'rolls on floor'

An assistant grade employee of the Madhya Pradesh government was suspended on Thursday on charges of showing 'insensitivity' and being 'negligent' towards an elderly farmer who rolled on the floor......

Siddaramaiah Goes Backfoot On Local Quota Bill

Sources within the Congress, including those who have been members of the teams that drafted its 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha poll manifestos, said the Karnataka government decision lacked any empirical......

Karnataka to reserve 100% Group C-D posts in private firms for locals

The Karnataka cabinet has approved a bill mandating 100 per cent reservation for Kannadigas in private firms for Group C and Group D posts, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday. IMAGE:......

Cong slams govt over delay in Class 6 textbooks

The Congress Friday slammed the Centre over the delay in publishing new Class 6 textbooks, alleging the Education Ministry is "sabotaging" the education of children after doing the same with the......

Budget may go vocal for higher local procurement

To boost domestic manufacturing under the Make in India initiative and reduce dependency on imports, the government is expected to announce in the Budget an increase in the minimum local content......

Why Builders Won't Drop Home Prices

'What happens in the real estate market is that once the prices go up it goes on to stay at that level.' 'It might not increase and at the same time the prices will not come down too.' IMAGE: A......

'GenAI giving 30-40% productivity gains'

For Dinesh Nirmal, who heads IBM Software, one of his mandates is to integrate generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into all products IBM builds and leverage it to enhance developer......

Unemployment: Disease Lies In Education

In tackling India's unemployment problem, look beyond the finance minister and focus on the education minister points out Gurbachan Singh. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Some......

'I Wanted To Beat People Up...'

'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.''It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.''Whether it's a series, a movie or......

Despicable Me 4 Review: An 8-year-old Reviews

This movie is perfect for all ages. Avan Verma gives his thumbs up. Despicable Me movies are always about the villain. The new one is called Maxime Le Mal. He is a mix of insect and human and is......

'The Hope Is About Friendship'

'Hope is about being more accepting of each other, the kind of solidarity and friendship that even our families may not be able to give.' IMAGE: Payal Kapadia, second from right, flanked by actors......

Big Girls Don't Cry Review: Watchable

Big Girls Don't Cry is too solemn to be fun and too timid to be truly bold, feels Deepa Gahlot. For the new generation, it is probably the Harry Potter books set in a boarding school that......

Paris Olympics: 11 YO skater to 61 YO rider to compete

From 11-year-old to 60-plus, Olympics is playground for all Age is just a number, goes the old adage. And it seems particularly true for the Olympics where none is too old or too young to compete.......

Driven by mother, Panwar eyes Olympic glory

Race walker Suraj Panwar gears up for debut within debut at Olympics Photograph: Kind courtesy Suraj Panwar/Instagram Plucked out of his comfort zone and training without a partner for a mixed......

Yuvraj Takes Builder To Court

The Delhi high court on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, issued notice to a real estate firm on pleas by retired cricketer Yuvraj Singh seeking invocation of arbitration laws over alleged violation of his......

Shardul Thakur out for three months after foot surgery

  IMAGE: Shardul Thakur gives a thumbs up post surgery on Wednesday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shardul Thakur/Instagram Team India all-rounder Shardul Thakur underwent a successful foot......

Australia facing player shortage for T20 WC warm-up games

IMAGE: SRH captain Pat Cummins and KKR pacer Mitchell Starc, who both played in the IPL 2024 final on Sunday, are set to skip the T20 World Cup warm-up games. Photograph: BCCI Australia is facing......