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Govt extends deadline for Manipur violence panel report

The Centre on Friday granted time till November 20 to a Commission of Inquiry to submit a report on its investigations into the series of violence in Manipur that has claimed more than 220 lives so......

'Why Is Modi Not Sacking Biren Singh?'

'We are in a dilemma if the central government supports this ethnic violence and Biren Singh.' IMAGE: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh calls on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi,......

3-member panel to probe what caused Manipur violence

The Centre on Sunday set up a Commission of Inquiry, headed by former chief justice of the Gauhati high court Ajai Lamba, to probe the recent series of violence in Manipur that claimed more than 80......

Why Did Supreme Court Strengthen UAPA?

Reversing the burden of evidence means that the principle of innocent until proven guilty does not apply.It is exactly the opposite: Guilty as charged, until you can convince the judges of the......

3 FTII students begin hunger strike seeking Gajendra's exit

Three students of Film and Television Institute of India went on an indefinite hunger strike on Thursday as the agitation for removal of Gajendra Chauhan as its chairman entered the fourth month......

It's time for brain gain, say Indian scientists in US

Managed and operated by volunteers from Boston, YIM is a non-for-profit organisation founded by MIT/Harvard Indian-origin scientists and entrepreneurs in 2009. About 50 young Indian scientists have......

Markets crashing? You can still make money

The market on Wednesday opened weak and has been trading in the negative zone throughout the day. While the world cheered the accession of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States,......

2023's Must Watch Web Series

The streaming platforms were replete with violent, profanity-laden gangster shows. But amidst the noise, there were some effective and thought-provoking shows too. Deepa Gahlot's list of her top 10......

10 OTT Shows That Make Us Nostalgic

Scoop reminded viewers of a time in the not-so-recent-past when Mumbai was in the grip of the underworld. The new Web series Guns And Gulaabs is set in the opium town of Gulaabganj sometime in the......

'Khaali Peeli is like Bhendi Bazaar meets Guy Ritchie'

IMAGE: Ananya Panday and Ishaan Khatter in Khaali Peeli. It's not easy to get a chance to direct a film in Bollywood. Maqbool Khan knows that only too well. After working in the film industry for......

PIX: Why did the singers party?

Musicians gathered to celebrate singer Harshdeep Kaur's birthday. The Mohan sisters: Shakti and Neeti. Himesh Reshammiya with wife Sonia Kapur. Nihar Pandya joins Himesh,......

The Best of Nirmal Pandey

Even in a short career span, Nirmal Pandey created an impressive body of work. Although, despite earning tremendous acclaim for his early films, the actor with his unconventional looks and......

Ganguly wins Parsvnath chess title

National champion Grandmaster Surya Sekhar Ganguly edged out Russian GM Mikhail Ulibin on better tie-break score to win the seventh Parsvnath International Open chess tournament in Delhi on......

Does a cricket pitch have a fixed width?

Name: MRS ManiCountry: IndiaEmail: mrshrimani@rediffmail.comQuestion: How many Test cricketers -- with their names -- have scored double centuries in their debut Test? Five batsmen -- England's......

Ganguly, Ghate national champions

Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly of Petroleum Sports Control Board annexed the national title for the third time on the trot after scoring a memorable victory over teammate S Kidambi in the 21st......

Humpy suffers shock defeat

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Diwakar Prasad Singh in the 13th round of the 43rd National 'A' chess championship in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.Having been made to......

Humpy regains her winning touch

Grandmaster Koneru Humpy regained her winning touch with a splendid performance against International Master Dinesh Kumar Sharma in the 8th round of 43rd National 'A' chess championship now in......

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