Man dupes 9 families posing as long-lost son

A day after a man was arrested in Ghaziabad for allegedly posing as the long-lost son of two different families -- one in Ghaziabad and another in Uttarakhand, police on Saturday said the accused......

SC ends caste-based discrimination in jails, overrules jail manuals

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside caste-based discriminatory provisions of prison manuals of around 11 states while deprecating the practice of distribution of work and segregation of......

'Farmers are our Annadata'

This is the full text of the address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of India’s 78th Independence Day. My Dear Fellow Citizens, I extend to you all my heartiest......

Who's To Be Blamed For Bridge Collapses?

Government officials believe that central bridge projects perform better than state projects due to stricter checks and balances. IMAGE: A portion of a bridge over the Bakra river collapses in......

The T-Shirt Wars

Ajit Balakrishnan on the evolution of a cultural symbol. IMAGE: Mark Zuckerberg, Marlon Brando and Peter Thiel. Photographs: Getty Images   I stood gazing admiringly at the perfect green......

'Swiggy is exploiting its delivery boys'

'They don't tell us what they take from customers. They don't tell customers what they give us.' IMAGE: Swiggy's food delivery workers protest outside the labour commissioner's office in......

Street vendors left out of Unlock 1.0's purview

'In states where all shops are allowed to function and pedestrians are allowed to move around, there is no reason to presume that vendors are not allowed to operate. But ambiguity surrounding the......

Retrenched Raymond staff stare at long battle

The company stated that it was taking steps for cost rationalisation across all businesses to maintain liquidity and due to a prolonged slowdown it had to take a few tough measures. Illustration:......

Mithun: The Outsider We Love To Watch

Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.......

The Crown Season 5 Review

The new season of The Crown is a bit of a dreary watch, observes Deepa Gehlot. Coming out as it does a few weeks after the death of Queen Elizabeth II (and some months after Prince Philip's......

Paris celebrates win after World Cup clash vs Morocco

'We just want to celebrate our win and we can really feel it will get crazy' IMAGE: A France fan celebrates after the match. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier /Reuters Supporters poured into......

Sports Shorts: China's Chen claims maiden TT World Cup title

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Tingshu Wang/Reuters Team owners and the NBA players' association have agreed on a shortened season to allow players from the world's best league to compete in next......

Woods opts out as PGA Tour returns next week

IMAGE: Tiger Woods is one win shy of a record-breaking 83 PGA Tour wins. Photograph: USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Tiger Woods will not compete next week when the PGA Tour swings back into action after......