Waqf bill: Govt says no interference in Muslims; Oppn objects

The ruling National Democratic Alliance on Wednesday launched a feisty defence of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha amid the opposition's charge that it was unconstitutional and targeted......

2 Hurriyat allies, another group sever ties with separatists

Two Hurriyat Conference constituents -- the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement and the J-K Democratic Political Movement  -- have announced severing their all ties with separatists, Union......

Woman raped on train at Mumbai's Bandra Terminus, porter held

A porter allegedly raped a woman in an empty coach of a long-distance train at the Bandra Terminus in Mumbai, police said. Image used only for representation. Photograph: ANI Photo The police have......

High alert in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand as Maoists escalate IED attacks

An alert has been sounded in the anti-Maoist operations theatre of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand following a "spike" in IED blasts and recoveries, including that of a device rigged with beer bottles......

Pipeline tariffs: CNG, piped gas to be charged lowest rate

In a significant change to regulations, oil and gas regulator PNGRB has proposed a new policy of how tariffs for pipelines carrying gas to users will be determined, and proposed charging city gas......

'Love Marriage Was Taboo'

'I have always looked at people and said, 'You just have to accept. You just have to love. You just have to let this person be and the trouble would be less'.''But we keep complicating things, and......

Mismatched Season 3 Review: Breezy Watch

Like most rom-com shows, this one lives up to the feel-good factor to a large extent despite getting a bit boring here and there, observes Namrata Thakker.   It's been three years since......

Why Satya Continues To Sting And Sing

While Satya's pleasures are palpable -- among them the poetry of the coarse language, the mercifully rough-hewn texture, the oh-so-familiar underdog story -- these pleasures hit you at a completely......

Hathiram Chaudhary: A Hero For Our Times

We do not whistle for Hathiram Chaudhary. And yet the bond we feel towards him is spontaneous, almost effortless. This is because he shares something of our too-ideal dreams, our wry acceptance of......

Gulveer smashes his own national record

IMAGE: Gulveer Singh has shattered his own national 10,000m record, clocking 27:00.22. Photograph: Kind Courtesy RF Youth Foundation/Instagram India's long-distance runner Gulveer Singh has......

ISL: 5-star Bengaluru FC thrash Mumbai; storm into semis

IMAGE: Bengaluru FC's players celebrate a goal against Mumbai City FC in the ISL play-offs match in Bengaluru on Saturday. Photograph: JSW Sports Media Bengaluru FC pulled off the biggest win in......

Gulveer shatters Asian record, qualifies for World C'ships

India's Asian Games bronze medallist Gulveer Singh smashed the Asian Indoor 5000m record while also qualifying for the World Athletics Championships to be held later this year when he finished......

Indian runner smashes 16-YO 3000m indoor record

Hangzhou Asian Games bronze medalist Gulveer Singh made a strong start to his season, shattering a 16-year-old national record in the men's 3000m indoor race at the BU David Hemery Valentine......

ISL: Jamshedpur sink NorthEast United to seal semis spot

IMAGE: Jamshedpur FC's five away victories so far this season are the best that they have recorded in any ISL campaign. Photograph: ISL/X Jamshedpur FC defeated NorthEast United FC by 2-0 to......