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Image on TVs scared Saif suspect, planned to flee to Bangladesh

The Bangladeshi national, arrested by the Mumbai police for allegedly stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan, had panicked upon seeing his image on news channels and was planning to flee to his native......

A Night Outside The ICU

My patient was my 86-year-old father hospitalised for the first time in his life. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It was an assembly of the anxious. Daughters and sons, mothers and......

Rahul Gandhi makes cold coffee at Keventers

"How do you shake up a legacy brand for a new generation and a new market?" This was the point of discussion between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the "young founders" of 100-year-old Keventers......

'Rahul Gandhi Would Have Been Wiser Had He...'

'...spent 1/10th of his time at 24, Akbar Road...''He would have met thousands of party workers and ordinary Congress supporters who have love for the party.''Left of Centre intellectuals have......

Pritish Nandy: What An Editor!

Hugely creative with a very evolved aesthetic sense, he made the Illustrated Weekly of India every young reporter's dream. Payal Singh Mohanka remembers Pritish Nandy who passed into the ages on......

Mercedes to roll out 8 models in 2025

Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz India plans to roll out 8 new models, including battery electric vehicles, this year as it looks to sustain sales momentum having posted record sales in 2024. The......

Bajaj Rises to Top in E-scooters With Low-cost Strategy: Can it Stay There?

The two-wheeler giant had only 14 per cent of the electric two-wheeler market in May this year, but its 26.8 per cent in December IMAGE: Executive Director of Bajaj Auto Rakesh Sharma along with......

Probe ordered over deficiencies in services & e-2W of Ola Electric

Consumer rights regulator CCPA has ordered a detailed probe into complaints related to alleged "deficiencies" in services and electric two-wheelers manufactured by Ola Electric. Photograph:......

Sedans Ready To Take On SUVs

Sedans and hatchbacks have both lost market share to SUVs, which now account for more than 50% share of the 4 million-odd-unit PV market in the country. IMAGE: Maruti Suzuki CEO and Managing......

Market May Slide To 72,000 Levels

If technical analysts are to be believed, the index has more room for a slide down to 72,000 levels in the worst-case scenario, wiping out all the gains made in 2024 so far. Kindly note the image......

Game Changer Review: Ram Charan Saves The Train Wreck

Game Changer is underwhelming in the sense that you see the potential being squandered away by timid filmmaking, observes Arjun Menon. Shankar's films don't aspire for scale, they demand it. After......

Rakul-Jackky Steal A Moment In London

Kajal clicks picture with her husband... What's Kriti celebrating... Mouni holidays in Goa... Photograph: Kind courtesy Rakul Singh/Instagram Rakul Singh shares a picture from her London diaries......

Hrithik Roshan's Top 25 Songs

A singer. A soldier. A superhero. A maths teacher. A Mughal emperor. A conman. A workaholic. A quadriplegic. An actor. An avenger. From saviour of aliens to Shah Rukh Khan in a mask, Hrithik......

The Women We Loved In 2024

Let's be honest, 2024 in Hindi cinema is not one for the books. Between utter tripe and unmemorable, I found just a glimmer of hope sparking my interest on occasions too few and far between.......

Pushpa 2 Gets Spectacular Opening

Pushpa: The Rule has done it. It was expected that the film would take one of the biggest starts ever and that has happened. The Allu Arjun starrer saw an unprecedented craze all over India and......

1st Test, Day 1: Shakeel, Rizwan rescue Pakistan vs WI

IMAGE: Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan score unbeaten half-centuries. Photograph: PCB/X Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan hit unbeaten half-centuries to help Pakistan overcome Jayden Seales'......

Rickelton, Bavuma score tons as SA dominate vsPak

IMAGE: South Africa's Temba Bavuma celebrates reaching his century. Photograph: Rogan Ward/Reuters Ryan Rickelton struck a career-best unbeaten 176 and his captain Temba Bavuma scored 106 as South......

'Tumko Bat Chahiye?': How Kohli's gesture inspired Akash Deep

'That was Virat bhaiyya's bat, the one with MRF logo.' IMAGE: Akash Deep avoids a bouncer during the third Test against Australia in Brisbane in December. Photograph: Kind courtesy Akash......

Gambhir and Rohit's SCG snub sparks chaos

Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma ignore each other on match eve IMAGE: All present at the SCG witnessed a complete communication breakdown between skipper Rohit Sharma and the head coach Gautam......

Neutral Venue Cricket: Who Loses Out?

The ongoing debate about India and Pakistan playing on each other's soil has given rise to a new term in cricket: The 'hybrid model'.While most people associate 'hybrid' with vehicles, this term......

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