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Yunus reaches out to Bangladeshi Hindus, assures action

Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday reached out to the distressed Hindu community as he visited a centuries-old temple, where he urged them to "exercise patience" and assured them......

Cops arrest owner of dog that fell on girl who died

Police have arrested the owner of the pet dog that fell on a four-year-old girl from the fifth floor of a building in Maharashtra's Thane, which resulted in her death, officials have said. The......

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee: Marxist who wooed capital for industry

Former West Bengal chief minister and a front-ranking Marxist leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will go down in the country's history as a pragmatic communist who kept aside his ideological......

'Discrimination Is Present Among Scheduled Castes Too'

'All of these guys who are opposing the Supreme Court judgment are from dominant scheduled caste communities and none of them come from the scavenging community.''Not a single scavenging leader......

What's going on in the name of mass uprising is absolute madness

Several Bangladeshis, who have come to Kolkata either for medical treatment or education or other purposes, are now stranded in the city and concerned about the ongoing violence and abrupt change......

IndiGo to introduce business class seats from mid-November

IndiGo will introduce business class seats in select flights on 12 domestic routes starting from November 14 and also launch a customer loyalty programme, as the 18-year-old airline seeks to expand......

What industry leaders say on Karnataka's draft reservation bill

Infosys will comply with whatever regulations and guidelines Karnataka comes up with, a top company official said on Thursday on the proposed reservations for locals in private firms in the state.......

The Lives PSU Bankers Lead

A peek into the life of a public-sector banker who did well professionally, but paid a price for it, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A column on what......

Goodbye Guruji, Pradeep Bandekar

'I want to die with my finger on the click button of the camera,' veteran photographer Pradeep Bandekar, who passed into the ages early on Sunday morning told Syed Firdaus Ashraf last week. IMAGE:......

Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha Review: Old-Style Romance In The Age Of Tinder

Right from the lofty title, Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha keeps aiming to be an epic, and keeps falling short, discovers Deepa Gahlot. Neeraj Pandey's thriller-heavy filmography has given him enough of......

Raayan Review: Dhanush Works His Magic Again

Dhanush deserves credit for imagining a visually rich, edgy action thriller which is enhanced by a fascinating background score from A R Rahman, observes Divya Nair. The 8.45 pm show on Friday at......

10 Sequels We Would Love To Watch

Twenty-eight years after Shankar's Indian, Kamal Haasan's retired freedom fighter resumes his vigilante duties in Indian 2. There's an Indian 3 in the works as well, which is slated to hit the......

'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......

Olympic flag arrives in Los Angeles!

IMAGE: Members of LA28, local government officials and US Olympic athletes pose with the official Olympic flag as it returns to Los Angeles for the first time in 40 years, in Los Angeles,......

PIX: Tom Cruise makes daring dive for Los Angeles Olympics handover

IMAGE: Actor Tom Cruise jumps from the roof of the Stade de France during the Olympics closing ceremony in Paris on Sunday. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters Hollywood's top gun Tom Cruise......

Pakistan's golden boy receives hero's welcome

IMAGE: Arshad Nadeem, Pakistan's first Olympic gold medalist athlete in the men's javelin, waves from the roof of a vehicle to fans who gathered to welcome him on his arrival, outside the Allama......

Ethiopia's Tola breaks Olympic record to win Marathon

IMAGE: Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola celebrates as he crosses the finish line at Invalides to win gold in the Men's Marathon at the Paris Olympics, on Saturday. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/Reuters......

Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem showered with cash awards

IMAGE: Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan reacts after setting a new Olympic record. Photograph: Aleksandra Szmigiel / Reuters Pakistan's sensational javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem who won the......

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