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130 Dalit households in Bengal fight for their right to worship

Threatened, ostracised and pushed to the edge, a group of about 130 Dalit families in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district are pinning their final hopes on police and district administration to......

'In India, Women Have The Right To Demand Justice'

'That is why an emotional appeal to the President.''There needs to be a strict law. The accused should be punished immediately.''All cases should be heard in fast-track courts.''In rural areas,......

Was Modi Right About The Opposition?

'While suppression of information is acceptable for the government, the Opposition's efforts at pinning the government and its leaders is labeled anti-national,' points out Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.......

Bureaucrats can't be allowed to frustrate grassroot democracy: SC

The Supreme Court has said bureaucrats couldn't be allowed to "frustrate grassroot democracy" and upheld a Bombay high court order reinstating a woman as the sarpanch of a Maharashtra village.......

Why Did Daughters Thrash Their Father?

A video of daughters thrashing their father has gone viral on the Internet. While the daughters are beating their father, their mother can be seen holding her husband's legs tight so that he......

Govt headhunter fails to find right candidate for BPCL top job

After HPCL, the government headhunter struggled to find a suitable candidate for the top job at Bharat Petroleum, as most applicants were narrow specialists lacking multidisciplinary experience......

Adani wins Rs 36,000-cr Mumbai project

After the Dharavi slum redevelopment project, billionaire Gautam Adani's group has emerged as the highest bidder for the Rs 36,000 crore redevelopment of Motilal Nagar in Mumbai, sources said.......

Microsoft flags the risk AI development faces

The underrepresentation of women in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) poses a significant risk of perpetuating the prevailing societal biases into future technologies, according to a top......

'Let's Bring India's Tariff Towards America Down'

'And America will invite India in to have really an extraordinary opportunity and relationship with us.' IMAGE: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, March 4,......

Tata Capital to file draft IPO papers only after NCLT nod

Financial services firm Tata Capital is likely to file preliminary papers with markets regulator Sebi to raise $2 billion (over Rs 17,000 crore) through an initial public offering (IPO) only after......

Your March OTT Watchlist, Right Here

March is turning out to be an interesting month for OTT as several movies and Web series across different languages will make their digital premieres. A few actors will also be making their screen......

Kriti, Vikrant Win Big At IIFA Digital Awards

The IIFA Digital Awards were announced on Saturday, March 8, 2025, night in Jaipur. Take a look at the winners. Photograph: Kind courtesy IIFA Awards /Instagram Kriti Sanon won Best Performance in......

'I Couldn't Stop Crying...'

It was an emotional evening for many film folk as they won the top awards at the 25th IIFA ceremony in Jaipur. Photograph: Kind courtesy IIFA Awards/Instagram Kartik Aaryanbagged the Best......

OTT Expands The Geography Of Storytelling

Writers and creators are telling more authentic stories based in states and cities that we may not have seen much of in mainstream media, such as Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. Or......

Review: Dupahiya Is Lotsa Fun

Such a collection of amiable characters were last seen in Panchayat.There are greedy dowry seekers, criminals, misogynists and the like, but the collective goodness of the others keep violence and......

'Not the right person...': Karun Nair on his India selection

'I have to just say that I have to keep performing in every game that I get and if it happens, it happens.' IMAGE: Karun Nair struck an unbeaten century on Day 4 of the Ranji Trophy final against......

ISL: Mumbai City FC qualify for playoffs

Photograph: Kind courtesy ISL/X Mumbai City FC qualified for the playoffs of the Indian Super League with a 2-0 win against Bengaluru FC at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Tuesday. The Islanders......

Deepti rises to No. 5 in ODI world rankings!

IMAGE: India's Deepti Sharma broke into the top-five of the latest ICC ODI Women's all-rounders rankings. Photograph: Faheem Hussain/Sportzpics/BCCI India's Deepti Sharma has jumped one spot to......

'Before Holi, this is a gift for all associated with wrestling'

IMAGE: Sanjay Singh, right, a loyalist of former president Brij Bhushan Singh, and his panel winning the Wrestling Federation of India polls by big margins on December 21, 2023. The Sports......

No victory parade for Team India

IMAGE: India's players celebrate after winning the ICC Champions Trophy. Photograph: ANI The Indian cricketers, led by Rohit Sharma, have made a quiet return home following their triumph in the......

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