Sabarimala board defends use of 'halal' sign on jaggery in HC

The Travancore Devaswom Board, which manages the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala, on Thursday told the Kerala high court that the jaggery received by it had 'halal' mentioned on the packaging as......

'India is likely to succeed in this war'

'At the same time, if we are a little careless, we will run into trouble. No doubt about that.'  IMAGE: Devotees offer prayers at a temple in Surat. Photograph: PTI Photo   "The only way......

Ranil Wickremesinghe reinstated as Sri Lanka PM

India welcomed resolution of the political crisis in Sri Lanka and exuded confidence that relations between the two countries will continue to move on in an upward trajectory. IMAGE: Sri Lankan......

'Education is the best gift the government can give youngsters'

'I want to make the government realise that they are not empowering Dalits by giving them free goats or hens; what they need is good education.'Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com reports on an unusual......

Prithviraj is a Thanthonni?

He has long been regarded as a Thanthonni, which means someone who is headstrong and does things on his own without caring about others. Prithviraj agrees he is one -- in real life too. No wonder,......

'Services enjoy an edge in Santosh Trophy final'

They may have qualified for the final of the Santosh Trophy after a gap of forty years but the Tamil Nadu players don't seem to live in this era. Barely minutes after their hard-earned semi-final......

Services, Goa complete semi-final line-up

Services defeated Karnataka 1-0, while Goa hammered Maharashtra 5-0 to complete the semi-final line-up in the 63rd National Football Championship, for the Santosh Trophy, at the Jawaharlal Nehru......