6 children killed after school bus overturns in Haryana; 3 held

Six children were killed and around 20 injured as their school bus crashed into a tree in Haryana's Mahendragarh on Thursday, with the police saying they have arrested three people including the......

How Ayodhya residents felt about pran pratishtha

As a festive spirit prevailed in Ayodhya, there was an emotional outpouring among residents of the holy city as the consecration of the new idol of Ram Lalla was held on Monday and said they indeed......

Dying for nation: Parl breach accused Sagar Sharma's 2015 diary note

Sagar Sharma, one of the two men who had jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber and set off smoke canisters, maintained for some years a diary in which he often wrote "Inquilab Zindabad" on top of the......

Hindu marriage is invalid without rituals: Allahabad HC

Observing that a Hindu marriage is not valid without 'Saptapadi' ceremony and other rituals, the Allahabad high court has quashed the proceedings of a case where a man alleged that his estranged......

Why Auditors Quitting Big Clients Is Complicated

Auditors seem to have developed a heightened sense of risk and are not content to tick the boxes and sign the papers. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com On January 7, 2009, when B Ramalinga......

The Unholy Rift Between Companies And Auditors

38 auditors resigned in 2022-2023, compared with 46 the previous year. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters   The rift between Adani Ports & SEZ and audit firm Deloitte has brought to the......

India Inc's missing whistle-blowers

Domestic corporate scandals of recent vintage, such as Global Trust, Satyam, IL&FS or YES Bank, to name a few, have all been the result of implosions rather than employee revelations, says Kanika......

ABG's auditor failed to red-flag fund diversion

The auditor of ABG Shipyard, which is being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the Rs 23,000-crore default to banks, had settled an investigation by the Securities and Exchange......

Guntur Kaaram Review: Mahesh Babu Goofs Around

Guntur Kaaram doesn't deliver on its basic promise: Entertainment, sighs Mayur Sanap. The opening frame of Guntur Kaaram, the latest festive offering from Tollywood superstar Mahesh Babu, comes......

'Rishi was never a friend to his children'

Delivering on his commitment to bring fresh parings this season, Karan Johar welcomed yesteryear divas Zeenat Aman and Neetu Kapoor to Koffee With Karan. With coffee cups in their hands and broad......

When Lataji Didn't Sing For Raj Kapoor

IMAGE: Lata Mangeshkar with Nargis, Raj Kapoor and musician Chakravarty, who played the khol (a two-sided terracotta drum used in northern and eastern India). Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata......

When Raj Kapoor Made Zeenat Aman Cry

'Rajji laughed. "What will I do with you convent girls and your two left feet?" he exclaimed.' IMAGE: Zeenat Aman and Shashi Kapoor in the song Chanchal Sheetal Nirmal Komal from Satyam Shivam......