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Govt asks Raj Bhavans to invite Olympians, student toppers for At Home

Kin of those killed in the line of duty, Olympic Games participants and winners, competitive examination toppers and a host of other prominent people are part of a list shared by the home ministry......

The Nehruvian Who Fell Out With Sonia Gandhi

Because of his proximity to Indira Gandhi, he was able to intervene directly at the level of the PMO, which he did in the days leading up to the partition of Pakistan in 1971 when he transferred......

After riots, UK to train school kids to spot fake news

Schoolchildren will be taught how to spot extremist content and fake news online under proposed changes to the curriculum in the wake of far-right riots across United Kingdom cities fuelled by......

India To Fast-Track Visas For Chinese Nationals

The new guidelines, effective from August 1, aim to expedite visa approvals for nationals from China and other countries sharing land borders with India. Kindly note the image has been posted only......

X opposes global takedown of posts against journalist Rajat Sharma

Social media giant 'X' Corp has told the Delhi high court that a direction to remove from all countries posts considered defamatory by journalist Rajat Sharma would be contrary to international law......

8th Eco Census likely next year; data for 7th awaited

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Mospi) has started preparations for the eighth Economic Census (EC), which is expected to be formally launched next year, sources told......

Maruti to launch Made in India SUV Fronx in Japan

Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday said it has  commenced export of its sports utility vehicle Fronx to Japan. The first consignment of over 1,600 vehicles left for Japan from Gujarat's Pipavav......

Cold coffee: Starbucks sacks CEO Laxman Narasimhan

In a surprise move, struggling multinational coffee chain Starbucks on Tuesday announced the appointment of Brian Niccol as chairman and chief executive officer replacing Indian-origin CEO Laxman......

India Inc gives weakest performance on profit front in seven quarters

India Inc has reported a muted start to the financial year 2024-25, with a decline in net earnings and a modest single-digit uptick in revenues. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com An analysis of......

Sensex, Nifty tank nearly 1%; HDFC Bank drags

Equity benchmark BSE Sensex tumbled nearly 700 points to sink below the 79,000 level on Tuesday, extending its losses for the second straight day due to selling pressure in HDFC Bank, SBI and ITC......

The Beautiful Bhooths of Bollywood

Think ghosts. Think grim, grotesque imagery. Bollywood's surplus of petrifying bhootnis and chudails still haunting our nightmares are a case in point. On the other end of the spooky spectrum,......

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:......

Meet The Haseen Dilrubas Of Bollywood

Full of seduction and schemes, she'll use her sultry charms and slinky moves to trap and trick her fall guy until he's putty in her hands. Call her femme fatale, man-eater, gold-digger or......

No silver for Vinesh as CAS rejects appeal

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat was left heartbroken after she was disqualified ahead of her gold-medal bout in freestyle 50kg for being 100gm overweight in the morning weigh-in, crushing her Olympic......

Olympics Volleyball: France crush Poland to win back-to-back golds

IMAGE: France are only the third country to win back-to-back golds in men's volleyball after the former Soviet Union and the United States. Photographs: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters France beat the......

'Legend Sreejesh will inspire the next generation'

IMAGE: P R Sreejesh celebrates with team-mates after India beat Spain to clinch the bronze medal at the Paris Olympic Games. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Just-retired India goalkeeper P R......

Nadeem's gold: A fairy-tale story from Pakistan

IMAGE: Gold medallist Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan celebrates with his medal on the podium. Photograph: Alina Smutko/Reuters Arshad Nadeem's home village erupted into rapturous celebrations......

Parul, Aldrin crash out of Paris Olympics

Parul finishes 8th in 3000m steeplechase heat race, fails to qualify for final round Photograph: Kind courtesy IIS/X India's unimpressive show in the Paris Games athletics continued with national......

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