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HIV positive rape survivor moves court for more compensation

The Delhi high court has sought the state government's response on the plea of a sexual assault survivor seeking enhancement of interim compensation on the ground that she contracted HIV due to the......

Bomb threats to flights: Nagpur man surrenders

A 35-year-old man who was allegedly behind a series of hoax bomb threats to airports and railway stations across the country has been arrested after he presented himself before Nagpur Police, an......

Girls with hijab not allowed to take Karnataka 10th std exams

A few Muslim girls who wished to appear for their Class 10 board examination wearing hijab were denied entry in Karnataka on Monday citing the recent high court verdict. Image used for......

No 10th std exams for students with hijab, say Karnataka ministers

As the tenth standard examinations began on Monday, Karnataka ministers said anyone violating the high court ruling on hijab will not be permitted to write the tests. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

Question on Guj riots in Std 12 term exam irks CBSE

The Central Board of Secondary Education class 12 sociology paper held on Wednesday asked students to name the party under which the 'anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat in 2002' took place, a question......

From Jan 1, prefix '0' for landline to mobile calls

Callers will soon be required to add '0' prefix for making calls from landlines to mobile phones in the country, with the telecom department asking telcos to make necessary arrangements by January......

'Amazon has an outsize impact on India'

'We are having an outsize impact not only on the lives of the customers and livelihood, but also the economy of India.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Amit Agarwal, senior vice president......

Airtel slashes STD tariff to 75p for Delhi, NCR

Bharti Airtel on Thursday announced the launch of a special STD pack that will allow its pre-paid customers in Delhi and NCR circle to make STD calls at 75 paise per minute. Under the plan,......

RCom slashes STD, local call rates

Reliance Communications (RCom) has launched a new scheme that enables its subscribers to make STD calls at Re 1 and local calls at 50 paise per minute. The GSM major has reduced call rates by 33......

Tata Tele offers STD calls cheaper than local call

Intensifying the ongoing tariff war, Tata Teleservices on Thursday announced half a paise per second tariff for domestic long distance (STD) calls for its CDMA prepaid users, making it cheaper than......

All India Rank Review: Tender Must Watch

All India Rank achieves a fine balance of authenticity and sensitivity in the fine portrayals of its young actors and old, points out Sukanya Verma. I first saw Varun Grover's All India Rank at......

Guns And Gulaabs Review

Rajkummar Rao and Adarsh Gourav get into the nutty mode easily and carry off the dark comedy without overacting, while Dulquer Salmaan looks bored, observes Deepa Gahlot. The cars are Ambassadors......

'The universe gave me a sign when I asked for one'

'I wanted to know whether I should stay in Paris or do something else, and in less than a week, I got the call for The Last Hour.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shahana Goswami/Instagram Shahana......

'No one is interested in you unless...'

...'You create your own success.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pratik Gandhi/Instagram It's an exciting time to be Pratik Gandhi. The actor who played Harshad Mehta in Hansal Mehta's Scam 1992 is......

The day Sonu Sood can NEVER forget

'I went to Nagpur for my engineering.''I used to model there, those amateur fashion shows.''Then you know, I thought why not try my luck in films and all?' IMAGE: Sonu Sood. India's......

Three more Indian sailors qualify for Tokyo Olympics

IMAGE: India's Vishnu Saravanan pipped Thailand's Keerati Bualong, who was second till Wednesday, for the Tokyo Games spot. Singapore's Ryan Lo Jun Han was first overall in the Laser STD Class......

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