No parole to Dera chief without our permission, HC tells Haryana govt

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday asked the Haryana government not to grant further parole to Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh without its permission.......

Suspension of 14 Oppn MPs revoked day before budget session

A day before the start of the Budget session, the chairs of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Monday revoked the suspension of 14 Opposition MPs, allowing them to attend House proceedings,......

Country celebrates historic Ram temple consecration with religious zeal

Hymns and songs about Lord Ram reverberated in temples, special prayers were held, processions taken out, rangolis made and bhandara events were held Monday as the country soaked in religious......

Ram temple event marks 'muhurat' births, UP Muslim family names son Ram Rahim

Hoping for an 'auspicious' start for their newborns, many couples had muhurat deliveries, planned in consultation with doctors, in hospitals on Monday coinciding with the Ram Lalla idol......

Maidaan Review: Snooze Soccer

Maidaan draws out more yawns than yays, observes Sukanya Verma. Underdog sports stories are as life-affirming as they are formulaic. What distinguishes the decent ones from the drags is vision.......

'I haven't done homework for my films'

'I am a spontaneous actor. I follow what works for the character.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyamani If there was a pan-India list of Southern actors who have successfully crossed over to......

Tamannaah Gets Ready To Scare You This April

The first quarter of 2024 has ended on a positive note. While Fighter entered the Rs 200 Crore (Rs 2 billion) Club, Shaitaan is aiming for a Rs 150 crore (Rs 1.5 billion) lifetime. And now, Crew is......

'This story must reach every single Indian'

IMAGE: Priyamani and Ajay Devgn. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/ Rediff.com "It gets very exciting when you're watching a match at home or playing in one. Suddenly, you start believing that......

Soumya Sarkar Breaks Sachin's ODI Record

IMAGE: Soumya Sarkar hit 169 to go past Sachin Tendulkar for the highest score by a subcontinental batter in New Zealand. Photograph: Bangladesh Cricket/X Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar broke......

Injured Anwar Ali misses cut in Asian Cup probables

IMAGE: Indian defender Anwar Ali. Photograph: Mumbai City FC/X India will be missing its key central defender Anwar Ali because of his ankle injury in the upcoming AFC Asian Cup in Qatar starting......

2nd Test: Bangladesh in charge against New Zealand

IMAGE: Bangladesh seized control of the second Test against New Zealand. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Mushfiqur Rahim's brain-fade moment led to his obstructing-the-field dismissal but......

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur dismissed for obstructing the field

IMAGE: Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim handles the ball and is subsequently dismissed obstructing the field on Day 1 of the 2nd Test against New Zealand in Mirpur on Wednesday. Photograph: X......

NZ collapse puts Bangladesh on the verge of victory

IMAGE: Daryl Mitchell provided some resistance with the bat. Photograph: Kind courtesy Black Caps/X Bangladesh set New Zealand a daunting target of 332 on a turning track and then reduced......