HC grants divorce on woman's refusal to wear 'sindoor'

The Gauhati high court has granted divorce to a man, observing that the refusal to wear 'shaka' (conch shell bangle) and 'sindoor' (vermillion) as per customs by a Hindu married woman amounted to......

Union minister blames 'Nakshatra' for Bihar floods

IMAGE: Peoples sit on a makeshift boat to cross the flood-affected area of Sakha Maidan in Patna. Photograph: PTI Photo As the flood situation worsened in Bihar, Union minister Ashwini Choubey on......

Patna flooded due to incessant rains, 13 dead

At least 13 persons have died after buildings collapsed and trees fell on them due to incessant rain in Patna, Bhagalpur and Kaimur districts of Bihar. IMAGE: Residents of Rajendra Nagar area......

SC asks Lokpal search panel to recommend names by Feb end

The Supreme Court on Thursday requested the search committee on Lokpal to recommend by the end of February a panel of names for appointing the country's first anti-graft ombudsman. A bench headed......

'Modi village' is Varanasi's new hot spot

Jayapur, with a population of a little over 4,200, was like most other villages before Prime Minister Narendra Modi adopted it on November 7. Narayan Patel is a busy man these days. Apart from......

Centre urged to ease norms for Russian diamond imp

The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council has urged the Centre to give its nod allowing advance remittance to import rough diamonds from Russia since the license permitting such imports would......

Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway Review: Rani's Screechy Ode To Motherhood!

Instead of feeling her desperation, despair or extreme acts stemming from a mother's primal need to protect her brood, what comes through is hollow theatrics, feels Sukanya Verma. If feeding one's......

The Legend is dead, his work lives on

IMAGE: Soumitra Chatterjee and Tushar Bandyopadhya in Satyajit Ray's Apur Sansar, He was the actor who epitomised the best of world cinema, transcending the boundaries of country, state and......

What does 2017's cinema hold for you?

Ranjita Ganesan lists the movies we should look forward to. There's a lot happening in Bollywood, Hollywood and world cinema this year. We break it up for you. Bollywood: Masala mix IMAGE: Shah......

PIX: Inside TV actress Dimple Jhangiani's wedding!

Television actress Dimple Jhangiani tied the knot with diamond merchant Sunny Asrani on December 9. Dimple, who was last seen in the television show, The Tumhi Ho Bandhu Sakha......