Hindu outfit leader shot dead in Lucknow; 4 cops suspended

A leader of a right wing Hindu outfit was shot dead on Sunday while he was out on a morning walk, barely a couple of kilometres away from the high-security Uttar Pradesh legislature complex in the......

BHU Sanskrit department reopens, protests ends

A group of Banaras Hindu University students protesting against the appointment of a Muslim professor at the Sanskirt literature department ended their 'dharna' on Friday. The university had......

Ayodhya litigants appear before SC-appointed mediation panel

Twenty-five litigants in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land case on Wednesday appeared before a Supreme Court-appointed panel as it began an attempt to resolve the dispute through mediation,......

SC gives another chance for mediation in Ayodhya case, names 3-member panel

The Supreme Court's idea on Friday, favouring amicable settlement, was mooted earlier as well by the top court -- on March 21, 2017. However, the contesting parties were hesitant to support......

Google, FaceBook, Microsoft visit Startup Village

Top officials of Google, Facebook, Microsoft, LinkedIn and the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) visited StartupVillage at Kalamasserry to learn more about the technology business......

Why did Nokia suspend manufacturing in India?

Sources in the company said 'unfavourable' governments and policies were some of the reasons behind the suspension of operations, notes T E Narasimhan. Nokia’s decision to suspend production......

Waste pickers in Pune teach municipality cleanliness lesson

Waste pickers in Pune force corporates and the municipality to address safe disposal of sanitary napkins, notes Soma BasuFor two years, a waste pickers’ cooperative in Pune had been trying to......

A chip that is probably right

Give your computer a break. Does it really have to give you the right answer every single time? Can't it be allowed to screw up once in a while? Rice University computer science professor Krishna......

'Would be criminal if I stopped Saira from acting'

'On the first day of shooting, after our first shot together as co-stars was canned, a dream Saira had cherished for years, Rajinder Krishan, the poet who was watching the way Saira was following......

Rama Rama Krishna Krishna is an entertainer

The story of the Telugu film Rama Rama Krishna Krishna (RRKK) directed by Srivass goes like this: Ashok Deva (Arjun) who is forced to take up arms becomes a 'don' in Mumbai.He puts his sisters in a......

Animated Chandamama to hit big screen soo

An adventure fable sourced from the vast collection of stories from popular children's magazine Chandamama would be out on big screen soon. The monthly has tied up with Thiruvanthapuram-based Toonz......

Ghatothkach, Cannes-bound!

Seventy six-year old Singeetam Srinivasa Rao is a legendary filmmaker from the south having made films in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi. He started his career fifty years ago as an assistant......

Suresh Saraiya, one of the best-loved radio commentators

Haresh Pandya pays tribute to noted radio commentator Suresh Saraiya, who passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday following a heart attack. July 18, 2012, turned out to be a sad day for Hindi cinema and......