'You're provoking me, so off you go to jail'

'The Bills (Bharatiya Saksha, Bharatiya Nagarik Sanhita and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) are arbitrary, opaque and ambiguous and structurally quite violent.' Kindly note the image has only been......

Stalin revokes order detaining 6 farmers under Goondas Act

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday revoked an order detaining six farmers under the Goondas Act following their arrest during the protest against the Melma SIPCOT project in......

Who Welcomed Naidu After His Release?

His grandson Nara Devans! Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party President Nara Chandrababu Naidu shared an emotional moment with Devans when he walked out of the Rajahmundry......

Kerala woman on video call with family injured in Hamas missile strike

A Kerala-origin woman working as a caregiver in Israel was injured in the unprecedented multi-front attack by militant outfit Hamas on that country since Saturday. IMAGE: A man carries a crate as......

Does Indian tea have hazardous pesticides?

The industry began to upgrade its practices even before the NGO alleged Indian tea contained harmful pesticides. In its recent report on the activities of Greenpeace, the controversial NGO, the......

Munnar structures: More govt notices to Tatas

In a sequel to its decision to demolish two check dams on tea plantations partly owned by the Tata Group in the Munnar region, the Kerala government has issued a notice to remove the electric......

Market correcting? Buy quality stocks

After opening the week on a buoyant note, when it closed above 500 points, the Sensexonce more endeddown over 500 points on global cues. But is the worst over? Or is the Sensex likely to sink......

Kanan Devan eyes Ethiopia to grow tea

In a giant move, the Kanan Devan Hills Plantations company has decided to invest Rs 375 crore (Rs 3.75 billion) in Ethiopia to develop 10,000 hectares of tea plantation. KDHP officials said while......

Box Office: Kedarnath opens well

The hits and misses of the week. Kedarnath, starring debutante Sara Ali Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput, has done reasonably well at the box office in its opening weekend. Vinod Mirani gives us his......

Box Office: 2.0 gets a decent opening, thanks to Akshay

The hits and misses of the week. 2.0 enjoys a decent opening compared to other Rajinikanth films in West and North India. This is thanks to Akshay Kumar's presence in the cast, since the Tamil......

Box Office: Another flop for Sunny Deol

The hits and misses of the week. Sunny Deol suffers a consecutive flop at the box office, with Bhaiaji Superhit failing after Mohalla Assi. Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.   Bhaiaji......

Box Office: Pihu, Mohalla Assi fare poorly

The hits and misses of the week. Mohalla Assi and Pihu fail to draw in the audiences. Aamir Khan's Diwali release, Thugs Of Hindostan, flops at the box office. Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly......

North Zone in semi-finals of Duleep Trophy

North Zone advanced to the semi-finals of the Duleep Trophyby virtue of a 320-run first innings lead as the match ended in a tame draw, after West Zone losttwo wickets in their second essay on the......