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Mukhtar Ansari gets lifer in 32-yr-old murder of Cong leader's brother

A court in Varanasi on Monday awarded life sentence to gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari for the murder of a Congress leader's brother, Awadhesh Rai, more than 30 years ago. IMAGE:......

90-yr-old gets lifer for killing 10 Dalits 42 yrs ago

Firozabad District Court on Thursday convicted a 90-year-old man of murdering 10 Dalits and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Image used only for representation. The convict, Ganga Dayal, was......

Bihar: Ex-MP serving lifer for killing IAS officer to be freed

Former Bihar MP Anand Mohan, who is serving a life sentence in a three-decade-old case of an Indian Administrative Service officer's murder, is all set to walk out of jail along with 26 others.......

Bilkis case: SC quizzes Gujarat govt on standards for remission

Terming Bilkis Bano's gangrape and murder of her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots as a "horrendous" act, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Gujarat government whether uniform......

SC sets up new bench for Bilkis plea against remission to convicts

The Supreme Court will hear on March 27 a batch of pleas challenging the remission of sentence of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case that also involves the killing of seven members of......

'There is space for a brand like Vistara'

'I am seven months into the job, but it feels like seven years.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There must be a restaurant that Vinod Kannan likes. Maybe so. But lunch with the......

Despite its FMCG push, for D-Street ITC is still a tobacco play

The diversification bug had bitten ITC several decades ago as it moved to de-risk a business model focused on tobacco. Ishita Ayan Dutt traces the developments. Photograph:......

A year of renovation later, Tatas' hq Bombay House throws its doors open

After a Rs 800 million makeover, Bombay House reopened on July 29.The earlier dull interior with low technology has given way to a lot more colour and vibrancy, reports Shally Seth......

Few things that are bothering L&T chief

Naik, who completes 50 years at L&T on March 15, talks to Shyamal Majumdar and Malini Bhupta about the three things that worry him most in the run-up to his retirement. Anil Manibhai Naik says he......

Can Anant Gupta continue Nayar's dream run at HCL?

Just when the general outlook for information technology (IT) firms playing the outsourcing game was looking potentially perilous, HCL Technologies - India’s fourth largest IT firm -......

Karan Johar: I loved Tamasha

A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Celebrities, who watched Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone starrer Tamasha over the weekend, praised the film on......

Review: Annayum Rasoolum is worth a watch

Paresh C Palicha says cinematographer Rajeev Ravi's directorial debut Annayum Rasoolum is worth an applauding. Annayum Rasoolum, the first directorial venture by acclaimed cinematographer Rajeev......

Sehwag blames politics for Windies' World Cup exit

West Indies Ouster: Sehwag wants politics free man management, Gambhir is hopeful of turnaround IMAGE: West Indies failed to qualify for World Cup for first time. Photograph: ICC Business......

Why life is easier for Dhoni heading into World T20

- 'In batting he has realised that there are other finishers in the team and he is not the only one. That should help his batting going forward.' IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrates victory.......

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