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Why Bihar's Musahars won't get vaccinated

'They are not ready to take the vaccine.''They fear that if they do, they will die.'M I Khan reports. *IMAGE: A file photograph of poor children in Bihar holding rats which they caught to eat.......

Bihar shelter home: Brajesh Thakur sentenced to life imprisonment

A Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced Brajesh Thakur to imprisonment till his last breath for sexually and physically assaulting several girls in a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district.......

Bihar shelter case: Main accused, 18 others convicted

A Delhi court on Monday convicted key accused Brajesh Thakur and 18 others for sexually assaulting several girls in a shelter home run by him in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. Additional Sessions Judge......

INS Visakhapatnam, Navy's new stealth destroyer, launched

India Navy's new stealth destroyer, Visakhapatnam, designed indigenously and fitted with advanced features, was launched in Mumbai on Monday, boosting the maritime force's firepower capability.......

1 lie and the Indian media made him a hero

Sit down, fasten your seat belts and enjoy the ride. He had just been recruited by the NASA, the American space organization. In August 2012, news reports appeared in Malayalam newspapers and......

Why Xiaomi's India head hires people who are smarter than him

Manu Kumar Jain, India head, Xiaomi, tells Sangeeta Tanwar how the Chinese smartphone maker won over the Indian market. IMAGE: Manu Kumar Jain. The meeting with Manu Kumar Jain, India head of......

She wanted to be a globetrotter but is a housemaid

Meenakshi Halder, aka Minu, 13, had a dream of travelling around the world. As a child, on her way back home from school near Diamond Harbour in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas, Minu would often......

How to get tax benefits

Were you prudent with your investments last year? Did they help you save tax? Or did you end up paying more than you could afford? What investment mistakes did you make last year? Are there ways to......

Sensex @ 15K: Which stocks to buy, hold now

With the Sensex crossing the magic figure of 15,000, which stocks should an investor put his money in? Will tech stocks fair wellat this time? Will it be proper to invest in cement shares now?Which......

The Actress Who Caught Mrinal Sen's Eye

'She didn't tell us she had been diagnosed with cancer.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Sreela Majumdar/Facebook Sreela Majumdar caught the discerning eye of Mrinal Sen and he cast her as Alhadi in his......

Review: Yaatris Fails To Make You Laugh

Yaatris works neither as a comedy nor as a family drama, points out Deepa Gahlot. The idea must have looked workable on paper -- a dysfunctional family rediscovering family ties when on holiday.......

Dil Bekaraar review

Dil Bekaraar is watchable, but not quick-witted enough to binge watch, feels Sukanya Verma. Adapted from Anuja Chauhan's novel Those Pricey Thakur Girls, Dil Bekaraar, directed by Habib Faisal, is......

'No photos did justice to Madhubala's beauty'

The name Madhubala conjures up so many images of the yesteryear actress in our minds. Her beauty, grace, comic timing -- everything about her has turned into a legend over the last 40 years.......

HIL: UP Wizards beat defending champions Jaypee Punjab Warriors

IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Wizards were led by experienced V R Raghunath Photograph: Facebook A resilient Uttar Pradesh Wizards came up with an inspired show to beat defending champions Jaypee......

SAG: Mary Kom leads charge as India eye perfect 10 in boxing

IMAGE: India’s MC Mary Kom, left, punches her opponent. Photograph: Twitter London Olympics bronze-medallist MC Mary Kom led the charge as six Indian boxers stormed into the final with......

Sports Shorts: Mary Kom among 19 women probables for C'wealth, Asian Games

Multiple World champion and Olympic bronze-medallist M C Mary Kom is among the 19 boxers selected for the senior women core group of probables for this year's Commonwealth and Asian Games. The list......

Fed Cup boxing: Nengneihat wins; Haryana bag top honours

Young Manipur pugilist S Nengneihat Kom (48kg) capped of a brilliant performance as she went on to beat Haryana's Neetu in the summit clash of the light fly-weight division in the 8th Federation......

India claim 4 gold at AIBA Women's Youth Worlds

Four Indian boxers were on Saturday crowned champions in the AIBA Women's Youth and Junior World Championships in Antalya, Turkey with convincing victories against their opponents in the finals of......

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