Parliament security breach: How 6 people hatched the plan

Six people hailing from different cities got together at a flat in Gurugram, a major satellite city of Delhi, after hatching a plan to intrude into Parliament on the anniversary of the December 13,......

NEET, Vishwakarma Scheme, And Tamil Angst

Medical seats for under-graduates and post-graduates remaining vacant in the NEET era, together with the Centre 'freezing' the number of medical colleges and seats in (Dravidian) Tamil Nadu and the......

After fans, Kota hostels making balconies, lobbies 'suicide proof'

After spring-loaded fans in rooms, "anti-suicide nets" are now being installed in balconies and lobbies of hostels in coaching hub Kota to prevent students from taking any extreme step. Image used......

Don't ask for personal info, say IIT-B's anti-discrimination guidelines

The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) has issued guidelines urging students to desist from asking fellow students for details that might reveal their caste and instead encouraged them......

The rise of new rich and powerful in UP, Bihar

Ravindra Kishore Sinha built India's largest security business from a garage in the dirt-poor state of Bihar. He has just won a seat in the upper house of parliament, becoming its richest member,......

IIT-Madras director on IITs and Pan-IIT event

Prof Madaboosi Santanam Ananth is one of the most vocal academicians in the country. He has been the director of IIT-Madras since 2001. Prof Ananth joined as faculty in the department of chemical......

Markets volatile, trade with care!

After opening with a positive gap of 61 points, theSensex on Wednesdaytouched a low of 13,627, and then began to move up. Metal, energy and banking stocks witnessed fresh buying which led the......

Markets crashing: Which stocks to buy now?

The Sensex opened 82 points higher on Wednesday, while Nifty began the day up 25 points. Intra-day the Sensex lost more than 300 points on selling at banking counters. Ranbaxy too had a bad day......

The actor who became a chowkidar

'My fate could have been much worse.' IMAGE: Savi Sidhu. Photograph: Ronjita Kulkarni/Rediff.com It is rare to see an actor, who played Mumbai's police commissioner in an acclaimed film, play a......

'Cricket is on auto-pilot now': Preity returns to the movies

'I will be present for a few matches, but I won't be doing that on a daily basis like I used to do.''A lot of people ask me why I am not doing films. I say I can do only one thing well at a......

Meeting the Tere Sheher Mein girls

Hooked to the Star Plus show Tere Sheher Mein? You might want to check this out! The TV serial Tere Sheher Mein is the story of Sneha Mathur, played by Gautami Kapoor, and her three daughters......

Review: Vinayakudu

A fat man and a hot babe together are sure to arouseour curiosity. And thisis what director Sai Kiran Addivi is banking in his direcorial Telugu debut,Vinayakudu. The movie is theromance......