BJP MLA in UP gets 25-year jail for raping minor, faces disqualification

A court in Sonbhadra of Uttar Pradesh on Friday sentenced Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ramdular Gond to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment for the rape of a girl nine years ago, setting the stage for......

5 of a family among 6 killed in violence over land in UP's Deoria

Six persons including five of a family were killed on Monday in violence over land in Fatehpur village of Rudrapur area here, police said. Image used only for representation. Photograph:......

How Many Children do BJP MLAs in UP have?

Given the controversy over the Uttar Pradesh government's population control policy, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP legislators in UP have. IMAGE: Uttar......

Beaten by cops for violating Covid curbs, 17-yr-old dies in UP

A 17-year-old boy died on Friday after he was allegedly beaten up by the police in Unnao for 'violating' the ongoing 'corona curfew' in the state, his family claimed, following which a constable......

Sambhavi IPS is a loser

Despite playing an upright cop -- a role she has successfully reprised time and again -- the fiery Vijaya Shanti is unable to salvage Sambhavi IPS.The magic of her 1990 superhit, Kartavyam, where......

Khel Ratna for Rani; Lovlina, Ishant take home Arjuna Award

Sports Minister hands over trophies to 2020 National Sports Awards winners   IMAGE: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain receives the Arjuna Award from Sports Minister......

Satwik says Arjuna Award will fuel Olympic dream, Chirag terms it 'silver lining'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Chirag Shetty/Instagram Set to be conferred with the Arjuna Award, Indian men's doubles player Chirag Shetty, on Friday, termed it a 'silver lining' amid the COVID-19......

No Arjuna for past Khel Ratnas Sakshi, Mirabai

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sakshi Malik/Twitter The Sports Ministry, on Friday, decided against bestowing the Arjuna award on former Khel Ratna winners Sakshi Malik and Mirabai Chanu, pruning the......

Biography traces Dhoni's life from TC to World Cup-winning captain

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's image of holding the World Cup trophy at Wankhede has been immortalised in cricketing folklore but not many know that Indian cricket's poster boy was once a ticket collector......

Deaths on the football pitch

Peter Biaksangzuala (circled) died from injuries suffered in his goal celebrations for Bethlehem Vengthlang FC during Mizoram Premier League match on Tuesday. Photograph: Courtesy: Mizoram Premier......