Congress gives breach of privilege notice against Amit Shah

The Congress on Thursday gave a notice in the Lok Sabha against alleged breach of privilege by Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing him of speaking untruth on Maharashtra farm widow Kalawati Bandurkar......

Why talk only about Manipur, asks BJP; Opposition hits back

The political war of words over Manipur intensified on Saturday with the Bharatiya Janata Party raising the incidents of atrocities against women in West Bengal and Rajasthan and questioning the......

Trump pleads not guilty in historic court appearance

Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges that he broke the law dozens of times by hiding classified documents in his Florida home as he was formally arraigned at a Miami court, becoming the......

Breach of SPG Act, Blue Book can have devastating consequences: SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the provisions of the Special Protection Group Act and contents of the Blue Book are "comprehensive" in ensuring proximate security of the prime minister and......

It's time to name and shame defaulters

Spare the serious entrepreneurs but don't allow the rogues to use the shield of secrecy, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The war against bank defaulters in the......

PSBs get more teeth to checkmate defaulters

The Ministry of Home Affairs amended its guidelines on October 12 to include the chairman, managing director or chief executive officer of each public sector bank on the list of authorities who can......

Kerala floods: How not to get your insurance claims rejected

The devastation caused by the current deluge has damaged hundreds and thousands of homes and vehicles. In the aftermath of the Kerala floods, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of......

Govt promulgates IBC ordinance; relief for home buyers

Home buyers would be able to invoke Section 7 of the IBC against errant developers. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Home buyers will now be recognised as financial creditors under the......

25 SPECTACULAR FRAMES of Shah Rukh Khan

With his arms wide open and a smile so dimpled and dazzling, a zestful young man from Delhi walked right into our hearts. When he played a lover boy, we fell hook line and sinker for his charms.......

Raat Akeli Hai review

It's like Agatha Christie walked into Roman Polanski's Chinatown conversing in Vishal Bhardwaj with a smattering of Brian De Palma for razzle-dazzle -- the upshot is mesmeric, raves Sukanya Verma.......

What is Alia reading? What's Bhumi doing?

Bollywood folk are busy busy busy during the lockdown.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Shaheen Bhatt/Instagram Alia Bhatt reads Harry Potter, her sister Shaheen gives us proof.  ......

'Thank you Shashi Kapoor sahab'

'He was full of life & Life was full of him'. As Shashi Kapoor passed into the ages, friends, colleagues, admirers mourned the Eternal Charmer's passing and shared their memories: Anupam Kher......

Netherlands will be tough to beat: Glenn Phillips

IMAGE: Ahead of New Zealand’s World Cup match against The Netherlands, Glenn Phillips asserted that the Kiwis weren’t going to take the Dutch side lightly. Photograph: Andrew......

Indian athletes on cop duty amid COVID-19 lockdown

IMAGE: Policemen wearing masks stop vehicles for checking at Kailash Nagar during the nationwide complete lockdown, in East Delhi. Photograph: Manvender Vashist/PTI They were at the forefront of......

Football friendlies: Rashford on target as England beat Swiss

IMAGE: England's Kyle Walker, Marcus Rashford, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Harry Maguire look on as the prepare to take a free-kick. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Striker Marcus Rashford......

Football friendlies: Neymar, Firmino on target as Brazil beat US

IMAGE: DeAndre Yedlin of USA defends Neymar of Brazil during their friendly match at MetLife Stadium. Photograph: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images Two goals in the first half from Roberto Firmino......

World champion Sagan kicked out of Tour de France

'I’m not a fan of him putting his elbow in me like that. A crash is a crash. I’d just like to know about the elbow, really. I’d just like to speak to him about it.' IMAGE: Peter......