HC holds hearing on Sunday as woman constable is attacked on train

In a late evening sitting at his residence on Sunday, Allahabad high court Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker took suo motu cognisance of the attack on a woman constable in a train and ordered notices......

August 15, 1947: How I Celebrated Freedom

'We were children and could not distinguish freedom from bondage, but we could understand that a momentous and happy event was imminent.' IMAGE: The Tiranga at retired Professor Ajit D Masih's......

SC stays Allahabad HC order to determine 'manglik' status of rape victim

The Supreme Court Saturday stayed an unusual order of the Allahabad high court asking the head of the department of astrology of Lucknow University to decide whether a woman, an alleged rape......

Congress tucked away Sengol in museum, ignored Hindu tradition, says BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday alleged that the Congress displayed disregard for Hindu traditions by calling the sacred 'Sengol' a "golden stick gifted" to former prime minister Jawaharlal......

Where have all the women bankers gone?

Women dominate Indian banks's clerical and officer rolls, but few make it to the executive office these days, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.   In the run-up to Business Standard's annual banking......

'I didn't get work because I was Paresh Rawal's son'

'There are so many advantages when you have somebody like a Paresh Rawal or a Swaroop Sampat as your parents.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Aditya Rawal/Instagram Aditya Rawal switches effortlessly......

Indian Idol: 'I want to be famous like Neha Kakkar'

A graduate from Allahabad University, Ankita Singh has always dreamt of a career in singing, but her family was against it. The 23 year old tried to convince her mother to allow her to come to......

Hardik and father come to Yash Dayal's rescue after Rinku's nightmare

It was nightmare yesterday, his mother had stopped eating but Hardik helped my son: Yash Dayal's father IMAGE: KKR also had tweeted to motivate Yash Dayal to bounce back strongly in the next......