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LS polls: Bihar sees lowest turnout with 50%, WB tops with 81%

This time however, the poll panel did not share the overall polling percentage at its briefing, saying the data was being collated and would be available later. IMAGE: People show their......

What happened when Rahul had 'surprise date' with students

Seven young students from different parts of the country had a “surprise” dinner interaction with Congress president Rahul Gandhi where over Chinese food they shared their ideas about......

EC announces poll dates for MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Telangana; counting on Dec 11

Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Telangana will be held between November 12 and December 7 in what may be a virtual semi-final to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.......

What it takes to be a student in Kashmir

The ongoing violence in the valley is driving students to excel, but it is also making them angry, discovers Ritwik Sharma. "I am used to my father being in jail," says Sama Shabir Sama......

Is that a novel inside you or a short story?

T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan reveals the trick to writing a successful book. Three years ago, after I had finished extolling the virtues of those who write in newspapers, a particularly......

Govt all set to introduce Rs 20 coins

The face of the new Rs 20 coin shall bear the 'Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar' with 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley......

Govt rebuts Rahul, says devices for disabled charged at 5% GST

The government on Tuesday rejected Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's allegations of GST rates being "insensitive" to the disabled, saying assistive devices for the physically-challenged......

Travelling India in a wheelchair

Travel companies Cox & Kings and Thomas Cook explore initiatives aimed at tapping the niche market of travel packages for kids and the disabled. IMAGE: Cox & Kings launched a division, Enable......

Humsafar Express: The all new 3-Tier AC train to roll out in Oct

Humsafar will be launched as overnight inter-city service on high-demand routes Close on the heels of surge pricing in premier trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi express, Humsafar trains are set to......

Now, get aircraft-like features on trains!

Image: India’s fastest train Gatimaan Express flagged off in April, 2016. Photograph: Sandeep Pal/Rediff.com The Indian Railways' focus is now on giving passenger more comfort and increasing......

'I don't like myself too easily'

‘The difference in working with Randeep Hooda is that he is a powerhouse of talent without the frills and fancies of a superstar.’ ‘The kissing scene in Do Lafzon Ki Kahani was......

Oscar winner Anne Bancroft dead

Anne Bancroft, who won the 1962Oscar for Best Actress as the teacher of a young Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker but achieved greater fame as the seductive Mrs Robinson in The Graduate, is dead.......

Ray Charles: The genius goes out of soul

Anything I've fantasised about, I've done." Considering that Ray Charles said that way back in 1989-- in an interview for the Los Angeles Times-- he was one lucky man. Considering that Aretha......

Peaking England meet soaring Kiwis in Kotla humdinger

IMAGE: Chris Jordan, left, celebrates dismissing Dinesh Chandimal during the ICC World T20 match in New Delhi, on Saturday. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images. England skipper Eoin Morgan......

Bhandarkar wins Ist International Scrabble Tourney

Reigning national champion Akshay Bhandarkar of Mumbai won the first international scrabble tournament, held at the Juhu Ville-Parle Gymkhana in Mumbai on Sunday.Bhandarkar won 12 games out the 14......

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