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Raj man gets death penalty for murdering wife over skin tone

A court in Udaipur sentenced a man to death for brutally murdering his wife, whom he often taunted for her skin complexion, by making her apply an inflammable chemical on herself on the pretext......

Union minister Subhas Sarkar's Tagore complexion remark stirs row

Union minister Subhas Sarkar courted a controversy on Wednesday with his remarks that Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's mother did not cradle him in her arms when he was a child because of his......

MP man tells police wife left him because he was dark-skinned

A 24-year-old man in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior city has claimed his wife left him because of his dark complexion and also filed a harassment complaint against him. Illustration: Uttam......

'Kalia Kumaraswamy': K'taka minister's racial slur against HDK

Karnataka Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan has courted a controversy by calling Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy 'Kaaliya', a racist slur for being dark complexioned. IMAGE: Union Minister H D......

The Wonder World Of Indian English

Indian English is the only language that uses the expression 'non-veg' for meat, fish, and those who consume them. A fascinating extract from Shashi Tharoor's A Wonderland of Words: Around the Word......

SC dismisses Byju Raveendran's plea against NCLAT order

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea of Byju Raveendran, the promoter of Think and Learn Private Limited that operates ed-Tech firm Byju, challenging an NCLAT order which has mandated that......

BSE: Stock Exchange That Refused To Die

The story of the Bombay Stock Exchange and the people who shaped its growth: From wars and bomb blasts to speculators, reformers and wealth creators. IMAGE: The informal beginnings of what would......

Changing complexion: Adani stocks now have prominent investor base

FPIs in question no longer have significant exposure to these stocks Amid intense scrutiny from short-sellers and regulators, Adani group stocks have seen a significant shift in their shareholder......

More than skin-deep: Nifty Next 50 complexion to get a shade of difference

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) Nifty Next 50 Index could undergo large-scale changes if the proposed tweaks to its computation methodology get implemented. Photograph: Francis......

Bold, Beautiful And Backless

Summer is slowly but surely kicking in and Bollywood's sizzling divas look all set to raise the mercury in their scorching backless avatars. Staunch believer in if you've got it, flaunt it? Then,......

Review: Dupahiya Is Lotsa Fun

Such a collection of amiable characters were last seen in Panchayat.There are greedy dowry seekers, criminals, misogynists and the like, but the collective goodness of the others keep violence and......

'We Are Fixated By White Skin In India'

'Not just women, but even men are judged by the colour of their skin and have to fight prejudice every day.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Renuka Shahane/Instagram Whether or not Renuka Shahane will......

Raj Kapoor@100: The Essential RK Playlist

'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani' 'Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai' 'Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan' Even a sliver of a Raj Kapoor song has the finality of a statement, a slogan, a saga of life. A deep desire for......

The Cult of Mithun Chakraborty

National Award-winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-MP, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty......

U19 WC: India clinch a humdinger vs Bangladesh

IMAGE: Bangladesh players celebrate Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s wicket. Photograph: ICC SCORECARD Off-spinner Vihaan Malhotra produced a sensational spell of 4 for 14 to trigger a dramatic......

Punjab demolish Madhya Pradesh to enter Vijay Hazare semis

IMAGE: Captain Prabhsimran Singh top-scored for Punjab with a superb knock of 88 from 86 balls. Photograph: ANI Photo Punjab's batters fired in unison to set up a strong base for the bowlers to......

Gill retires hurt after facing just three deliveries

SCORECARD IMAGE: Shubman Gill holds his neck and grimaces after playing a sweep-shot on Day 2 of the first Test against South Africa at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI......

Suryavanshi stars but India A falls to Pakistan Shaheens

IMAGE: India A lost despite Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s 45, and Naman Dhir’s 35. Photograph: BCCI/X An inexplicable batting collapse saw fancied India A lose to Pakistan Shaheens by eight wickets in......

Starc, Stokes Masterclass On Roller-Coaster Day 1

IMAGE: Mitchell Starc celebrates Ben Duckett's wicket on Day 1 of the 1st Ashes Test in Perth, November 21, 2024. Photograph: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Reuters Astralian ace Mitchell Starc and......