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26/11 hero Sadanand Vasant Date, who fought Kasab, is new NIA chief

He fought Ajmal Kasab and his LeT colleague Abu Ismail, received splinter injuries and held them off till he fell unconscious. Image used only for representation. Photograph: ANI Photo On......

Man kills wife, locks 2-yr-old son with her body, ends life

A man allegedly killed his 23-year-old wife here and left their two-year-old son locked in a room with the body lying in a pool of blood before jumping to death from a metro station in Ghaziabad,......

'Today Is Worse Than British Times'

'Today, the BJP is using power in such a manner that they not only crush the Opposition, but even their own supporters can't rebel.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the third and......

'Those days, 'jail-returned' was like 'foreign-returned', something to aspire for'

'Gandhi had given the call 'Do or Die'. And with all the leaders arrested, you had to be your own leader.' IMAGE: Dr G G Parikh with Yusuf Meherally's potrait behind him at the Yusuf Meherally......

People will now see battle of Mahabharata: Mahua Moitra

As the report of the Ethics Committee in the alleged "cash-for-query" case tabled in Lok Sabha today, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra said that now the people will see the battle of Mahabharata.......

Funding from family philanthropy in India triples to Rs 12,000 cr in FY20

Family philanthropy has proven resilient throughout the pandemic and grew to nearly Rs 12,000 crore in fiscal year 2020, accounting for almost two-thirds of the rise in private sector funding since......

Brazil BRICS summit to be Modi's first multilateral meeting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the two-day summit of five-nation BRICS forum in Brazil next week when it is likely to give a concrete shape to establishment of a Development Bank......

Goldman names 16 Indian-origin persons as MDs

Global financial services giant Goldman Sachs has promoted 266 persons, including at least 16 of Indian-origin as managing director, while three others of Indian origin have been named as Partners......

Air India again recognises banned union

Air India has decided to again recognise the Air Corporation Employees Union that it banned last May following a strike.The state-owned carrier took the decision last month, but elected office......

Emergency? You may just need to dial 2611

A National Emergency Telephone Number -- 2611 -- has been mooted by a Pune-based Telecom engineer as a versatile communication platform during emergency and disaster management in the country.......

Ved Review: Nothing New To Surprise

The 'been there, seen that' feeling is so strong with Ved that it punctures any possibility of a compelling watch, Mayur Sanap tells us. The subject of star-crossed lovers and the theme of 'love......

'Lord Krishna has chosen me to be his messenger on earth'

'I accept that huge responsibility very humbly.' 30 years after the Mahabharat was telecast to an enraptured audience, it is back on Doordarshan. Actor and former MP Nitish Bharadwaj, who played......

Dhanush, Nawaz, Tillotama head to Cannes

The legendary film festival has a strong Indian flavour this year. The Extraordinary Journey of Fakir, an Indo-French production starring Dhanush, will be showcased at the Cannes......

He has played Chanakya 1,039 times

'Every time I step on stage, I feel like I'm performing the play for the first time,' Manoj Joshi tells Sadiya Updade. IMAGE: Manoj Joshi in and as Chanakya in the play. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Why Bajirao Mastani has upset two families

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani has ruffled quite a few feathers among the descendants of the Peshwa and his Muslim wife. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's passion project has faced many a hurdle.......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on October 3

IMAGE: Lovlina Borgohain will be in action in the boxing 75kg semifinal contest on Tuesday. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters Following is India’s schedule at the Asian Games in......

Sharapova, Schumacher booked for fraud in Gurugram

IMAGE: A resident of New Delhi complained that she had booked an apartment in a project named after former tennis ace Maria Sharapova. Photograph: Maria Sharapova/Facebook Gurugram Police......

Relive India's first ever Test match... against England in 1932!

Ahead of the Indian cricket team's upcoming Test series against England, Rajneesh Gupta looks back in time on the 184-day trip in Blighty during which the team played 38 matches, including a......

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