Delhi: 6-month jail for bursting crackers on Diwali

Bursting of firecrackers on Diwali in Delhi will attract jail term up to six months and a fine of Rs 200, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday. IMAGE: People buying green crackers in......

BJP MP: 'I won't allow Raj Thackeray to enter UP'

'Raj Thackeray is not coming to Ayodhya to seek Ram's blessings.''He is coming to seek political gain in the name of Ram.' IMAGE: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray. Photograph:......

Delhi's Diwali ban on firecrackers goes up smoke

Skies over Delhi hung heavy with smoke and its air quality inched towards “severe” category on Diwali night as people burst firecrackers in a blatant disregard to the government's ban......

'You don't know who is carrying a gun'

'The larger narrative doing the rounds was anti-Hindu, anti-India.''Despite the affinity, one could feel the lurking hostility.' IMAGE: The Dal Lake in Srinagar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Mohd......

How kirana stores are embracing retail technology

Everyday consumerables, such as grocery and order-in food items are the key buyout sector, analysts say, and a major reason for kirana stores’ digitisation push. When Paytm, the biggest......

How Covid has triggered wave of innovations in India

Some of these items of consumption include ultraviolet disinfectants and sanitising boxes, free-finger touch devices, do-it-yourself grooming kits, self-cleaning water bottles, smart tiffin boxes,......

Cloud kitchens: The future of India's food biz

The cloud kitchen market in India will hit $1.05 billion by 2023.Just 13% of the total market has been utilised so far.Veer Arjun Singh and Dhruv Munjal report. IMAGE: A waiter with a protective......

After delays, IKEA finally opens in Hyderabad

Swedish home furnishings major IKEA on Thursday opened its first store in India, kicking off its retail journey five years after it received approval to invest in the country’s single-brand......

Mukesh Lived The Songs He Sang

'Even after Awaara Hoon and Mera Joota Hai Japani, between 1946 to 1963, there were plenty of upheavals in his career.''My parents had moved into two rooms of a chawl, with an attached bathroom, by......

What Lovely Songs Suman Kalyanpur Sang!

IMAGE: Suman Kalyanpur and Mohammed Rafi. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film History Pics/Twitter Suman Kalyanpur, who was awarded a Padma Bhushan in the Republic Day Honours List three days before......

Why Kajol REFUSED To Do Salaam Venky

Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Revathy's new film Salaam Venky tells an emotional story of a caring mother looking after her terminally ill son. But as much as the trailer is a tear-jerker, the......

'The trick is to look forward with excitement, then you're alive all the time'

Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand, who would have turned 99 today, September 26. IMAGE: Dev Anand. This feature was first posted on Rediff.com on April 4,......

'Pakistan forced India to sack captain'

IMAGE: India and Pakistan captains Rohit Sharma, left, and Babar Azam. Photograph: ICC/Twitter Ramiz Raja was sacked as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board last week. Ramiz was tossed out after......

Virat Kohli, it was undoubtedly the best innings of your life, says Sachin

'They call him King Kohli for a reason' 'Poore desh ke liye bhai Kohli ne akele hi pathaake phod diye hai (For the whole country, Kohli single-handedly has burst the crackers)' 'It was a treat to......

MP Harbhajan helps rescue Punjab girl held in Oman

Kamaljeet, who is now back in her native place Barkandi village in Bathinda, and her father Sikandar Singh, explained their week-long ordeal and how travel and placement agents in Punjab are......

Paralympic swimmer builds DIY pool with plastic bag

IMAGE: Sebastian Galleguillo, a paralympic swimmer who suffers from hearing loss, trains in the swimming pool his family built for him, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19),......