'Today It Is Absolute Dictatorship'

'If you persist in opposing the government, they set the ED or the NIA on you. And the courts have not given us much hope.' IMAGE: Roop Rekha Verma at a protest showing solidarity with Gujarat......

Elgar Parishad accused Sudha Bharadwaj walks out of jail after 3 years

Activist Sudha Bharadwaj, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, was on Thursday released from a prison here on bail, after spending over three years in jail. IMAGE: Activist Sudha......

Now, a 'corona car' to spread awareness in Hyderabad

A car museum owner in the city of Hyderabad has made a car, which looks like the coronavirus to spread awareness among the people about the fatal infection. This one-seater car has a 100CC engine......

A maniac with a gun, a life lost in vain

Robbed of prey as people fled, Omar Perez came marching back and shot bullet after bullet into Prudhvi Raj Kandepi's head, thus ensuring that a man he had never met before, known nothing of, would......

This is how the rich and famous tie the knot these days!

Image: Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty at their wedding. Photograph: Rediff Archives. The image is used for representational purpose only. From high security cards to personalised cocktails,......

Wacky, hand-made cars in Hyderabad museum

His passion for turning metal scrap into objects has won him a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records. Kanyaboina Sudhakar, the owner of Sudha Cars Museum in Hyderabad, the first and only......

The women behind Infosys's success

Can you identify the three women in the photograph below?In 1981, when N R Narayana Murthy led six other techies to float their dream venture called Infosys, they had no money and only their wives'......

MUL seeks tax sops on used car sales

Maruti Udyog Ltd is in talks with the Gujarat and Maharashtra governments to reduce the rate of sales tax, at 12 per cent, levied on second-hand car sales.MUL, which buys and sells pre-owned Maruti......

Review: Tera Intezaar: What an awful film!

There is nothing in Tera Intezaar to keep you hooked.Prasanna D Zore comes away unimpressed. If Sunny Leone didn't star in this film, no one would probably notice Tera Intezaar. This so-called......

Review: Prasaad touches a chord

Kannada film Prasaadis an excellent story of a disabled boy and how his family comes to term with his handicap, writes Srikanth Srinivasa.Prasaad means gift of God, referring to the child that is......

Gusthi: Surprisingly fun

The Tamil film Gusthi was in the making for the past two years. It was hyped as the coming together of actors Prabhu and Karthik after the much celebrated Mani Ratnam movie Agninakshatram. They are......

Priyadarshan: Back with Malamaal Weekly

After the success of Garam Masala, Priyadarshan is back with another comedy -- Malamaal Weekly. Starring Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Reteish Deshmukh and Reema Sen, this low-budget film is set to......

Chandro and Prakashi Tomar, the world's oldest sharpshooters

Dhruv Munjal gets up close and personal with Chandro and Prakashi Tomar, the inspiration for Saand Ki Aankh. IMAGE: Actress Taapsee Pannu, left, with Chandro Tomar. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Sports Shorts: Sameer, Gurusaidutt to meet in Hyderabad Open semis

A summary of sports events and persons in the news on Friday. IMAGE: RMV Gurusaidutt staged a grand recovery to make it to the semi-finals. Photograph: Lars Roenboeg/Scanpix Denmark/Reuters......