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Why Do So Many People Die In Custody?

Custodial deaths are a serious and long-lasting problem in India, with over 28,000 people dying in custody since 2009. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff On November 6, three Railway Police Force......

'There Was Chaos At Every Gate'

Flyers faced a double blow as air fares on Air India flights out of Delhi and those of SpiceJet soared past Rs 1 lakh one-way on some routes, and even those showed 'sold out' despite the airlines......

DGCA issues show-cause notice to IndiGo CEO over flight disruptions

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has formally issued a show-cause notice to IndiGo’s chief executive officer Pieter Elbers — holding the airline accountable for large-scale operational......

Nehru wanted to build Babri Masjid, Patel said no: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru wanted to build the "Babri masjid" using public funds, but Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel didn't allow......

Indian students, workers top UK's exit tally

Indian students and workers on Thursday topped the tally of visa-holders leaving the United Kingdom as the country's latest net migration data revealed a significant drop of 204,000, down 80 per......

Liquor firms in Telangana buckle under unpaid state bills

A deepening payment paralysis in Telangana’s liquor industry is beginning to choke manufacturing units and strain supplies, employment, and the broader investment landscape, industry bodies have......

'Strong Reforms, Not Panic, Will Help Ride Out Rupee's Weakness'

'In the long run, India's strong growth story and reforms to make assets globally attractive will determine the rupee's resilience.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The rupee touching the 90......

Maruti Warns: CAFE-III Could Kill Small Cars

'If the targets become unscientific and unjust, then, just to meet CAFE-III regulation, a small car -- which produces a very low absolute carbon dioxide -- will have to be discontinued.' IMAGE:......

CAFE-III: 'Gas guzzler' makers setting a 'wrong narrative', says Maruti

Companies with “gas guzzlers” are trying to set up the wrong narrative against small cars getting relaxation in the proposed corporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE-III) norms on the basis of......

Fortuner Goes Mildly Green But Keeps Its Muscle

The new Fortuner Neo Drive embraces a 48V mild-hybrid system for better refinement and modest efficiency, without diluting its rugged DNA. IMAGE: Fortuner Mild hybrid. All photographs: Somnath......

Rashmika's Double Bill Drama On OTT

Rashmika's double bill drama, Tom Cruise on a deadly mission and lots more thrills on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists the options. ThammaWhere to watch? Rent on Amazon Prime VideoLanguage:......

The Gentle Colossus Of Tamil Cinema

Whether it was in the company of superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan -- or, on rare occasions with both together, among others -- Saravanan's demeanour would stand out, recalls N Sathiya......

Why This Film Sentenced Its Director To Prison

'One's country is the best place to live, no matter what problems, what difficulties.''My country is where I can breathe, where I can find the reason to live, and where I can find the strength to......

Janhvi, Malaika, Dia, Mini Speak Out

After its UK edition, #WeTheWomen event returned to Mumbai for its eighth edition. The festival of Glamour Gravitas and Grassroots was held at the Bal Gandharva Rang Mandir in Bandra, northwest......

'Food Has Been A Passion For Us, Kapoors'

'They are most authentic when it comes to being with each over food.' IMAGE: Armaan Jain, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni and Kareena Kapoor in Dining With The Kapoors. Armaan Jain brings his big family......

McLaren's Piastri looking forward to cricket after tough F1 season

IMAGE: Oscar Piastri has been following Australia's Ashes hammering of England and hopes to catch some of the action at the fourth Test in his home town Melbourne. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters......

'Tough day..' Windies batting coach looks at positives

'It's an opportunity for all bowlers to really learn how to bowl for long periods of time. I thought the guys hung in there pretty well today in terms of the lengths and lengths that they bowled.'......

'Batting order is overrated': Gambhir declares

'In Test cricket, obviously, you've got to have a fixed batting order, but it (batting order) is very, very overrated (in white ball formats)' IMAGE: Forced by the combination, Ruturaj Gaikwad, a......

'No malice intended': SA coach clarifies 'grovel' remark

'The only context I ever intended it to be was for India to spend a lot of time and make it really tough for them.' IMAGE: South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad said the whole episode took the......

Gill's conservative captaincy invites tough questions

IMAGE: Shubman Gill got off to a losing start as India's ODI captain. Photograph: Screengrab Shubman Gill’s first game as India’s ODI captain didn’t quite go to script as the visitors......