Polarised: Former Indian envoys criticise Hasina's death sentence

After a special tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death, several former Indian envoys on Monday criticised the verdict and said the neighbouring country is......

The Master Of The Slide Guitar

One of Debashish Bhattacharya's most remarkable contributions is that he has taken the scope and foundation of the slide guitar, improvised it again and again, thereby designing and creating four......

Kerala Nursing Council to bar ragging accused from further studies

Amid widespread outrage over the brutal ragging incident at the Government Nursing College in Kottayam, the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council (KNMC) on Saturday decided to bar all five accused......

Men shouldn't be ladies' tailors: UP women's panel

Men should not take women's measurements at tailor shops, they should not cut a woman's hair or train her in the gym either -- these are some of the proposals from the Uttar Pradesh State Women......

Coming soon: The crack down on shell companies

Regulators find it difficult to track down illicit transactions with no limit on the number of subsidiaries.Veena Mani reports.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com A restructuring drive may be in......

309,000 'shell' company directors disqualified

Their bank accounts have been frozen.State governments have been told to restrict sales and transfers of real estate assets these companies own.Veena Mani reports.Illustration: Uttam......

Note ban effect: Govt to spend more on health, education

Increase of 10% to 12% likely in a bid to improve citizens' mood after demonetisation, report Veena Mani and Arup Roychoudhury. As part of a post-demonetisation gift, the government could increase......

'Insolvency professionals are a new genre in India'

'A 180-days period -- for insolvency resolution -- is aggressive, but by no means inadequate.' Cyril Suresh Shroff, bottom, left, managing partner of the law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas,......

'I Don't Believe Guru Dutt's Death Was Suicide'

'Abrar uncle said he had started drinking from the afternoon on that fateful day. And he continued drinking till late at night.''Thereafter, he must have consumed some sleeping pills, as was his......

Katrina, Akshay At Maha Kumbh

Photograph: Kind courtesy Parmarth Niketan/Instagram With husband Vicky Kaushal's Chhaava doing so well at the box office, Katrina Kaif seems to be just as grateful as she heads to the Maha Kumbh......

Who's Yamini Malhotra?

After Digvijay Rathee and Kashish Kapoor, three new faces have entered the Bigg Boss 18 house as wildcard contestants: Yamini Malhotra, Aditi Mistry and Edin Rose. Yamini, who is making a comeback......

PIX: Veena Malik turns Supermodel

Veena Malik unveiled the first look of her glamorous new film called Super Model recently. "The wait is over for my fans," the actress announced. "Super Model is a story of a girl, who achieves......

'PM Modi knew about all players including my journey'

IMAGE: Renuka Singh Thakur played a major role in the India Women's maiden World Cup win. Photograph: ANI Photo The Indian women's cricket team has set a benchmark with the World Cup triumph and......

Rinku Welcomes You To His New Home

SEE: Rinku Singh unveils his new home. Video: Kind courtesy KKR Vibe/X Rinku Singh has a new address. The man who was retained by Kolkata Knight Riders for a massive Rs 13 crore (Rs 130 million),......

Cricket Buzz: Pujara, the man in demand in Saurashtra's T20 League

IMAGE: Cheteshwar Pujara in action for Kings XI Punjab during the seventh edition of IPL in 2014. Photograph: BCCI India's premier Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara will play for Team Zalawad Royals......

'Sania unlucky to cop unnecessary criticism'

IMAGE: Sania Mirza and her husband Shoaib Malik were targeted on social media following Pakistan’s defeat to India in the World Cup last Sunday. Photograph: Reuters Former pacer Shoaib......