SC rejects plea to ban Rushdie's The Satanic Verses

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to ban Salman Rushdie's controversial novel The Satanic Verses. The plea came up for hearing before a bench of Justices......

No terror angle in Kanpur blast, firecrackers triggered explosion: Police

The massive explosion in the congested Mishri Bazaar near a mosque in Kanpur was caused due to illegal firecracker storage, and not because of scooter explosion which was initially suggested as the......

No more talks, just PoK: India's firm global stance on Pakistan

All-party parliamentary delegations on Sunday emphasised a unified global stance against terrorism and asserted that future dialogues with Pakistan should focus solely on reclaiming......

A Nuclear Scientist Who Advocated Disarmament

M R Srinivasan focused on the peaceful use of nuclear power at a time when the popular view among the 'hawks' was that India should build a nuclear arsenal as a deterrent. IMAGE: Dr Malur Ramasamy......

Big opportunity in opening 150 million bank accounts in a year

The poor and unbanked can take their rightful place as consumers of financial services only if the Modi government encourages different entities to advance the financial inclusion agenda,......

Mehul Choksi, Vijay Mallya in Rs 68,607 cr loan writeoff list: RBI

Banks have "technically" written off a whopping Rs 68,607 crore in outstanding loans of top 50 wilful defaulters, including of firms belonging to fugitive economic offenders Mehul Choksi and Vijay......

Do you know what impact investing is?

'India is the largest stomping ground in the world for impact investing as we have an extraordinary combination of entrepreneurial drive with huge, absolute demand for all kinds of social......

What Vastu Housing Finance does differently to stand out in a crowd

Vastu Housing Finance is trying to leverage technology to distinguish itself in a crowded space. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com. After many years of a comfortable banking career with leading......

At 59, Shah Rukh Wins 1st National Award

Hindi cinema dominated the 71st National Film Awards on Friday with superstar Shah Rukh Khan winning his career's first best actor award for Jawan alongside Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail, which was......

COMING UP On OTT This February

February has some promising original content streaming on OTT. Joginder Tuteja lists the digital menu for the month.   Saale AashiqWhere to watch: SonyLIVRelease date: February 1 Director duo......

The VILLAIN of Kamal Haasan's Vikram

IMAGE: Vijay Sethupathi with Kamal Haasan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kamal Haasan/Instagram Vijay Sethupathi is the villain in the Kamal Haasan starrer Vikram, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj.......

Why Movies Get Into Trouble...

They try to hide behind the smokescreen that these are works of fiction inspired by real events. So, you can pick and choose from facts and fictionalise to push the right triggers with your......

Kho Kho World Cup: Prateek, Priyanka named India captains

IMAGE: Priyanka Ingle and Prateek Waikar were named the India women's and men's team captain for the Kho Kho World Cup, starting on January 13. Photograph: Kho Kho Federation of India Prateek......

India's batting woes: 'Easy to target Nayar, Gambhir'

'It's about controlling the mind. You can be a sounding board for players like Tendulkar and Kohli but at this stage, you can't coach them.' IMAGE: Head Coach Gautam Gambhir and Assistant Coach......

Why India might opt for sporting pitches against Australia

IMAGE: India head coach Rahul Dravid checks out the pitch. Photograph: BCCI Fully aware of the current Indian batting line-up's issues against spinners on rank turners, the team management will do......

SEE: Team India sweat it out in the nets ahead of 1st T20I

Hardik bowls with tweaked action, Bhuvi, Dhawan return. IMAGE: KL Rahul and Yuzvendra Chahal train at the nets session on Tuesday. Photograph: BCCI All-rounder Hardik Pandya has started bowling......