'He never mentioned his whereabouts who are in his family or not. I have not seen him being violent personally'
Giving in to the pressure from hardline groups like the Jamaat-ud-Dawah and a section of local residents, Pakistani authorities have put on hold a move to rename a roundabout in Lahore after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist IAS officer Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj bettered his bronze from the last edition by winning gold in the SL4 final. Sukant Kadam took home the bronze in the same event.
Amid speculation that Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose may be named for the Bharat Ratna, a Congress leader on Sunday said Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram and Aligarh Muslim University founder Sir Syed Ahmed Khan should also be given the country's highest civilian award.
Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
She hopes that the prime minister would apprise the nation of the sacrifice of the martyrs and do something for the betterment of their kin.
Members in Rajya Sabha on Monday voiced concern over official records not showing Bhagat Singh as a martyr, prompting the government to promise remedial steps.
This is the full text of the address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of India's 78th Independence Day.
In a digital briefing, she said that Kejriwal, in his message, said even though he is in jail, the two crore people of Delhi, who are his family, should not face any problems.
Bhagat's songs are peppered with no holds barred anti-establishment lyrics. The words are sharp but mellifluous in his tongue and are meant to cut through the ignorance of his people. He has not even spared his initial mentors -- the right wing outfits for their regressive religious ideologies.
Karan Bhushan rejects the charges against his father, saying the "allegations are political and made up. We will challenge them in court".
It is only fitting for this sensational beauty to be one of the most-in-demand faces in Tollywood.
The author wants to put a lid on the controversy and 'move on'.
Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena's head Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga was detained by J&K police while trying to enter NIT to unfurl the tricolour.
Police sources mentioned that all accused were associated with a social media page 'Bhagat Singh Fan Club.'
In the second part of our interview with Chetan Bhagat, the author talks about his much-lampooned blogpost about his domestic help as he replies to those who are outraged at the cold-blooded murder of the English tongue.
Walking, cycling and even skating! Covering long distances amid bone-chilling cold, people from all over the country and cutting across religions are flocking to the temple town of Ayodhya ahead of the consecration ceremony on January 22.
After authoring best-selling novels like Five Point Someone, One Night @ the Call Center, The 3 Mistakes of My Life and 2 States, Indian author Chetan Bhagat is ready with his fifth book. In an exclusive interview with Sriram Balasubramanian, the well-known author speaks about his forthcoming book and the anti-corruption mood in the country.
Nine out of 13 ministers in the Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government in Chhattisgarh have suffered defeat in the state assembly polls.
A 53-year-old man died on Thursday when a portion of the Gokulpuri Metro Station on the Pink Line in northeast Delhi collapsed, the police said.
Bestselling author Chetan Bhagat discusses the Information Age with Rediff.com Founder, Chairman and CEO Ajit Balakrishnan to mark the launch of his book The Wave Rider. Don't miss this event, which will be live streamed at 3 pm IST on Monday, December 3.
Author Anita Nair talks about the art of writing, her latest book Cut Like Wound and more.
HDFC Bank has reshuffled the portfolios of its senior management team. This is the first major rejig after the amalgamation of HDFC Ltd on July 1. "The runway for our growth is large. This change is being done to bring in a very sharp focus on leveraging what we have built and for enhanced execution," said Sashidhar Jagdishan, managing director and chief executive of HDFC Bank, explaining the reason for this overhaul.
Pakistani rights groups and members of civil society have demanded that the place in Lahore where freedom fighter Bhagat Singh was hanged should be named after him to commemorate his role in the movement for the independence of the subcontinent.
Best-selling author Chetan Bhagat's fourth book '2 States: The Story of My Marriage', is semi-autobiographical. Here, an excerpt.
The AAP has accused the BJP of wanting to impose President's rule in Delhi by poaching its legislators and breaking the party.
They have been interrogated for their actual motive behind the security breach, the sources added.
Looks like everyone in Bollywood is supremely curious about Finding Fanny!
Bollywood loves number games. And not just the rat race kind. There's a slew of movies with numbers in their title.
Four persons arrested in connection with the security breach in Parliament have been charged under the anti-terror law UAPA besides sections of the Indian Penal Code, police sources said on Thursday as security agencies were on the hunt to nab the alleged mastermind.
Film and telly folk attended the 29th Lions Gold Awards, which honoured extraordinary achievements in film, television, OTT, music and social welfare commitment.
With the issue of nationalism dominating the political discourse, the BJP on Tuesday announced a three-day programme to comemmorate Bhagat Singh's martyrdom and attacked the Congress over its MP Shashi Tharoor's remarks comparing Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union leader Kanhaiya Kumar with the freedom fighter.
In his absence, the party stares at uncertainty as many of its other senior leaders are either in jail or in political obscurity.
Chetan Bhagat talks about this week's release Kai Po Che, that is based on his book, The Three Mistakes of My Life.
In 2022, Lalit Jha, Sagar Sharma, 26, and Maoranjan D, 34, met in Mysuru where they made a plan to barge into the parliament to attract the attention of the country.
India's number one bestselling author launched his first non-fiction book, a collection of his essays and columns in Mumbai. Here's what happened.
The family members of Garud Commando Gursewak Singh were in a state of shock on receiving the news about his martyrdom in Pathankot terror attack even as his father expressed pride that he laid down his life for the country.
It took a long time for the author to figure out what he wanted to do, and it's still a work in progress.
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