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 never get up again.
Addressing a 'nukkad sabha' in favour of Congress nominee Rakesh Sachan in Fatehpur, the Congress general secretary in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh said, "The issue of patriotism is raised whenever elections come, but the real questions on farmers, unemployed, women safety are left behind."
Sami's passport, re-issued in 2010, expired in May this year and Pak govt chose not to renew it
The American funnyman speaks to Ranjita Ganesan about his first brush with 'Hindutva trolls' and regular run-ins with Trump trolls.
'Memories of a simple, yet amazing childhood, long lost, but never forgotten.' Vijay Menon takes us back to a time when overnight train journeys were the most exciting events of our lives.
One's dreams never end. If you don't dream, you don't exist. You need to dream to look forward to in life, Radha Daga, who went from a textile exporter to food entrepreneur at 60 years of age, shares her incredible journey with Shobha Warrier.
'With the Election Commission wisening up to the practice, which strikes at the very root of electoral democracy, the practitioners of cash for votes have been getting more and more ingenious,' points out Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
A group of former senior military and civil services officers has asked the government to cancel the proposed talks between the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan in New York next month in view of unabated Pakistan-inspired terrorism against this country.
Around 40,000 Delhi Police personnel, 190 coys (companies) of Central Armed Police Forces and 19,000 Home Guards have been deployed for smooth conduct of election in the national capital, officials said.
'Parrikar is living for Modi and Shah, not for his motherland or Goa'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Main koi rootha nahin hoon for denying me a visa. I am baffled, and a bit hurt.'
A suspected SIMI operative and an aide of Indian Mujahideen media in-charge have been arrested from Secunderabad, with police saying that they were allegedly planning to go to Afghanistan to get training from Al Qaeda for carrying out terror activities in India.
Having captured media attention when Shah Rukh Khan displayed a six-pack for Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om, seven years later he was determined to better his feat in the soon-to-be-released Happy New Year, writes Malavika Sangghvi.
With the ALS ice-bucket challenge going viral on social networking websites, Indian netizens have come up with their own version, posting videos as they donate rice to those in need.
'Trail and appeals for rape cases must end in a year. Then the Police will not feel constrained to justify encounters and people will not applaud it.'
Qarib Qarib Singlle is not a film that can be rushed. It moves languorously, pausing to savour moments at will, notes Savera R Someshwar.
From India's first Vietnamese restaurant to a molecular restaurant, Gitanjali Gurbaxani lists her choices for a monsoon treat in Bengaluru.
Basil George led an amazing rescue mission so that a helicopter could land and rescue people. In an admirable community effort, his team swam through strong currents, broken walls and floating snakes to help those who needed it most.
In Yogi Adityanath's Uttar Pradesh wayward Romeos would all be in the lock-up, says Sunil Sethi.
However, international fast-food chains have had to change this business model completely, to adapt to Indian preferences.
Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh, was not just a poet, playwright, dancer and patron of the arts, says Payal Mohanka. He was a royal who hand-created his personal calendar.
The Big Sick is packed with delicious details, moments and scenes that makes the film stand apart as a smart rom-com, says Aseem Chhabra.
Radhika Shastry left her job, moved to the Nilgiris and opened a cute caf -- and she's cooking quite a meal of it.
'Irrespective of their politics, people feel happy.' 'One of the best compliments I have received is that I have made it from Kashmir to Karnataka.'
Mouthwatering pani puris, delicious jalebis, parathas, chole bhature, gulab jamuns and motichoor ladoos...these foodies in the capital are serenading our taste buds and how!
The 'Shatrughan Sinha of the South' plunges into politics.
Rediff readers share their experiences of eating on Indian trains.
Twitter broke down the barrier between movie stars and their fans, says Aseem Chhabra.
They'll spice up your Instagram feeds with their lip-smacking food pics.
'There was a day when I didn't want to live.' 'And there is today, when I want to live long and enjoy my life.'
Writers often produce excellent books but they lack the flavour of those written by people writing in the language of their own culture, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan
'To become more Indianised we had to be more colourful,' Rahil Ansari, Audi's India head, tells Ajay Modi.
Be prepared to bump into some special people at the pandal.
'Younger people are taking steps to prevent lifestyle diseases.'
'It is fascinating to partner with consumers on the journey of self-discovery and to help shape people's preferences -- that is what I find most exciting,' Nandini Piramal tells Abhineet Kumar and Aneesh Phadnis.
A G Padmanabhan's dream is to make India a 'no food waste economy' and promote sustainable ideas.
'I got to know the men accused of the blasts regularly meeting them in court and jail. Some of them, like Dutt, are back in jail. Others, like Mohammed Jindran, a quiet and well spoken middle class man, were killed. And now of course Yakub is ready to be hanged. The first in the case to do so,' says Aakar Patel.
As he took oath of office on Sunday night, Nara Chandrababu Naidu has earned a unique distinction of becoming the first chief minister of a new state in addition to being the longest-serving CM of Andhra Pradesh.
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