Sher Singh Rana, the lone convict in the sensational murder of bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi in 2001, was on Thursday awarded life imprisonment by a Delhi court which also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on him.
A classic example of a leader who has chosen to risk everything for his vision.
As Indrani, Sanjeev Khanna and Peter pass cupboard no 6 -- where the skull is stored -- what thoughts pass through their mind?
R K Studios is not just another piece of real estate; it is part of India's movie history.
Himanshu Juneja takes a close look to ascertain if the premium it asks for is justified.
Poised for a global release soon and priced between Rs 25,000-40,000 bracket, the refreshed versions of these A series phones will quite be head turners, says Himanshu Juneja.
Delhi's air is a desperate problem, but some of the solutions have been too desperate and unthinking.
Here's your weekly digest of the craziest and funniest stories from around the world.
The strategic success of the surgical strikes has not matched their brilliant tactical achievement, says Shekhar Gupta.
A lack of understanding on how to tackle the Maoist challenge is adversely affecting security operations on the ground and not the inefficiency or inability of the security forces to put pressure on the Maoists, says former Chhattisgarh top cop Vishwa Ranjan.
Google Inc notched a legal victory in its bid to create the world's largest digital books library, winning the reversal of a court order that had allowed authors challenging the project to sue as a group.
'He cooked chicken curry and so because of him, curries entered the British royal kitchens.' 'Eventually, he became a political advisor to the queen.' 'This guy was disrupting the royal household. It sent shockwaves...' Ali Fazal on his character Abdul Karim and working with acting legend Judi Dench.
The Honor carries good features all around itself. But it is not without its quirks either. Thankfully, these are few and not likely to dent its prospects hugely
It took the Aditya Birla group four years to make up its mind on entering the the burgeoning e-commerce market in the country.
Aseem Chhabra looks at the year's best Non-Hindi Indian movies.
The 2015 edition of the Sony World Photography Awards, the world's biggest photography competition, has announced the shortlists.
How capable is the latest mobile phone from the Nexus bloodline? Himanshu Juneja reviews the Nexus 6P.
How a mother's search for a suitable boy gained global coverage.
Finding Fanny strikes gold, raves Raja Sen.
If Jatin Singh is right in the long run and his morphed business can help reduce farmer distress, Skymet will provide a service of far more value from where it began
'The man stood alone, fought alone.' 'Some of those battles appeared Quixotic at times.' 'Ultimately, it was he who won though it may have seemed as if a Sancho Panza was fighting a relentless battle against the windmill.' N Sathiya Moorthy salutes the fearless editor who has passed into the ages.
It emerges that not only does the CIDR project fails the test of fairness, justness and reasonableness besides the test of not being fanciful, oppressive or arbitrary; it also fails the test of Arthashastra, Hadith and the Bible.
The Delhi Police, which has registered a case of murder in the mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar, will send her viscera samples to a laboratory either in Britain or the US to identify the poison including whether it could be radioactive isotopes that cannot be detected in Indian labs.
Today, it is modish to be part of a yoga class, to post stories on Instagram while striking an impressively complex asana in a bralette and crop-top paired with neon yoga pants, to bond over green tea and yoga bars after a strenuous session at the studio and have subscriptions to yoga studios, not ashrams, says Manavi Kapur.
Entertainment has become a huge aspect of weddings.
Dhanak child stars Hetal Gada and Krrish Chhabria look back at their beautiful film.
IFFCO is reaching out to the young Indian urban professional.
In an online chat with readers, Prof Ujjwal Chowdhary from Edutainment offered tips on pursuing a career in media, design and communication.
Sharat Pradhan secures exclusive access to the Justice Vishnu Sahai report and discovers it blames two BJP MLAs, a former BSP MP and his cohorts, local intelligence officials and the media for the horrific Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013, but attributes no blame to the Samajwadi Party government in the state.
The central government has said it will look into the matter.
In the digital handheld domain, content is not just a uni-dimensional exercise like it is in legacy media.
In a fresh twist to the 'snoopgate' episode, the woman who was tailed by Gujarat police allegedly on the orders of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court along with her father for restraining the Centre and state government from going ahead with their Commissions of inquiry.
'The sadhus and sanyasis of UP are not for any economics.' 'They only know the religious agenda and the RSS will support them.' 'Modi does not have full control of the party at the ground level like Indira Gandhi had.'
After Desire 816, the expectations from HTC were quite high. Thankfully, HTC Desire 820 ticks all the right boxes, says Himanshu Juenja
'That has always been my ambition -- to take the reader behind the scenes, to the places he was not allowed to visit, but which I had the privilege of entering.' Haresh Pandya remembers Ted Corbett, sports journalist extraordinaire, who passed into the ages on August 9.
Aam Aadmi Party spokespersons, Ashutosh, Ashish Khetan and Raghav Chadha, are adept at turning issues on their head and putting up a good offence in their defence.
'In the final analysis, all Budgets everywhere are like the schemes hatched by A A Milne's lovable Winnie-the-Pooh.' 'They may be well-intended, but often go awry.' 'Although Pooh and his friends agree that he 'has very little brain', he is occasionally acknowledged to have a clever idea, usually driven by common sense.' 'This Budget at a first glance does not appear to belong to that latter category,' says economist Shreekant Sambrani.
'We have to go through the process of obtaining informed consent.'
One Chinese lie has been finally nailed this time by a team of Indian scientists who provide irrefutable evidence that rice did originate in India, a fact contested by China.
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