The IPS officer had been in the news in the past after he directed all police training schools in Madhya Pradesh to hold Bhagavad Gita and Ramcharitmanas recital sessions for their recruits as this will help them lead a "righteous" life.
The Madhya Pradesh Police training wing has directed all its centres to hold Bhagavad Gita recital sessions for recruits, aiming to help them lead a 'righteous' life. This follows a similar directive for Ramcharitmanas recitals.
A nine-month basic training course for newly recruited constables has commenced at eight police training schools in the state, starting on Wednesday, July 23.
If there's one trend that never goes out of fashion, it is wearing sunglasses.
India has fielded a 12-member squad, the 2017 world champion and 2022 silver medallist Chanu remains the country's lone realistic medal contender.
Anees Bazmee, who is basking in the success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, celebrates 45 years in the film industry.
On Govinda's 60th birthday on December 21, Subhash K Jha looks back at his top 10 songs.
The Border Security Force flew a special helicopter sortie on Thursday to airlift a jawan deployed at a remote post along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir so that he could get home, about 2,500 km away in Odisha, in time for his wedding.
It crashed around 11:30 am with officials saying that it drifted away while descending and tumbled into a 'nallah' flowing nearby.
The UP police detained the two Gwalior residents -- Omprakash Pandey and Anil Pandey -- on July 7 and took them to Kanpur the same day, said Raja Babu Singh, Additional Director General (ADG) of police (Gwalior range).
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is going full throttle with its creeps and cackle, which marks the addition of Madhuri Dixit and re-entry of the OG Manjulika, Vidya Balan.
Former Central Bureau of Investigation joint director Amit Kumar, who is now posted as Chhattisgarh police ADG, led the probe into the coal scam that resulted in convictions in a number of cases.
The fire was preceded by a blast and soon it spread to nearby buildings, including a drug rehabilitation centre and eight shops.
If you think Bollywood's kitschy overkill from the 1980s is stuff of throwback terror, wait till the big, bad, bold fashion of the 1970s is unleashed upon you.
Anees Bazme's native village Modasa in Gujarat honours him.
Sukanya Verma lists Anees Bazmee's stockpile of silliness.
There's a whole lot of injustice to get worked up about.
As we prepare to return to the land of silver screens and samosa, Sukanya Verma looks at notable theatre moments in Hindi films.
Twitter India launched a new emoji and asked everyone to list their favourite 1990s movie and tag their friends to continue the chain. Bollywood responded right away!
Janhvi Kapoor does well as the girl trying to assert her 'kaabiliyat', observes Sukanya Verma.
To mark World Whiskey Day, a toast to its memorable imagery in Hindi films.
The hits and misses of the week.
Karunanidhi was convinced that using the 2G cases against the DMK and reopening the fodder case against Lalu Prasad Yadav were products of the Congress leadership's short-sightedness. A revealing excerpt from A S Panneerselvan's Karunanidhi: A Life.
The hits and misses of the week.
According to an insider, "Winning is all that matters to the BJP. The leaders were warned that he was an undesirable character but they said look at his victory margin."
Countless screen pairs have come together but only few can lay claim to that extra something called chemistry.
Telugu films that got cash registers ringing in the first half of 2016!
Which film are you looking forward to?
Pak had realised in 2018 that Hurriyat Conference, the separatist conglomerate created by Inter-Services Intelligence, won't be able to deliver any more
'We cannot express the sorrow in words.'
The mother said she would meet him only on the campus along with four other students who were suspended.
Five big Telugu films are up for release during the festive season.
The government's negligence towards this 'treasure house of knowledge' can be seen from the fact that monkeys roam about freely in the reading rooms, disturbing the calm of the library, as well as putting the lives of the readers in danger, writes Sajad Ahmad Dar.
Sukanya Verma lists significant memories in our 1996 recap.
Like every year, Bollywood stars welcomed Lord Ganesha into their homes with much fanfare.
Senior leaders Damodar Raja Narsimha, Ponnala Lakshmaiah and Kunduru Jana Reddy figure in the list of 111 Congress candidates for assembly elections in Telangana released by the party on Monday night, ending two days of suspense.
1997: Sukanya Verma offers a recap of its memorable imagery.
Will this be yet another Dibakar Banerjee masterstroke? Raja Sen reviews the trailer of Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
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