A deputy leader of Al Qaeda's branch in the Indian subcontinent, who was seen as a "rising star" in terrorist circles, died in an American drone strike in Pakistan in January that also killed an American and Italian hostage, according to a media report.
Analysts say that Republic TV has to hit the top spot in the shortest possible time if it has to make a dent in the ad market and break even, writes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Former India Test batsman Praveen Amre and ex-Karnataka left-arm spinner Raghuram Bhat have been found to be in Conflict of Interest by the Board of Control for Cricket in India's Ombudsman. However, former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar was cleared of a similar charge.
Sitharaman said the government will bring in a new national education policy to transform India's higher education system into one of the best in the world.
The television business today contributes 7 per cent to Micromax's revenue and it posted a 70 per cent growth last year.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'We are very protective of him.' 'People can't go close to him and take pictures like before.'
'To be fair to Arnab Goswami, the television camera is his only fix.' Unlike other TV stars who rule social media, Arnab is nowhere to be found.' 'While they hold forth in newspaper columns, maybe having realised that true gravitas is earned via newsprint not digicams, he does nothing of the sort.' 'He breathes and lives TV news,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Meg Lanning's Southern Stars, have been an exemplar of sportsmanship on and off the field, and have little need for the puffed-up aggression that made the Aussie men's side one of the game's least likeable.
Vivek Agarwal, founder of OOKIOH tells Rediff how he is making swimsuits that look good and feel great too.
Mahavir Chopra tells you what to check before you choose a diabetes insurance plan.
A look at few gurus who have attracted controversy in recent times.
In the last budget, then finance minister Arun Jaitley had allocated Rs 85,010 crore for the education sector which was later revised to Rs 83,625.86 crore.
The India Abroad Person of the Year Awards, held at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York City on Friday June 12, honored 14 achievers in seven categories.
India Inc is shying away from investing in digital technologies.
South Africa's most successful Test captain Graeme Smith is not sure if Virat Kohli can be a long-term leader for India and feels the star batsman's leadership skills are not challenged enough by the team management.
The company roped in Aamir Khan as its brand ambassador in March.
YRF may come out of the debacle fairly unscathed financially. The exhibitors and smaller distributors will take almost 75% of the hit.
100 per cent FDI is now allowed in almost every major TV distribution form (direct-to-home, cable, headend-in-the-sky, multi-system operators) and 49 per cent in TV news.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's uncharacteristic outburst against a controversial umpiring decision led to the Chennai Super Kings captain being fined 50 percent of his match fee in Thursday night's Indian Premier League match in Jaipur.
Health insurance expert Anil Rego in an online chat with readers answers health insurance queries.
Coffee Board of India has signed on P V Sindhu, P Gopichand and Prabhas and Rana Daggubatti from the Baahubali star cast as brand ambassadors
By roping the Bollywood star, the professional networking platform looks for wider appeal and a mass audience.
Aseem Chhabra picks Indian and other South Asian gems at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Just contribute to one of the seven charities chosen by them.
Bang Bang scores big worldwide, while The Hundred-Foot Journey becomes Om Puri's biggest hit.
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and former England opener Geoffrey Boycott will provide the cutting edge for the ESPN-STAR Sports programme.
Sukanya Verma glances at Virushka's photo album of loveliness.
Doting father Vinoth Chandar made an animation character based on his little girl to amuse her. Today, it has grown into a YouTube channel with 14 million subscribers from 75 countries.
Sri Srinivasan, the first Indian-origin federal judge in the United States, is India Abroad Person of the Year 2013
A Bangladeshi oil tanker carrying over 3,50,000 litres of furnace oil sank on Tuesday in a river in the Sundarbans leaving its captain missing while leaking its cargo and endangering the world's largest mangrove forest.
Moothon's script won the Sundance Institute's Global Filmmaking Award. Geethu Mohandas's movie is now coming to a theatre near you.
Virat Kohli lashed out at critics who blamed his girlfriend, Anushkha Sharma, for the India's exit from ICC Cricket World Cup, saying they "should be ashamed of themselves" as "no one has won more matches" than him in the last five years.
Cannes jury member Aishwarya Rai was the star at the party hosted by the IN Network.
Aseem Chhabra lists his 10 favourite non-Indian shows streaming in India -- classics as well as recent shows.
Raju Bist from Thane tells us how he spent the last two months of lockdown.
