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Time has come to decriminalise defamation law: SC

The Supreme Court has observed that the time has come to decriminalise the defamation law, while agreeing to examine a plea by the Foundation for Independent Journalism seeking to quash the summons......

The Master Of The Slide Guitar

One of Debashish Bhattacharya's most remarkable contributions is that he has taken the scope and foundation of the slide guitar, improvised it again and again, thereby designing and creating four......

Cong replaces 6 gen secretaries in major organisational revamp

In a major organisational revamp, the Congress on Friday appointed former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel as general secretary in-charge of Punjab and Rajya Sabha MP Syed Naseer Hussain......

When Security Wouldn't Let The Ustad In

'The security guards at the stadium did not recognise him. He kept saying he was Zakir Hussain but they did not permit him to enter.''Zakir bhai was calm and told me it is not their fault. They......

Fate of 683 candidates in balance as 43 seats in Jharkhand vote

Jharkhand is geared up for polling in 43 of the 81 assembly seats in the first phase on Wednesday, when the electoral fate of 683 candidates, including former chief minister Champai Soren and ex-MP......

L&T Q4 net profit jumps 25% to Rs 5,497 crore, beats Street estimates

Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) reported a 25 per cent rise in net profit attributable to the owners of the company for the January–March quarter of 2024-25, owing to......

Lab Or Natural? What Diamond Would You Prefer?

Suddenly, the legendary advertising line -- a diamond is forever -- is losing its shine. Kindly note the images has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bat......

Budget Encourages Gold Rush

'Customers are coming in; if they aren't buying, they are at least visiting the stores, which was not the case before the Budget.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

E-commerce sector expected to create 500,000 jobs by Diwali: Report

The demand for gig workers is, however, not restricted to tier-1 locations. Tier 2 and tier 3 cities have seen an increase of 40 per cent, with a higher demand for delivery workers. Aryaman Gupta......

Restaurant to jewellery, brands make a beeline for metaverse

'We're seeing major Bollywood celebrities, fashion icons, and even movie studios all wanting to build Metaverse experiences' *IMAGE: The Oculus app, which is used to manage the Oculus......

When Lataji Was Devastated

Biswajit, movie heart-throb of the 1960s, remembers The Legend. IMAGE: Biswajit with Hemant Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Biswajit/Instagram Matinee idol of the 1960s,......

Review: School Bus does not have much of offer

The only novelty in School Bus is the much publicised casting of Kunchakko Boban as the cop investigating the case of the missing child, writes Paresh Palicha. There is a section of people who......

'I feel I have lost a part of me'

IMAGE: Soumitra Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore in Apur Sansar. "I don't know of anyone as erudite as Soumitra," Sharmila Tagore's voice trembles with emotion as she talks about her first co-star,......

'I was influenced by Soumitrada when I wrote Parineeta'

Director and ad filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar was quite influenced by Soumitra Chatterjee's subdued portrayal of Shekhar in Parineeta, and in fact, thinks very highly of the veteran actor.He's......

Shami told to pay maintenance to estranged wife, kid

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami's estranged wife Hasin Jahan lodged an FIR at the Jadavpur police station against him and his family in March 2018, four years after their marriage. Photograph: ANI Photo......

'He cannot destroy me..' Shami's ex-wife spits fire!

IMAGE: Hasin Jahan, cricketer Mohammed Shami's estranged wife, levelled a slew of allegations against him. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Hasin Jahan/Instagram Mohammed Shami's estranged wife Hasin......

How Uma Chetry broke barriers to become Assam's first national cricketer

Uma Chetry becomes first cricketer from Assam to make it to India senior team Raised by a mother who pushed her to break barriers, 20-year-old Uma Chetry of Assam's Golaghat district has scripted......

Ranji Roundup: Sarfaraz puts Mumbai in control

IMAGE: Gujarat captain Bhargav Merai scored 223 against Meghalaya. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Young batter Sarfaraz Khan continued his purple patch, slamming an unbeaten century to put......

Hazare trophy: TN outplays Tripura for 6th straight win

IMAGE: Abhinav Mukund in action. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters Abhinav Mukund (84) and Baba Aparajith (87) shone as Tamil Nadu thrashed Tripura by 187 runs for its sixth......