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Coal mine protest turns violent in Chhattisgarh, 30 cops injured

More than 30 police personnel were injured when a group of villagers protesting against the expansion of an open-cast coal mine clashed with them and hurled stones in Chhattisgarh's Surguja...

V K Malhotra: Professor, Politician, Gentleman

In seniority in the BJP leadership team, V K Malhotra, who passed into the ages this week, was next only to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani and Nanaji Deshmukh, notes Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: Vijay...

From Tharoor to Supriya Sule: List of MPs suspended from Lok Sabha

As many as 49 Lok Sabha MPs were suspended from the House for disrupting proceedings on Tuesday. Here's the full list of 49 MPs suspended from Lok Sabha. IMAGE: Suspended Opposition MPs...

Next-gen politicians battle it out for Samastipur

“Pranam Chacha, apan beti ko vote dena (greetings uncle, please vote for your daughter),” said 25-year-old Delhi School of Economics (DSE) graduate Shambhavi Choudhary, who was trying...

13 Union ministers bite the dust as Modi magic fails

BJP heavyweights Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, Ajay Mishra Teni and Kailash Chaudhary were among the 13 Union ministers who tasted defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as stunning losses in three...

Coronavirus impacts booze biz

Diageo, the largest alcoholic beverage company in the world, estimates that the loss ending June 2020 will be between $300 million and $420 million.Alok Chandra reports. Photograph: Kind courtesy...

High ways of Spirits

Hopefully, all's well that ends well, and business should get back to normal soon, says Alok Chandra.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The hospitality industry in India breathed a sigh of...

India's wine drinkers deserve better

'Wine is an indicator of the quality of life,' says Alok Chandra. IMAGE: In Europe, one can get a glass of fairly decent wine at a bar for as little as 2 euros (Rs 150). Photograph: Kind courtesy...

How to make a fortune from wine

If we don't want small Indian wineries to disappear, it's worth supporting them by buying and drinking their wines, says Alok Chandra. Time to savour 'Make in India' wines IMAGE: Sula Wines's...

NCLT told to give enough response time to Zee on Invesco plea

As the feud continues between Zee and Invesco, appellate body NCLAT on Thursday directed the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to give reasonable opportunity to the media major to reply to...

Alok loses, Advani cruises

Asian snooker champion Alok Kumar suffered a setback after three consecutive victories in Group B of the IBSF World Snooker championships at Veldhovan,The Netherlands.The Indian was blanked 0-4 by...

Easy for Manan, Alok and Lilly

Defending champion Manan Chandra and last year's runners-up Alok Kumar, both of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB), started their campaign on a bright note with convincing victories in the...

Alok Kumar, Advani for Asian C'ship

Holder and national champion Alok Kumar would be defending his title in the Asian Snooker championship while five other Indians would also be seen in action in the tournament to be held at Pune's...

Odisha pacers wreck Vidarbha in Ranji Trophy

Biplab Samantray took three wickets as pacers put Odisha on top against Vidarbha on the opening day of their Group B Ranji Trophy match at the DRIEMS Ground in Cuttack on Saturday. -Harbhajan,...

Pankaj Advani shocked

Indian stalwarts Alok Kumar and Pankaj Advani had mixed fortunes on the second day of the 21st Asian Snooker Championships, both suffering a defeat and victory, in Bangkok, on Monday.Manan Chandra,...

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