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International idol smuggler Subhash Kapoor, aides convicted, get 10 years in jail

A trial court in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam on Tuesday convicted international antique dealer Subhash Chandra Kapoor and five of his accomplices to 10 years imprisonment in the Udayarpalayam burglary......

Buddhism revived under Modi govt: Global Buddhist body; hails India's mission

India has seen a great revival of Buddhism in the country under Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, said a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk as the International Buddhist Confederation celebrates......

Two sons of OPS, 16 others expelled from AIADMK for anti-party activities

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam interim general secretary K Palaniswami on Thursday expelled O Panneerselvam's sons, and 16 other supporters of the ousted leader, from the party, prompting......

Do we really care about our Covid warriors?

'Everyone wants that doctors should fight from the frontlines of the pandemic, but there's no reaction from the government when they fall ill or even die because of it.'Geetanjali Krishna reports.......

Ayurveda row: IMA threatens to suspend non-COVID on Dec 11

Terming their protest as "freedom struggle for modern medicine" from the forces of 'mixopathy', the Indian Medical Association on Tuesday said it will go on public demonstration activities and......

Will Artificial Intelligence create new jobs or destroy them?

As the government faces a difficult choice in keeping up with the rest of the world in AI development while making sure it does not add to unemployment, it has set up a task force to draw up a......

Why Mumbai's Chor Bazar is buzzing

Mumbai's Chor Bazaar is at its busiest. . . everybody wants a piece of the action on its narrow grimy alleys. Blame it on the universal dismissal of minimalist decor or the laws of supply and......

Cheap credit tap opens for SMEs

Galaxy Surfactants and Mool Denpro Private Ltd supply toothbrushes and toothpaste to Hindustan Lever Ltd. A couple of months ago, both got working capital loans from leading private banks -- and......

Bramayugam: Movie Love or Masochism?

You will appreciate the Mammootty of this movie better if you do not take the servile reviews to heart, for this is a grand, broad, almost proudly comic performance, assures Sreehari Nair. Since......

Spotted: Suriya in Bangalore

Rediff reader T Rajan and his friend R Asokan met actor Suriya in Bangalore, and sent us a picture. Click here to see other stars spotted! If you encounter/meet/see film or......

Spotted: Tamil actor Suriya in Bangalore

Reader T Rajan, left, and his friend R Asokan met Tamil actor Suriya at the Kempegowda International airport in Bengaluru and sent us a picture. Click here to see other stars spotted!......

Review: King Liar tests your patience

King Liar's story is wafer thin and the effort to hold the viewer's interest does not work beyond a point, feels Paresh C Palicha. The legendary team of Siddique and Lal reunited after two decades......

Kalabhavan Mani's mysterious death

The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry. The probe into the mysterious death of Malayalam actor Kalabhavan Mani has revealed some shocking facts. The 45-year-old actor, who made his......

Top seeds have it easy at All India Open Chess

Barring two surprises when higher seeds K Visweswaran and C J Aravind were held by lower rated Uttam Sharma and Hari Babu respectively, the second round of the Dr Mahalingam Sathabishekam FIDE......

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