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Day after quitting BJP, Tripura's 4-time MLA Hrangkhawl joins Congress

A day after quitting the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and assembly, Tripura MLA Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl on Thursday joined the Congress. IMAGE: Four-time Tripura MLA Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl joins......

'Aggressive lions' lack basic essence of original emblem: Historians

Animated or aggressive? Debate over the emblem atop the new Parliament building rages with several historians dismayed that the essence of the original 'protective' Ashokan lions has been effaced......

Delhi HC orders Twitter to take down Truschke's tweets against Vikram Sampath

The Delhi high court has directed Twitter to take down certain defamatory tweets posted by academician Dr Audrey Truschke against historian Vikram Sampath over allegations of plagiarism. IMAGE:......

Plagiarism row: HC bars publication of defamatory material against historian Sampath

The Delhi high court on Friday restrained the publication of any defamatory material and the letter written to the Royal Historical Society in London alleging plagiarism by historian Vikram Sampath......

Maha eases curbs in Mumbai, 10 other districts as Covid cases fall

In fresh guidelines to ease COVID-19 curbs in 11 districts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, the state government has allowed an increase in the number of guests at marriage functions, and also......

Shareholders vote down Birla nominees to board of directors

Vindhya Telelinks, Universal Cables and Birla Cable shareholders go against family’s wishes. IMAGE: Harsh Vardhan Lodha. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com. The Birla camp failed to......

How Insolvency Process is being Gamed

The brand new bankruptcy process is being brazenly gamed by those with connections and money.The touts and fixers of the previous regime have been replaced by a new set close to this one, observes......

Trouble brewing for India's GIFT City

At the end of October, Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena handed over the deeds for the transfer of 116 hectares in Colombo Port City to China Harbour Engineering Company on a 99-year lease......

How 'forex specialist' Shetty retired as deputy manager at PNB

A large number of public sector bank employees, as a matter of routine, do not “take” promotions so that they are not transferred out of their hometowns. The eastern region is famous......

How to fix India's flawed banking system

What was the RBI doing, what was the PNB top management doing, what were the auditors doing, asks Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com To the collective dismay of the public,......

Comicstaan 3 Review

For those who enjoy stand up comedy, Comicstaan 3 makes amusing viewing, enough to lift the monsoon gloom, applauds Deepa Gahlot. It's risky to be a stand-up comic these days, and that has taken......

'They call me King of Disco'

'Oscar has been given to A R Rahman.' 'Ringa Ringa Ringa, Choli ki peeche kya hai -- What's the difference? Exactly the same.''Also, Jai ho.''I did Ramba ho in 1985.''Rahman combined three of my......

When Birju Maharaj Created Movie Magic

During the lunch or tea breaks, Maharajji, Manikda, Amjad Khan and I often sat together as Maharajji sang old compositions or recited some bols.Amjad Khan had a great music sense and sang very......

When Dilip Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar didn't speak for 13 years

The way Dilip came to the porch to receive Lata, you would never have guessed something was amiss between the two.Raju Bharatan's many wonderful insights into Dilip Kumar's life. IMAGE: Dilip......

Buddhadeb Dasgupta passes away

Photograph: Kind courtesy Deepti Nabal/Instagram Eminent film director Buddhadeb Dasgupta, who had been battling kidney ailments for quite some time, died at his residence in Kolkata early on......

Hyderabad FC down Kerala in shoot-out to win maiden ISL crown

IMAGE: Hyderabad FC won their maiden ISL crown in Margoa on Sunday. Photograph: Hyderabad FC/Twitter Goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani made three stunning saves as Hyderabad FC clinched their maiden......

Hyderabad script history, book ISL final date with Kerala

IMAGE: Hyderabad FC players celebrate on beating ATK Mohun Bagan on Wednesday, to reach the ISL final. Photograph: ISL/Twitter Hyderabad FC qualified for their maiden Indian Super League final......

ISL: Ogbeche tricks as Hyderabad thrash EB

IMAGE: Hyderabad FC's Bartholomew Ogbeche celebrates on scoring a hat-trick against SC East Bengal in their ISL match on Monday. Photograph: ISL/Twitter Bartholomew Ogbeche score a hat-trick as......

ISL: First-half goal-fest as Mumbai hold NorthEast

IMAGE: Asamoah Gyan equalised for NorthEast United just before the break. Photograph: ISL Media A first half goal-fest saw NorthEast United FC and Mumbai City FC share the spoils in a 2-2 draw in......

ISL: Goa go top after goal-fest in Mumbai

IMAGE: Goa’s players celebrate after their fourth goal against Mumbai FC in the ISL match in Mumbai on Thursday. Photograph: ISL/Twitter FC Goa returned to winning ways and rose atop the......

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