Advocates Sanjay Hedge and Sadhana Ramachandran, the SC-appointed interlocutors, were not willing to start the discussion in the presence of media. The protesters tried to convince them that they want to represent their issues before the media, but the journalists were later asked to leave.
Where does one find a man who shows no bitterness or animosity towards Hindus, even after a frenzied Hindu mob burnt his house down?, Jyoti Punwani asks in this tribute to a truly extraordinary Indian.
'Please don't celebrate me if you are not going to listen to my voice.'
Mahi, Palak and 2 other Indians enter final at Asian Youth & Junior Boxing C'ships
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's brother Prahlad Modi staged a dharna at the Lucknow airport on Wednesday, alleging that police did not let his supporters reach there and took them into custody.
These modules will help in building the capacity of the doctors, nurses, paramedics and community health workers across India to deal with long-term effects of Covid.
India displayed its military might and vibrant cultural heritage on Rajpath on Wednesday with the grandest flypast with 75 aircraft to mark the 'Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav' celebrations being the highlight of the 73rd Republic Day Parade, which was drastically scaled down in view of the Covid pandemic.
The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme for its efforts to combat hunger. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the WFP had acted "as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict". Here's what you need to know about the Rome-based organisation:
India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti said India remains on the side of peace.
Jennifer Aniston returns to her news anchor duties, Akshay Kumar saves the day and 456 South Koreans fight to the finish in a bloody game of survival. Sukanya Verma suggests everything you can catch on OTT this week.
An elderly Mumbai-based couple, whose son is lodged in a Pakistani prison despite having completed his jail term, is seeking justice from visiting Pakistani Prime Minister's Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz for his release.
"We realised no one is going to come to help us and it is up to us now," 20-year-old Ashna Pandita told PTI over the phone as the train took them to the western city of Ukraine, about 80 km from the Poland border, where the fighting has been relatively less.
Yoga remains a ray of hope when world fights Covid pandemic, underscored Prime Minister Narendra Modi today on International Yoga Day. Here's how the world marked the special day.
Mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
The prayer service was also attended by Karisma Kapoor, her parents Randhir and Babita, Shweta Bachchan Nanda and her daughter Navya Naveli.
Nutrition and stress management expert Dr Khushboo Thakker Garodia explains how eggs, almonds and rajgira can strengthen your immunity and keep you energised.
'We have been paying visits to hospitals and police stations every day and nobody is ready to help'
The army chief also appealed the cadets to keep abreast with new technology to counter the contemporary challenges.
'Every religion is sacred and beautiful. There's no reason for people to hate each other because they practise different faiths.'
Punjab faces many mortal threats. For most of these the people of Punjab are themselves responsible. And unless they take a brutal hard look within, their future generations have to be resigned to continue living with this constant slide, warns Shekhar Gupta.
While those who attended 'Livelihoods in Lockdown' learnt a lot, was anyone from the government listening?
'God has given me everything -- wealth, success, a good wife and good friends. I wish He gives me good health.'
LIC contested the insurance claim. Consumer activist Jehangir B Gai tells you how this claim was won.
'An individual cannot fight the might of the State.'
The two key messages of Modi's over 20 minute-long address was, however, to virtually rule out any immediate nationwide lockdown, a move that had triggered a massive migration of workers from big cities last year and hit the economy hard, and to reach out to migrants.
Danish Siddiqui, in his early 40s, was killed during clashes in Spin Boldak district in Kandahar, Tolo News quoted sources as saying.
Several students said they would never return to the madrassa, even if conditions return to normal.
In this series, Rediff.com presents a selection of the year's most enduring moments year from around the world.
Sukanya Verma offers you interesting choices from Ray to Godzilla on OTT this week.
The volunteering students are studying in China, Uzbekistan and Philippines.
'Would you want to bring kids into a world that could run out of drinking water before they reach adulthood?'
'Whoever thought that building toilets and providing free rations to the poorest of poor Indians would give Modi a halo other political leaders would envy?' asks Sheela Bhatt.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
A girl who appeared for NEET and aspired to pursue medical education died by suicide at a village in Ariyalur District, the second such death within two days in Tamil Nadu, with the incident seeing a repeat of the main opposition AIADMK hitting out at the DMK regime, while chief minister M K Stalin on Tuesday vowed to continue the legal fight to remove the test.
The territory of Afghanistan must not be used to carry out terror attacks against other countries, the five-nation influential grouping BRICS said on Thursday and strongly called for combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including the cross-border movement of terrorists.
Readers tell us why they will always treasure their moms.
The willingness to work together and to do the best for your child(ren) can help co-parenting be a smooth experience.
'While our family is shaken up, we are determined to fight tooth and nail.'
Farmers flaunting colourful turbans, sunshades, long beards and twirling moustaches danced on tractors, distributed sweets and hugged each other to mark the occasion that seemed like a festival.
A discussion on death or serious illness seems to be taboo in Indian families. Not having this discussion borders on being irresponsible towards your loved ones, asserts Harsh Roongta.
