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2 more BLOs die, outrage over 'work load' intensifies

Two primary school teachers deployed as booth-level officers in the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls died of cardiac arrest in West Bengal's Murshidabad and Gujarat's Mehsana,...

2 copper coins, one golden stick...: Banke Bihari treasury inspection ends

The 'Toshkhana' (treasury) of the Banke Bihari temple in Mathura, which had been locked since 1971, was opened for the second consecutive day on Sunday to complete the remaining inspection work as...

BJP drops Brij Bhushan, fields son instead from Kaiserganj

Ending weeks of speculation, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday named Karan Bhushan Singh as its Lok Sabha candidate from the Kaiserganj seat in Uttar Pradesh, replacing his father and...

19 OBSc, 7 Thakurs, 8 Dalits in Yogi Cabinet 2.0

The new Yogi Adityanath government inducted 31 new faces while retaining 21 ministers to strike a balance between youth and experience with an eye on the 2024 parliamentary elections. IMAGE: A...

Saturday wraps up longest LS polls since 1951-52; Modi among contestants

Fifty-seven seats across seven states and the Union territory of Chandigarh will go to polls in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections on Saturday that include Varanasi, from where...

India's reaction myopic, irrational, says Ranbaxy whistle-blower

In the second of a three-part series, Ranbaxy whistleblower Dinesh Thakur tells Aziz Haniffa that a formal Congress hearing on spurious drugs from India is being sought. Part I: War on...

War on made-in-India drugs comes to US Capitol Hill

In the first of a three-part series starting today, Aziz Haniffa throws light on the shocking revelations of a Ranbaxy insider. At a recent Capitol Hill briefing Ranbaxy whistleblower Dinesh...

He BLEW the whistle on Ranbaxy and got Rs 268 crore

Dinesh Thakur, the whistle-blower who put Ranbaxy in the dock, was heading the company's information technology division for research and development (R&D) until eight years ago.Thakur, a Bachelor...

Meet the man who exposed Ranbaxy's fraud

His identity had been kept guarded for close to nine years and, in May this year, he walked away with a $49-million reward for exposing the alleged fraud at India’s first multinational pharma...

Pharma crusader takes India's drug regulators to court

* Dinesh Thakur famous for exposing Ranbaxy safety problems* Bringing public interest suit against health ministry, regulator* The suit claims lax regulation, inadequate pursuit of breaches* Suit...

Actor-director Dinesh Thakur passes away

Veteran theatre actor-director Dinesh Thakur, known for his character roles in Hindi films of the 1970s, passed away in Mumbai after prolonged illness.Thakur was suffering from kidney ailments and...

Best Bollywood Movies 2026: Releases And Complete Movies List

Here's a quick look at the Bollywood movies list of 2026. Lots of interesting titles and genres coming right up! Best Bollywood movies of 2026 O' Romeo Release date: February 13 Shahid Kapoor...

Helen: The Lesser Known Actor

After spinning into the spotlight with the hit song-and-dance number Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu in Howrah Bridge (1958), Helen signed scores of films as a dancer.But Helen was raring to step out of...

'Everyone Wanted To Know Why I Had Killed Off Amitabh'

'I make films which I think have the possibility of being liked by a majority of people, and present it with the right emotions.' IMAGE: Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan in Sholay. Sholay was a box...

Triptii, Rashmika, Kriti Party Together

Film folk didn't hold back from a midweek party, as one of Bollywood's most successful production houses turned 20. Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films threw a big bash and the gorgeous ladies showed up...

New Faces In India Women Squad For One-Off Australia Test

IMAGE: Pratika Rawal's inclusion was a formality after her stirring efforts in the ODIs -- 1110 runs from 24 matches at an average of 50.45 with two hundreds and seven fifties. Photograph: Pratika...

Meet Desi Stars Lighting Up T20 World Cup

The ICC T20 World Cup will have 20 teams competing to snatch the title from mighty India's grasp. 10 of these 20 teams are minnows and their squads are sprinkled with Indian origin players. These...

Nat Shooting: Aishwary wins 3P gold with World record

Gurjoat Singh defeats nine-time National champion Mairaj Ahmad Khan for men’s skeet gold. IMAGE: Medal winners Niraj Kumar (Navy), Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (MP) and Akhil Sheoran (UP) after...

'Rohit Always Puts The Team Above Everything'

'He will have no problems playing under any captain, he will still give his 100 percent for the team.' IMAGE: Under Rohit Sharma, India enjoyed a stellar record in ODIs, winning 42 out of 56...

'Karun Nair Is Standing Tall'

'Karun Nair's career is well and truly back.' IMAGE: Karun Nair ground his way to a priceless 52 not out by stumps. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters The Oval wasn't kind: A green top, overcast...

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