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Arrest warrant out against Salman Khurshid's wife

An MP-MLA court has issued an arrest warrant against Louise Khurshid, wife of former external affairs minister Salman Khurshid in a case involving alleged misuse of government funds. IMAGE: Louise......

No black dress, attendance must-- Delhi varsity sets rules for Modi event

No black dresses, compulsory attendance, suspension of classes between 10 am to 12 noon are among the guidelines issued by Delhi University colleges for the live telecast of the varsity's centenary......

Mulayam, Ustad Zakir Hussain, SM Krishna get Padma Vibhushan

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, former external affairs minister in the UPA government S M Krishna and tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain were among six luminaries selected......

Even before SC, sedition law criticised by courts in many cases

While the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a stay on filing cases under the British-era sedition law, various courts in the recent past have been critical of the draconian law and have in some......

'India is like a garden'

'...that has plants and flowers of all colours and hues in it.''Do you think a garden with just one plant or one type of flower will be appealing?''No. It will look drab, uninteresting and......

Death of the classical music industry

The ageless voice of vocalist Prabha Atre floats off the speakers at the head office of Ninaad Records. The niche music label is in the process of putting together a two-series album comprising......

The IIT story: IIESTs, 3 new IITs on way

It is well-known that the following seven engineering colleges were chosen for possible conversion to Indian Institutes of Technology / Institutes of National Importance:Aligarh Muslim University......

New IITs: A report card

The author is a chemical engineering graduate from IT-BHU and an MS from Rutgers University, New Jersey. He has interacted with the HRD ministry, the IIT board, and the IIT Selection Committee at......

New IITs: A long journey ahead

It is now well known that the S K Joshi Committee has selected seven colleges/universities for potential upgrading to Indian Institutes of Technology.The committee took into account parameters like......

The making of new IITs

The Indian Institutes of Technology are in the news again. Earlier this month, newspaper reports revealed the names of seven short-listed colleges to be converted into IITs, as per the S K Joshi......

'Never ever had I imagined that I would one day give a voice to my nation'

'A Colourful World is for every child, telling them that like the different coloured crayons in a box, they should also appreciate their differing identities, shine and live peacefully with other......

'We never see the big twists coming'

'There will be other innovations coming, but, at the moment, this combination of the mobile phone and the Internet is such a disruptive way to deliver content.' Rohan Sippy has walked a path quite......

Sriram Raghavan explains Andhadhun

'The biggest success of Andhadhun is that viewers are thinking and debating about it. I didn't expect it,' Sriram Raghavan tells Ronjita Kulkarni/Rediff.com. IMAGE: Sriram Raghavan and Ayushmann......

PIX: Shraddha, Akshara, Shahid at GIMA awards

Check out the star arrivals.Several Bollywood stars turned up to attend the fifth GIMA (Global Indian Music Academy) awards on February 24 at Film City, Goregaon, a western suburb of Mumbai.Take a......

Box office: Six releases, no takers

All of last week's six releases -- Daddy Cool, Yeh Mera India, Kisaan, Love Khichdi, Toss and Quick Gun Murugun -- spelt disaster at the box office. In fact, some have already been taken off......

PHOTOS: Another golden day for India at South Asian Games

IMAGE: Indian Archery team of Guruchatan Besra, Tarundeep Rai and Jayant Talukdar after winning gold medal. Photograph: PTI India garnered most of the gold medals on offer for the fourth......

India begin golden run at SAG, on top in medals tally

Image: India’s Sandeep Sejwal reacts after winning the bronze in 50m breaststroke at the Incheon Asian Games. Photograph: PTI It was gold rush for India on the opening day of the South......

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