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Sahitya Akademi winner author withdraws novel after right-wing threat

A group of protesters on Saturday marched to the office of a Malayalam vernacular magazine in New Delhi raising slogans, claiming that a novel serialised in the publication defamed Hindu women and......

Meghalaya polls: EC's campaign draws voters in Garo hills

The ‘ethical voting’ campaign launched by the Election Commission of India has pulled big crowds in rural as well as urban centres of Garo hills areas under Tura parliamentary......

Govt issues anti-tobacco rules for OTT platforms

On the World No Tobacco Day, the Union health ministry on Wednesday notified the amended rules under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2004, making it mandatory for OTT platforms to......

Raje not asked to quit, says her office as BJP continues to back her

In the dock over Lalit Modi row, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje insisted that she has not been asked to resign and media was running "false" reports to tarnish her image and cause......

Modi sarkar's Operation Clean Sweep

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch his dream ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign by sweeping the streets of Delhi on Thursday. Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat......

Exports, imports down in Nov; trade deficit at $20.58 billion

India's merchandise exports slipped by 2.83 per cent to $33.90 billion in November while the trade deficit narrowed to $20.58 billion, according to government data. Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters......

TCS boss Rajesh Gopinathan quits; K Krithivasan named CEO-designate

IT major TCS CEO Rajesh Gopinathan has resigned, and the company nominated its global head of the BFSI division Krithi Krithivasan as the CEO designate with immediate effect, the firm said on......

Sensex plunges 1,190 pts; its lowest in 4 months

Tata Steel was the top loser in the Sensex pack, sinking over 5 per cent, followed by SBI, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank and NTPC. NSE Nifty tanked 371 points to 16,614.20. Equity......

US readies plan to facilitate H-1B, L1 visa holders

The US is planning to resume the process of domestic visa revalidation in certain categories, like H-1B and L1 visas, on a pilot basis later this year, a move that will benefit tens of thousands of......

Lupin's unsexy, but great, success story

As a young scientist in what was then Bombay and is now called Mumbai, Desh Bandhu Gupta got frustrated by all the discoveries he couldn't pursue working for a British pharmaceutical company that......

Shyam Benegal, Sir, Only Gratitude For You

'With his passing, Indian cinema has lost its most undaunted voice, a voice of unsettling truths, a window to history, a school of filmmaking.'Sukanya Verma mourns the movie legend. IMAGE: Shabana......

The BEST Performances of 2018

Sreehari Nair picks the top performers of 2018. I don't think the quality of acting in Indian movies has been better than it is now. You can today go to a movie that doesn't have much to show by......

354 films in 365 days

How many of the 354 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2017 have you seen? IMAGE: Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone in xXx: Return of Xander Cage. For some people, watching films is a social experience,......

Mani Ratnam: 'I don't believe in giving advice'

'The younger generation may be hip, modern and Westernised outside, but there is something very Indian and traditional in them.' 'It's debatable just how good the concept of marriage is, but this......

Classic Revisited: Arjun, Sunny Deol's BEST action film

In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Sunny Deol and Dimple Kapadia starrer Arjun (1985). The angst and frustration of Arjun Malvankar resonated with an......

Bangladesh lift ban on all-rounder Shakib

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's six-month ban imposed last month for "misbehaviour" has been lifted, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Tuesday. "After September 15, Shakib will be......

Srinivasan's daughter Rupa in 'Conflict of Interest'?

IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) president Rupa has been found guilty of indirect conflict of interest for India Cements Limited's close association with Chennai Super Kings.......

WC qualifiers: Argentina down Peru; Brazil eke out draw

IMAGES from the South American World Cup qualifiers played on Tuesday. IMAGE: Argentina's Lautaro Martinez celebrates scoring against Peru at Estadio Mas Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina.......

Sharapova may NEVER play again!

IMAGE: Maria Sharapova of Russia looks on during a practice session. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images The situation of Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova is "bad" and "very doubtful" after......

Court stays Sania's Khel Ratna award following paralympian Girisha's plea

IMAGE: Sania Mirza is only the second tennis player to be named for the country’s highest sports honour. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images The Karnataka high court found substance in the......