Union ministers meet Kerala suicide victim's family, back NIA probe demand

Two Union ministers -- Suresh Gopi and George Kurian -- visited the family of a 23-year-old woman in Kothamangalam on Wednesday, who allegedly took her own life, reportedly due to harassment by her......

SC says maternity leave is a right, overturns HC verdict

Maternity leave is integral to maternity benefits and reproductive rights are now recognised as part of international human rights law like right to health, privacy, equality and non-discrimination......

Four Indian cardinals eligible to vote for electing new pope

Four cardinals from India, including two from Kerala, are eligible to vote in the cardinals' conclave, expected to be held at the Vatican next week, to elect the new Pope following the death of......

Why Kerala Opposes Sand Sea Mining

If as critics point out, the environmental impact assessment study was commissioned only after the auction process got underway with not all the stakeholders getting to know of it, then the......

Computer Associates ex-CEO charged with massive fr

The former chief executive officer of American firm Computer Associates, Sanjay Kumar, has been charged with accounting fraud and obstruction of justice, the US government has announced.The......

Why urban poor remain a worry for FMCG companies

30 per cent of total sales comes fr­om the urban poor, especially for food firms. As the second wave of the pandemic ebbs and the daily caseload falls, the struggles of the urban poor......

Why did govt sack so many tax officers?

'If more than 60 commissioner-level tax officials were compulsorily retired in the span of a few months, surely the malaise is far deeper,' notes A K Bhattacharya. Illustration: Uttam......

Govt sacks 22 more tax officials for corruption

The government has compulsorily retired 22 tax officials accused of corruption and other malpractice as it continues to crack down on errant bureaucracy.  The Central Board of Indirect Taxes......

2024's Must Watch Indian Films

Aseem Chhabra picks his top 10 Indian films of 2024, which includes films that have had theatrical releases or are streaming on OTT. 2024 has packed in some real highs for Indian films, including a......

10 Best Films From Around The World

A beautiful documentary from Delhi.A shocking satire that spares no one.A thriller about a serial killer in Iran.A Pakistan film about family secrets...Aseem Chhabra lists the best films he saw in......

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......

John's gift to Bipasha on her birthday

The twitter world is quite a busy one, and Bollywood contributes a great deal to it. Here's looking at the best star tweets of the day. Bipasha Basu, who turned 32 today, is expected to celebrate......

Harmanpreet nominated for FIH player of year award

IMAGE: India's star drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh was among the five nominees for the men's Player of the Year honour. Photograph: Hockey India India's star drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh was on......

Durham Test PHOTOS: Sri Lanka's Mathews frDurham Test PHOTOS: Sri Lanka's Mathews frustrate Englandustrate England

IMAGE: Angelo Mathews of Sri Lanka bats during day three of the 2nd Test match against England at Emirates Durham ICG. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images. England moved towards victory in......

Messi still made to wait for PSG debut

PSG’s big buy has been left out of the squad for the Ligue 1 match against Brest. The 34-year-old is yet to feature for the French giants after joining them from Barcelona earlier this......

Welcome to the club, Sehwag tells triple-centurion Nair

IMAGE: Karun Nair during his innings of 303. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Karun Nair became only the second Indian to hit a triple century in Test cricket, when he smashed 303 not out on......

Bhuvneshwar is like me, hope he can avoid flashbulbs, says Bishan Bedi

Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi paid rich compliments to young seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar terming him as cricketer of his kind and prayed that the he remains like this for the rest of his......