Kerala priest sacked days after joining BJP with 50 families

Kerala priest Fr Shaiju Kurien of the prominent Orthodox Church, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party with around 50 Christian families, has been temporarily removed from his positions in the......

Why removing govt officers isn't easy

Compulsory retirement is part of a half-yearly exercise now for cases where government wants to weed out officers, but without taking the disciplinary proceedings route. IMAGE: Dr Jitendra Singh,......

Kerala church sets up tribunal to try priest's anti-ecclesial activities

A diocese of the Catholic Church in Kerala has set up a collegiate tribunal to initiate a penal judicial process against a priest who was accused by church authorities of violating a series of......

Kerala Catholic priest joins BJP, suspended as vicar

A Catholic priest under the Idukki diocese of the Syro-Malabar church was relieved of his duties as vicar on Monday, hours after he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. IMAGE: Father Kuriakose......

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......

Amazon vs Future duel underway in Singapore, verdict by next week

An emergency arbitration hearing between Amazon and retail conglomerate Future Group took place last week and a verdict is expected in the next few days, according to sources. IMAGE: Amazon......

'Modi wants to do away with permanent government jobs'

The new government order to review the service record of employees who have completed 30 years in the job to identify inefficient or corrupt staff and retire them prematurely has invited the ire of......

Govt sacks 21 'corrupt' tax officers

With this, 85 officers, including 64 high ranking ones, have been compulsorily retired. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The government has compulsorily retired another 21 "corrupt" tax......

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......

Bollywood prays for Sonali Bendre

'You are a fighter, always have been.' After Sonali Bendre's announcement about suffering from cancer, her many friends have rallied around her. Akshay Kumar, who is vacationing with his family in......

Meet Bollywood's new superhero

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Filmmaker Remo D’Souza, who completed the shooting of A Flying Jatt, turned to Twitter to reveal the......

First look: Pooja Hegde as Chaani in Mohenjo Daro

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: After Hrithik Roshan, the first look of Pooja Hegde from Ashutosh Gowariker's period film Mohenjo Daro has been released.......

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......

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......

Guardiola backs 'extraordinary' Sterling to keep improving

IMAGE: Raheem Sterling's link-up play with Sergio Aguero and Phil Foden (in picture with Sterling) was at times breath-taking, leading to former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand to suggest......

Not India's fault that Smith and Warner were not picked: Gavaskar

'Out-Bowling the current Australian bowling line-up. Neutralising the same with the bat in their backyard. Winning an ‘away’ series without Kohli having a great series with the bat.'......

Football Extras: Denmark's Bendtner gets 50 days in jail for assault

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field  IMAGE: The 30-year-old striker, who plays for Norwegian club side Rosenborg, has appealed against the sentence, his......