Telangana: Akbar Owaisi made pro tem speaker, BJP MLAs to skip oath

The newly-elected MLAs of Telangana would take oath during the first session of the Legislative Assembly scheduled to be held on Saturday. IMAGE: AIMIM leader and MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi.......

HC reserves verdict in plea against Gyanvapi case

The Allahabad high court reserved its judgment on Friday in a petition challenging the maintainability of a suit seeking 'restoration' of a temple at the site of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi.......

'The Congress has to reboot'

'Revanth Reddy mounted a spirited campaign in Telangana which turned around the fortunes of the Congress in six months.' IMAGE: Congress Parliamentary Party leader Sonia Gandhi and Telangana Chief......

Want To Have A Good Laugh? See This!

Meet the winners of the Comedy Wildlife Awards 2023. Jason Moore, with his excellent capture of a kangaroo titled Air Guitar Roo won the first prize. This stunning photograph also won the Creatures......

Samvat 2080 starts on a high; Sensex ends up 355 points

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher by more than half a per cent in the special Mahurat trading session on Sunday driven by across-the-board buying by investors. Photograph: PTI......

What's taking the sheen off Sivakasi's firecracker sales?

A complete ban on firecrackers in Delhi until January 1, the government’s refusal to grant licences for sales in Karnataka, and restrictions in the Noida region are adversely affecting the......

Vijay Sethupathi Has Butterflies In His Stomach

'So many butterflies when the movie is released and so much tension. And that is for each and every film.''It never changes.' Vijay Sethupathi says he is always focused on establishing a......

Princess Diana Returns on OTT

Death of a princess, deadly Godzilla and detectives galore on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives us her recommendations.   The Crown Season 6 Part 1Where to watch? NetflixLanguage: English......

Will Thalapathy Vijay Take A Plunge Into Politics?

At the Leo fete, Vijay had this to tell his fans: 'I know you all are in my heart. But today, I also know that I am also in the hearts of all of you...'A typical politician's line, did you say,......

Tejas: Don't Get IAF Wrong!

'For god's sake, portray the armed forces in the correct manner,' asserts IAF veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe after watching Tejas. IMAGE: Kangana Ranaut as Tejas Gill in Tejas.   A long......

PHOTOS: It's a Diwali dhamaka as unbeaten India thump Dutch!

SCORECARD IMAGE: Shreyas Iyer celebrates his century against the Netherlands in the ICC World Cup match, at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru, on Sunday. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters......

How SKY, Raina Celebrated Karva Chauth

Karva Chauth 2023 was celebrated across India on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, with Indian sports stars and their spouses partaking in the ritual where married Hindu women fast for their husbands'......

There Will Surely Never Be Another Bishan Singh Bedi

One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday.Rediff.com salutes the legend. IMAGE: Bedi in action, August 2, 1971. Photograph: Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty......

Samba Magic grips the City of Joy as Ronaldinho ignites Durga Puja festivities

IMAGE: In Kolkata for a two-day visit, Ronaldinho inaugurated several Durga Puja pandals. Photographs: ANI Wearing his infectious goofy grin, 'Samba Magician' Ronaldinho cast a spell on the......