Man kills mother after she denies him Rs 200 to buy dog

A man allegedly bludgeoned his 70-year-old mother to death after she refused to give him Rs 200 to purchase a dog in Chhattisgarh's Raipur on Friday, police said. The accused, Pradeep Dewangan......

UGC sets up fact-finding panel to look into KIIT student suicides

The University Grants Commission has set up a fact-finding committee to look into consecutive student suicides at KIIT-Bhubaneshwar, officials said on Friday. IMAGE: ABVP supporters stage a......

MT Vasudevan Nair, Suzuki, ex-CJI Khehar Singh get Padma Vibhushan

Former Chief Justice of India J S Khehar, former chief of Suzuki Motor late Osamu Suzuki, Ram temple architect Chandrakant Sompura, folk singer late Sharda Sinha and hockey player PR Sreejesh are......

SC forms task force to devise safety protocol for medics

Observing that the safety and well-being of doctors is a matter of national interest, the Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted a 10-member National Task Force (NTF) to formulate a protocol for......

Micro finance catches private banks' fancy

Micro financing has become an attractive proposition for private banks as it helps them inch closer to the stipulated priority sector lending target and fetches high returns ranging between 8 per......

Parties flay govt over sliding rupee

Political parties slammed the government in the Lok Sabha on Thursday over the sliding rupee, which has breached the Rs 68 to a US dollar mark, and demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh make......

Box Office: Vijay's Leo Defeats Ganapath, Tiger

As many as five films released on Friday, October 20, 2023, and four among these had a South connection. While Ganapath was an original Hindi film, Yaariyaan 2 was the remake of the hit Malayalam......

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......

'Akkineni Nageswara Rao: A true inspiration'

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Several Bollywood stars paid tribute on Twitter to veteran Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao, who passed away in the early......

PIX: Allu Arjun's bash for Ram Charan-Upasana

After a grand engagement, Telugu star Ram Charan Teja is all set to tie the knot with Upasana Kamineni on June 14. His cousin Allu Arjun kicked off the festivites with a party last weekend, where......

16-year-old Chhetri was over the moon when accepting token money: Sajid

IMAGE: Sunil Chhetri's childhood coach Mohammad Sajid recalled fond memories from the iconic footballers early days. Photograph: Dave Kaup/Reuters A 16-year-old Sunil Chhetri's joy knew no bounds......

Cricketers have no role in spot-fixing, says Raina

India batsman Suresh Raina during a practice session. Photograph: Getty Images Indian batsman Suresh Raina came out in defence of his fellow-cricketers, saying they have no role in spot-fixing. On......

The Justice Mudgal IPL Probe Committee report

A committee, probing alleged corruption in the cash-rich Indian Premier League has said in its report that Board of Control for Cricket in India chief Narayanswami Srinivasan’s......

IPL fixing: SC directs Mudgal to probe Srinivasan, 12 players

In a setback to beleaguered Narayanaswami Srinivasan, the Supreme Court on Friday directed a probe against him and 12 prominent cricketers in the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal. The apex court......

IPL spot-fixing probe: Mudgal committee hands report to SC in sealed envelope

The Justice Mukul Mudgal committee, which is conducting the probe against ICC President N Srinivasan and 12 prominent players in the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal, filed its interim report in......