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Assam varsity shut after protest against VC over corruption charges

Continuing their agitation since mid-September against vice chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh alleging corruption and financial irregularities, students of Assam's Tezpur University have shut down the......

Man kills wife, mother-in-law with scissors over birthday gifts

A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife and mother-in-law in Delhi's Rohini following a dispute over the gifts exchanged between the two sides of the family during his son's birthday......

85 sarpanchs invited to I-Day celebrations as special guests

Eighty-five village sarpanchs from 26 states and Union territories have been invited as special guests to witness the 79th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort, in recognition of their......

Hindus fly aerial banner to back Cuomo as NY mayoral race heats up

In a bold display of civic engagement, members of the Hindu American community launched an aerial banner over New York City this week, endorsing Andrew Cuomo for mayor and urging voters to support......

Russia strikes Indian pharma warehouse in Ukraine

A Russian missile struck a warehouse of an Indian pharmaceutical company in Ukraine on Saturday, the Ukrainian embassy in India said. IMAGE: Smoke rises in the sky over Kyiv after a Russian drone......

US tariffs risk Chinese goods flooding India

India stares at the risk of an influx of Chinese products as US tariffs on a range of Chinese goods, including solar panels, electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, syringes, and steel, are set......

Old and at home, but not so alone

Kusum Gokarn, 77, shifted into a society built specially for senior citizens in 2006. After her husband passed away in 2010, she now lives alone in a two-BHK 'independent living' flat. On days......

Rs 3.03-lakh cr scheme to improve power discoms gets nod

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved a five-year-long reform-based result-linked power distribution scheme worth Rs 3.03 lakh crore, for strengthening system of......

Loan recovery: Bold defaulters, shy banks

Till a couple of months back, 26-year-old Kusum, a tele-caller at a Mumbai-based loan recovery agency, would argue with a defaulting borrower to make him pay up. Today, she just ends the call at......

Budget: Govt hikes farm credit target to Rs 15 lakh cr

The government also proposed promoting 'one product one district' for better marketing and export of horticulture crops. It also called on states for early implementation of three key central model......

'Evil Suits Me'

'This is the worst character I've ever played.' IMAGE: Shefali Shah and Huma Qureshi at the Delhi Crime 3 launch event. Photograph: Hemantkumar Shivsharan/Rediff Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal and......

Delhi Crime 3 Review: Gritty And Disturbing

This Delhi Crime series belongs to Huma Qureshi, who plays Badi Didi as a hateful woman.She also commands some admiration for the way she negotiates with venal men and even some degree of sympathy......

How Kajal, Kajol Celebrated Diwali...

Bollywood stars celebrated Diwali with their families and shared pix -- where else, on Instagram. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kajal A Kitchlu/Instagram Kajal Agarwal Kitchlu, seen here with husband......

The Trending Colour In Bollywood

The colour red never goes out of fashion, as film folk know how to make it look extra hot. Here's a look at how the glamour ladies wear it. Photograph: Panna Bandekar Tamannaah Bhatia looks......

'I Am Over The Moon'

'What a beautiful journey this film has had!' IMAGE: Sharmila Tagore as Kusum Batra and Manoj Bajpayee as Arun Batra in Gulmohar. Manoj Bajpayee received a Special Mention at the National Awards......

World Jr Wrestling: Bipasha bags silver; bronze for Simran, Sito

IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Outclassed in the final, Bipasha (76kg) had to be content with a silver medal but a tenacious Sanju Devi kept......

India mixed relay team win bronze at U-20 Worlds

IMAGE: The Indian quartet of Bharat S, Priya Mohan, Summy and Kapil celebrate winning bronze in the mixed 4x400m relay at the Under-20 World Athletics Championships in Nairobi. Photograph:......

Spotted: Prakash Padukone in Bangalore

Reader Saurabh Tandon sent us this photograph. 'We spotted Prakash Padukone (All England Badminton Champion 1980) at Crosswords, Residency Road, Bangalore. In the picture, my mother Kusum and my......

'No ball' decision costs umpire his sister

Raj Kumar, a resident of Jarara town situated 20 kilometres from Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, would not have thought in his dreams that his one decision of declaring a delivery 'no ball' would end up......