What was Dr Umar Nabi doing at Ram Leela Maidan mosque before blast?

The man driving the car that exploded near the Red Fort, killing 12 people and injuring several others, had visited a mosque near the Ram Leela Maidan, a senior official said on Wednesday. IMAGE:......

Congress to contest all 11 legislative council seats in UP

The Congress on Friday announced that it will field candidates for all 11 seats -- five graduates' and six teachers' constituencies -- in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections scheduled......

UP Prof banned for life for asking 'controversial' question on RSS

An Uttar Pradesh government-run university has debarred the Political Science department head of an affiliate college from 'all examination and evaluation work' for allegedly setting a question......

Student arrested for namaaz at UP varsity's open space after protests

The police arrested a student for allegedly offering namaaz in an open area of a private university in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, officials said on Sunday. Image used for representational purposes......

What the kanwariya yatra tells us about jobs situation

Can 3 crore out of the 8.9 crore young male population of nine states set off on a pilgrimage that extends for about a month? If yes, then what can we infer regarding the state of the young working......

Glucometers, tummy trimmers drive e-tail volumes

By value, however, electronic goods still account for a large portion of gross merchandise India’s 220 million internet population isn’t trawling the Web for bargains alone. And,......

How to earn Rs 100 crore a year from regional aviation

‘The regional market has been brought to life. This is a big development in India’s aviation sector,’ says Civil Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha. On Friday, the Narendra Modi......

Indians Win Awards At Cannes

IMAGE: Third prize winner Mansi Maheshwari, First prize winner Chidananda S Naik and joint Second Prize winners Asya Segalovich and Nikos Kolioukos. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film and Television......

What are Rajkummar, Priyanka doing together?

Streaming or OTT platforms have benefited from the lockdown, giving audiences entertaining shows and movies. Joginder Tuteja looks at the Bollywood debutantes on streaming platforms.  ......

How Bollywood's writers are fighting back

'The writer remains the most creative force in the process.''Producers need to be inventive in how they reward good writing.'Ranjita Ganesan reports. IMAGE: Excel Entertainment, producers of Gully......

The Genius behind Gadar: Ek Prem Katha

'Dharmendra doesn't realise he is such a great man. According to him, he is just a schoolmaster's son.' 'Sunny speaks very little and has huge respect for his father. Whenever he is in the room,......

Golden debut! Samrat Rana shoots his way into history

Young Indian shooter Samrat Rana came up with breathtaking show of marksmanship to clinch the men's 10m air pistol gold and make history at the prestigious ISSF World Championships in Cairo on......

Head constable's daughter who became a shot putter by accident!

IMAGE: Kiran Baliyan ended a 72-year wait. Photograph: Anurag Thakur/X The daughter of a traffic police head constable in Meerut, Kiran Baliyan was an accidental shot putter as her name was......

'I was in the best team that never played for India'

Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies.At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready......

Degree row: DySP Harmanpreet may be demoted to constable's post

'As her graduation degree was found to be fake, she can be given the post of constable which matches her educational qualification' IMAGE: Harmanpreet Kaur joined the Punjab police.......