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India Set for Colder Plains, Warmer Hills

The winters could be cooler in the plains due to the prevailing La Nina conditions though it does not have a direct relationship and also due to influence of the polar vortex. IMAGE: People warm......

Zubeen's death 'plain and simple murder': Assam CM in assembly

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in the assembly on Tuesday that singer Zubeen Garg's death while swimming in the sea in Singapore is a case of "plain and simple murder". IMAGE: An......

Gita, Assam tea, Kashmiri saffron: Modi's gifts to Putin

Flavourful Assam black tea, Kashmiri saffron, a handcrafted silver horse, an ornate tea set and a Russian edition of the Bhagavad Gita are among the gifts Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave to......

Modi govt 'nearly signed death warrant' for Aravalli Hills: Sonia Gandhi

Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that the Modi government has displayed a particularly "venal streak of cynicism" in relation to environmental protection......

Failed relationships shouldn't be criminalised as rape: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday flagged the "disquieting tendency" where failed or broken relationships are given the colour of criminality like rape, saying misuse of the criminal justice machinery in......

Centre Plans Faster Rollout of DPDP Act Rules

'We are in touch with industry to further compress the timelines.' Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has only been posted for representational purposes. The government......

Selling Land Is Not a Service, Rules Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has said that selling land or property is not a service under the Finance Act, 1994, so such sales cannot be charged with service tax. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The......

200% spike in gold import drives India's trade deficit to $41.68 billion

India’s merchandise trade deficit widened to a record $41.68 billion in October, as gold imports trebled and outbound shipments registered their sharpest contraction in 14 months, according to......

India Activates Digital Privacy Law

The new rules allow for a staggered implementation road map, giving companies, data fiduciaries, data principals, and other stakeholders up to 18 months to comply with the administrative guidelines......

Meet India's Corporate Fraudsters

The average Indian fraudster isn't an outsider exploiting security loopholes.He's usually a man between 26 and 45 years of age, working in operations or procurement, with more than six years at the......

Agra Review: Uncomfortable Watch

Agra is weird, even ambitiously so, as the film moves between being disturbing and just plain odd, it doesn't fully land on either side, observes Mayur Sanap. Kanu Behl's Agra is not a......

Dharmendra Was The He-Man Of Bollywood

IMAGE: Dharmendra and Asha Parekh in Aaye Din Bahar Ke. Simply put, Dharmendra's demise means the loss of one of the biggest icons ever in the Hindi film firmament. His incredible career straddled......

'Shah Rukh Fighting Shah Rukh, Falling, Tumbling...'

'In almost every film, Shah Rukhbhai has done a lot of his own stunts.' IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan shoots the train sequence in Ra.One. Photograph: Kind courtesy Parvez Shaikh There's nothing Shah Rukh......

Saiyaara Review: Vacant Romance

Saiyaara ends up a bland rehash of old ideas served in an older bottle, notes Arjun Menon. Director Mohit Suri, known for his pulpy love epics (Aashiqui 2, Ek Villain), is back with yet another......

Like Hrithik's Look In War 2? VOTE!

IMAGE: Hrithik Roshan in War 2. Like we said earlier, 50s is the new 30s, and Hrithik Roshan, 51, totally rocks his War 2 look, with just the right doses of hotness and swag. Costume designer......

PIX: Jansen bags 6 wickets as South Africa dominate Day 3

Images from Day 3 of the second and final Test between India and South Africa at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, on Monday. Scorecard IMAGE: Marco Jansen celebrates a wicket during Day......

Silly to put Rohit and Kohli on trial in every game: Agarkar

'It doesn't mean if they don't get runs in Australia, they would be dropped and similarly if they score three tons in Australia, they would be selected for 2027 World Cup.' IMAGE: Chief selector......

Gambhir calls Srikkanth's attack on Harshit Rana 'shameful'

'It's shameful that someone wanting to run his YouTube channel is targeting a 23-year-old. IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir with Harshit Rana during IPL 2024. Photograph: BCCI "Shameful", said a livid India......

Fans Go Crazy Over India's New Training Kit... Here's Why

IMAGE: Fans react to India’s clean-cut training look. Photograph: BCCI/X In Dubai, as the Indian cricket team fine-tunes its preparations for the Asia Cup 2025, fans have noticed a surprising......

Musetti crushes Hanfmann, sets sights on title

It was then plain sailing for the Tuscan, who read his opponent's serve perfectly to break repeatedly and used his elegant single-handed backhand to perfection to set up a clash with wildcard......