4000 VIT students protest poor food, water quality, set fire to campus

Students at VIT in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district staged a violent protest, vandalising and setting fire to the college campus and vehicles over the alleged "poor" quality of food and water,......

'Poison was distributed in Indore': Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party's double-engine government in Madhya Pradesh after at least 10 people died allegedly due to contaminated water in Indore......

Dalit woman doctor ends life after colleague refuses to marry over caste

A 23-year-old Dalit house surgeon at the Government Medical College in Siddipet district of Telangana allegedly died by suicide after she was 'cheated' by a senior resident doctor after he promised......

'Christians Can Be Taken For Granted'

'Mob fury has become very common these days. And these attacks are all planned very well.''In all these attacks, you see that they have a very clear cut plan to make the victims as the oppressors......

India Inc's profits relative to capital employed at 14-yr high

Companies are squeezing more profits from their operations relative to the capital they put to work, the highest now since 2011. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives Profit after tax......

How are power stocks likely to fare in 2026

The power sector presents a puzzle. A fast-growing economy should be aligned to higher power demand but that hasn’t been the case in the financial year 2026 till date (FY26TD). Illustration:......

Centre proposes allowing captive miners to sell surplus mineral output

The Centre has proposed allowing captive mine owners to sell minerals in the open market after meeting the requirement of their linked end-use plants, as part of a broader overhaul of mineral......

How Could Markets Be At All-Time Highs While Portfolios Languished?

There are vexing questions around the disconnect between Nifty returns and portfolio returns, between economic growth and earnings growth, and finally, between earnings growth and market returns,......

The Raja Saab Review: Prabhas Can't Save It

The Raja Saab is a poorly-judged effort to appease to the lowest hanging fruit, and is not sincere in its ambition to entertain, notes Arjun Menon. The Raja Saab is a debacle of epic proportions.......

The Greatest Thing Sreenivasan Did For Malayalam Cinema

Sreenivasan could so willingly be 'our little man' because in his heart of hearts he never felt trivial or inconsequential. And to the very end he stayed that way, the shrimp who knew he was a......

Why Bha Bha Ba Scene Is So Controversial

IMAGE: Dileep in Bha Bha Ba. Malayalam movie star Dileep's first release after a trial court in Kerala acquitted him has sparked fresh controversy. The film Bha Bha Ba, which released on December......

2025's Top 10 OTT Films

Not too many films directly released on OTT. While some of them were excellent, most were passable. But many were far superior to the theatrical releases. Deepa Gahlot picks the Top 10 Original......

'Quite poor...' Kumble slams India's batting approach

'It seemed like the aim was to chase runs quickly, which is unrealistic in a Test match where 489 runs need to be built gradually.' IMAGE: Simon Harmer celebrates with teammates after taking the......

Harbhajan urges patience with Gambhir

'In India, it is our tradition that if the team plays well, everyone is quiet, but as soon as the team plays poorly, we get on top of the coach.' IMAGE: Although he hasn't found success in......

Chelsea axe Maresca after stunning slump

IMAGE: A poor run of form in December and an uncharacteristic outburst from the Italian prompted the club hierarchy to take action and part ways with Enzo Maresca. Photograph: Scott......

Mustafizur to lead Bangladesh's bowling at T20 World Cup

IMAGE: Sunday's team announcement followed reports that the Bangladesh Cricket Board is seeking to move their World Cup matches out of India. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters Fast bowlers......

'Pakistani, lazy, selfish': Khawaja blasts stereotypes before retiring

‘The way the media and the past players came out and attacked me. I copped it for about five days straight’ ‘When I get injured, everyone went at my credibility and who I am as a person.......