Closures, travel restrictions, and self-isolation measures due to the coronavirus have cleared public squares, roads, and travel destinations across the globe. Photographers have been capturing the eerie stillness of these public spaces, recently emptied of the crowds they were built for.
The Army made no attempt to ascertain the identity of the civilians returning from work on a pick-up truck before shooting them in Nagaland's Mon district on Saturday, a joint report by the state's Director General of Police T John Longkumer and Commissioner Rovilatuo Mor has said.
'I like all the attention that is coming my way.'
'Our future is in limbo. The government saved us with Operation Ganga; now, they must save our careers.'
The Academy-award-winning actor said the medical team had already taken over.
Shoot-at-sight orders have been issued to security forces deployed across Left Wing Extremism affected states after a 'serious and new' threat of possession and operation of drones by Maoist cadres came to light recently, officials said on Sunday.
The United States and Britain had also called for China to provide proof of Peng's whereabouts.
A slew of Indian firms, including Flipkart, Byju's and Zomato, is building a path to profitability and diversifying into newer business segments ahead of mega-IPO plans.
'All my life, I have made expensive films. This time, I want to make the least expensive film ever made in Bollywood.' 'It's an honest attempt to climb Mount Everest without knowing if I will reach the peak.'
The weekend lockdown will start from 8 pm on Fridays and last till 7 am on Mondays. Besides, prohibitory orders will be in force during daytime on weekdays, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in a statement.
The public protest had erupted over the demand for rehabilitation of nearly 800 families evicted from the land they were living on for decades.
'When you write off good artistes, it's easier for them to beat their drums about their own people.'
Banks have taken this aggressive posture even as liquidity has become comfortable on the back of increased government spending.
'If I had met Harshad Mehta, I'm sure he would have convinced me into investing in the stock market and I'd have been game.'
'I was attracted to her both as a fine co-star and as a person who had some of the attributes I hoped to find in a woman at that age and time,' says Dilip Kumar in his autobiography, Dilip Kumar: The Substance And The Shadow.
'If he gets bail, he will bounce back.'
'For me, he's the brother and friend I lost so early.' 'It is like a part of me has been amputated.'
The fire broke out at the El Caballo Blanco bar after being deliberately set by unknown assailants.
'In spite of her superstar status, she was always polite and soft spoken.'
'Sooraji said the hugging scene had to look passionate because it was the first intimate scene in the film. I looked at Salman and burst into tears.'
Families of two civilians killed in the Hyderpora encounter in Srinagar held a protest here on Wednesday, demanding justice for the victims and the return of their bodies.
Sanjay Dutt's relationship with Madhuri Dixit, the break up and heartache that followed.
'In our days, we used to write letters and then there used to be phone calls.' 'We would give blank calls.' 'Now, just listen to the songs.' 'Romance has changed.'
Former Brazil striker Pele dismissed talk he is depressed and reclusive on Thursday and assured fans he is doing well and maintaining a busy schedule. Pele's son Edinho told Globo in an interview published on Monday that the three-times World Cup winner was depressed and reluctant to leave his house because he cannot get around properly due to hip problems.
'When you start distributing wealth, you end up distributing poverty.'
Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com brings you amazing gadgets and mobile devices from CES 2022.
Scientists and medical experts are concerned about how things might look next summer, a year after the Tokyo Games were postponed.
'Diwali will be meaningful only when we eradicate the darkness in our hearts.'
'All political parties have exploited the police. The current government at the Centre is blatant and unapologetic about it.'
The going is not going to be easy for the DMK and its allies in Elections 2024. Despite the seats sweepstake in the 2021 assembly polls, the vote-share difference of 5.6% (DMK's 45.38% versus AIADMK-BJP's 39.72%) is not insurmountable on a bad day, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
The defence ministry is shooting to achieve an annual export target of $5 billion by 2025.
Europeans believe that what is under attack is their way of life, their secular faith, the long-fought right to keep religion out of the public sphere, observes Virendra Kapoor.
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
'People in India take offence because maybe that joke doesn't suit their narrative.' 'But they will laugh at a joke by that same person if it's in their favour.'
Five people in the know narrate the sordid story that is fast exploding into a pornography scandal, allegedly involving businessman Raj Kundra.
'It's all that pain that makes you the artist you are.'
The tennis super star in a zingy, glamorous avtar.
The leadership needs to put all other government business aside, control the pandemic and save human lives. Searchlights are going to be held by the world community in the weeks and months ahead as the fatality rates start shooting up and Indians die like flies, warns Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'The most serious issue is that of shooting a lawyer in the chest. That news has been buried.'
The Supreme Court found enough grounds to order a CBI probe into 1,528 extra-judicial killings in Manipur between 2000 and 2012.
