The main reason behind farmer suicide is bankruptcy/indebtedness and family problems which claimed 1,163 and 1,135 farmer's lives respectively.
Australia's captain Meg Lanning says her team is going into the Wt20 final against India not just to put on a good show, but win it.
Mani Ratnam's highly anticipated film Kadal was a big disappointment in 2013.
Leg-spinner Poonam Yadav's magical spell helped India beat Australia by 17 runs in the tournament opener on Friday but the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side can't afford to take Bangladesh lightly as their eastern neighbours had beaten them twice in the 2018 T20 Asia Cup.
As several parts of the nation remains in the grip of severe drought, a whopping 1000 litres of water was wasted for preparing a helipad for Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's chopper in Ganganagar on Thursday.
Every time a filmmaker wishes to explore history or religion on his or her terms, self-appointed experts and limelight-seeking zealots swoop in to protest, says Sukanya Verma.
Once a food deficit economy, India is poised to become the leading food nation of the world, thanks to a number of governmental initiatives and investment opportunities across various areas of agriculture.
Anees Bazmee has spent 43 years in the film industry and knows all its stories.
Thulasi is the daughter of yesteryear actress Radha.
'I would evaluate her on her past policies towards American Hindus and her future approach towards the community'
The Indian women's cricket team suffered a five-wicket defeat to England in the second T20 International, surrendering the series with a sixth straight loss in the shortest format.
The world remembers Osama bin Laden's 9/11. But it ought to pay heed to the previous two 9/11s, associated with the messages of Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi, say Sudheendra Kulkarni and Radha Viswanathan
The court posted the matter for hearing on October 22.
'A hundred days later, it is a moot point whether the lockdown has been partially or totally effective, or, as sceptics indicate, plain ineffective.' 'Did it actually deflect infections and the loss of lives, or was it merely a hasty decision rammed down the populace's throats that choked the economy and caused the searing tragedy of dispossessed migrant workers?' ask Radha Roy Biswas and Manoj Mohanka.
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.
The elections in this phase are seen as a big test for the Bharatiya Janata Party
Indian women's cricket team would look to continue its supremacy over South Africa when the two sides clash in the second Twenty20 International, in East London, on Friday.
The law will be applicable not only to crops but also livestock, dairy and poultry products
India registered over 10,000 cases for the eighth day in a row.
The 15-year-old Shafali, who was dismissed for a four-ball duck on her debut in the opening match, laid the foundation for a good total with a 33-ball innings, while Jemimah Rodrigues (33) provided the stablity, scoring a 22-ball 33.
It's like Agatha Christie walked into Roman Polanski's Chinatown conversing in Vishal Bhardwaj with a smattering of Brian De Palma for razzle-dazzle -- the upshot is mesmeric, raves Sukanya Verma.
Marudhu will give you a headache, warns S Saraswathi.
Agriculture ministry to prepare blueprint for purchasing onions directly from farmers and the expenditure on damages would be shared equally between the Centre and state governments.
"You have an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad. You worked in a bank in New York. What made you give up all that and pursue acting?" 'A little bit of courage and a lot of stupidity.'
Karan Johar's Student Of The Year 2 has a fun launch.
Addressing a gathering at the launch of a book on Jawaharlal Nehru's works and speeches, Singh said that if India is recognised in the comity of nations as a vibrant democracy and, if it is considered as one of the important world powers, it was the first prime minister, who should be recognised as its main architect.
The former finance minister also said the centre should find out the areas in Jammu and Kashmir where autonomy can be given.
Team India needs to ensure that the frequent middle-order collapses are not repeated in the showpiece event.
The babas' vote banks and the politicians' greed for en bloc votes, is the curse of Punjab and Haryana.
Sukanya Verma lists the memorable use of trees in Hindi movies.
Veteran Mithali Raj's retirement from the T20 format paved the way for the induction of youngsters such as 15-year-old rookie Shafali Verma in the Indian women's team for the upcoming home T20 Internationals against South Africa.
Allu Aravind's son Allu Shirish makes his debut this weekend with a bi-lingual film Gouravam.
Rediff readers share their favourite Holi pix and memories.
As director Mani Ratnam's Kadal features Gautam Karthik and Thulasi Nair, we take a look at the movie that brought their parents - Karthik and Radha - together as actors for the first time.
From Mathura to Udaipur, we tell you the places to head to this month.
Sukanya Verma lists Anees Bazmee's stockpile of silliness.
Mani Ratnam and A R Rahman launched the music of Kadal.
Every year Indians consume about 22 million tonnes of lentils
The Padma Vibhushan for this year has been awarded to a total of seven prominent personalities, while 16 have been given the Padma Bhushan, 118 have been given the Padma Shri on the 71st Republic Day this year, they said.
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