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Haryana IPS officer's suicide: Rohtak SP shunted out

The Haryana government on Saturday shunted out Rohtak Superintendent of Police Narendra Bijarniya, one of the cops against whom Indian Police Service officer Y Puran Kumar's wife was seeking action......

When Indian Soldiers Went Through Hell

Can Imperial Japan be forgiven for what it did to Indian soldiers it was supposed to protect as PoWs? IMAGE: Blindfolded Sikh prisoners of war await execution by Japanese troops, target marks......

HC orders attachment of Delhi's Himachal Bhawan over Rs 150cr dues

The Himachal Pradesh high court has ordered the attachment of the Himachal Bhawan in Delhi for the recovery of Rs 150 crore that the state government owes to a power firm, Seli Hydropower......

Punjab Rattan for Khushwant Singh

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will honour eminent writer Khushwant Singh with the Punjab Rattan in New Delhi on August 31.Amarinder will present a silver memento to Khushwant.'The......

Khushwant given Punjab Rattan

Moments after receiving the Punjab Rattan Award from Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, noted writer Khushwant Singh startled the audience by using Punjabi expletives to cite the use of foreign......

Ola Electric's e-bike pricing sparks debate across EV industry

The launch of a range of electric motorbikes (e-bikes) by Bengaluru-based Ola Electric, a first for the company, has disconcerted the industry because the low price the firm claims to be offering......

PowerMin nudges states, gencos to take up insolvent assets

To tackle increasing demand, the Union ministry of power has urged central and state public-sector power-generating companies (gencos) and state power and energy departments to pick projects that......

E-motorcycles: Bhavish Aggarwal Riding High

Can Bhavish Aggarwal upend the electric two-wheeler market, which is now overwhelmingly in favour of scooters? IMAGE: The Ola Cruiser. All photographs: Kind courtesy Ola Electric /Instagram.com......

Smallcaps see biggest monthly leap in 3 years; Nifty climbs 5.5% in Nov

Notwithstanding concerns about lofty valuations, smallcaps recorded their most significant monthly gain in nearly three years in November. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The National Stock......

Nearly 90% companies planning salary hikes in 2021

Among the sectors, the survey has projected IT, pharma and life sciences, and ITeS among those looking to effect the highest increase in salaries. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In what......

Why Dilip Kumar Never Sang In Mughal-e-Azam

'K Asifsaab was very definite that 'woh Hindustan ka honewala Badshah hai -- woh gana nahin gayega.' Dinesh Raheja recalls a memorable encounter with Naushad on the legendary composer's 19th death......

'Directors Weren't Noticing Me'

'Sushma Swarajji confessed that almost the whole Parliament had tried to dissuade her from coming on the show, but her daughter insisted Movers & Shakers was the best show in the country so she......

'Sometimes, you get beaten to the ground'

'Almost every shoot, you have to re-mould yourself and your personality.' IMAGE: Ishwak Singh in Adhura. Paatal Lok, Rocket Boys and now, the supernatural Web series Adhura has made Ishwak Singh......

Vaani To Play A Porn Star?

A look at film folk that Photographer Pradeep Bandekar met over the weekend. Vaani Kapoor heads to Dinesh Vijan's office; she stars in his film, Sarvagunn Sampanna. Directed by debutant......

Revisiting Boot Polish: A beautiful celebration of sibling love

In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Raj Kapoor's Boot Polish (1954), starring Baby Naaz and Ratan Kumar. IMAGE: Rattan Kumar and......

Controversy-ridden AIFF president gets life threat

IMAGE: Earlier this year, All India Football Federation boss Kalyan Chaubey was accused of corruption. Photographs: AIFF/X All India Football Federation (AIFF) lodged a complaint with Delhi......

New, unique events at the Hangzhou Asian Games

The Asian Games officially begin on Saturday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou and will feature several sports that are unlikely to be seen in any other major continental or global......

Spotted: Paolo Maldini in Miami

Reader Manav Rattan sent us this picture from Miami. 'One day while walking through the famous Lincoln Road in south beach Miami, I saw Paolo Maldini sitting with his family and having an early......