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Girls with hijab not allowed to take Karnataka 10th std exams

A few Muslim girls who wished to appear for their Class 10 board examination wearing hijab were denied entry in Karnataka on Monday citing the recent high court verdict. Image used for......

No 10th std exams for students with hijab, say Karnataka ministers

As the tenth standard examinations began on Monday, Karnataka ministers said anyone violating the high court ruling on hijab will not be permitted to write the tests. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

Maha social worker Sindhutai Sapkal, 'orphan children's mother', dies

Renowned social worker Sindhutai Sapkal, fondly known as 'orphan children's mother', died following a heart attack at a private hospital in Pune, doctors said. IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind......

Question on Guj riots in Std 12 term exam irks CBSE

The Central Board of Secondary Education class 12 sociology paper held on Wednesday asked students to name the party under which the 'anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat in 2002' took place, a question......

CBSE Std 10 results: 99.04% students pass; girls outshine boys

Girls outshone boys by a slender margin of 0.35 per cent while 99.04 per cent students passed the class 10 exams, the results which were declared by the Central Board of Secondary Education on......

'Amazon has an outsize impact on India'

'We are having an outsize impact not only on the lives of the customers and livelihood, but also the economy of India.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Amit Agarwal, senior vice president......

From Jan 1, prefix '0' for landline to mobile calls

Callers will soon be required to add '0' prefix for making calls from landlines to mobile phones in the country, with the telecom department asking telcos to make necessary arrangements by January......

With Rs 62,398 crore, health budget sees a 19% rise

The budgetary allocation of Rs 6,400 crore was earmarked for the centre's flagship health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY). The health outlay this......

In a major push to Ayushman Bharat govt allots Rs 61,398 cr for health sector

Ayushman Bharat aims at providing a cover of Rs 5 lakh per family annually and is aimed at benefitting more than 10 crore poor families across the country. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Jio will continue to offer free voice calls and national roaming post April 1

For existing customers, he announced that the current benefits will continue under a new tariff plan for another 12 months by payment of Rs 303 per month and a one-time joining fee of Rs 99.......

'The universe gave me a sign when I asked for one'

'I wanted to know whether I should stay in Paris or do something else, and in less than a week, I got the call for The Last Hour.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shahana Goswami/Instagram Shahana......

'No one is interested in you unless...'

...'You create your own success.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pratik Gandhi/Instagram It's an exciting time to be Pratik Gandhi. The actor who played Harshad Mehta in Hansal Mehta's Scam 1992 is......

The day Sonu Sood can NEVER forget

'I went to Nagpur for my engineering.''I used to model there, those amateur fashion shows.''Then you know, I thought why not try my luck in films and all?' IMAGE: Sonu Sood. India's......

Who is the Sholay girl?

Meet the first stunt woman in Bollywood. IMAGE: Bidita Bag in The Sholay Girl. A young woman jumps high, her ponytail bobbing up and down. Then she breaks into a run in a lane in Ballad Pier,......

'I want to do a Bollywood film'

'I did not go for the Oscars because I was not invited. I felt bad but I watched the show on television. I had never watched the Oscars before this, it was my first time.' Lion actor Abhishek......

Three more Indian sailors qualify for Tokyo Olympics

IMAGE: India's Vishnu Saravanan pipped Thailand's Keerati Bualong, who was second till Wednesday, for the Tokyo Games spot. Singapore's Ryan Lo Jun Han was first overall in the Laser STD Class......

My Daughter Mithali Raj

'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.''"I don't want you to project that you are a......

'Cricket needs to wake up. But how?'

'Put cricket, first and foremost, at the centre of every decision you take.''The bottom line must always be the sport that we love.'Rahul Dravid as eloquent as always in his M A K Pataudi Memorial......

Rahul Dravid's Pataudi Memorial Lecture: Full Text

Full text of Rahul Dravid's Pataudi Memorial Lecture in New Delhi. IMAGE: Former India captain Rahul Dravid delivering the Pataudi Memorial Lecture in New Delhi. Photograph: Twitter (@BCCI)......

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