Scare on Akasa Air flight as passenger tries to open emergency exit

A passenger on an Akasa Air flight from Varanasi to Mumbai was detained after he allegedly tried to open the aircraft's emergency exit before take-off, officials said on Tuesday. Kindly note that......

Bihar BJP springs surprise with first list, drops speaker

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday sprang surprises with its first list of 71 candidates for the Bihar assembly polls, denying a ticket to Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav, a seven-term MLA,......

14 killed in massive fire at Kolkata hotel, safety lapses exposed

A devastating fire that swept through a budget hotel in the congested Burrabazar area in central Kolkata claimed 14 lives and left 13 others injured, triggering a political blame game, besides......

Owner, manager held after 14 killed in Kolkata hotel fire

Police on Thursday arrested the owner and manager of Rituraj Hotel, two days after a devastating fire engulfed the central Kolkata property, leaving 14 people dead. IMAGE: People try to escape......

Suicides Highlight HR Ailment At Public Sector Banks

It may sound bizarre, but incidents of public sector bankers dying by suicide could probably equal the number of such bankers quitting their jobs, reveals Tamal Bandyopadhyay. IMAGE: Kindly note......

Bengal foundry units impacted by Ukraine war as input prices soar

'After the Ukraine war, coke prices just soared and most units don't have money left to buy raw material. Customers are not absorbing the price escalation'   IMAGE: Kindly note that this image......

High inflation in Nov set to keep pressure on RBI

Indian inflation is forecast to remain close to 9-month highs in November, a Reuters poll showed, putting further pressure on the central bank to follow up on its back-to-back interest rate hikes......

Which fund should you invest in post Budget?

Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com How has Nirmala Sitharaman's first Budget affected mutual funds? Has mutual fund taxation changed post the Budget? How has it affected your mutual fund......

'Determination Not To Bend Before Aurangzeb'

'...despite all his horses, elephants, tanks and swords.''A determination to hold fast to Sambhaji Maharaj's father, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's thoughts, ideals, and principles.' IMAGE: Vineet......

How Well Do You Know Rekha?

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Cop, courtesan, daku, don, school teacher, snakes, Rekha's played everything under the sun on screen and survived bad......

Ittefaq: The litmus test of Yash Chopra's career

Despite a few flaws in the film, Yash Chopra distinguishes himself, says Dinesh Raheja. Ram Gopal Varma made waves for daring to film a songless Bhoot (Ajay Devgan, Urmila Matondkar, Fardeen Khan,......

Why Ittefaq is (still) a compelling watch!

Can Sidharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha bring back the magic created by Rajesh Khanna and Nanda in the 1969 original? We'll have to see. For now, here's a quick recap of the classic from Sukanya......

Punia, Panghal picked for Asian Wrestling Championship

IMAGE: Antim Panghal won the 53kg trials to make it to the Indian team for the Senior Asian Championships to be held in Amman, Jordan. Photograph: Antim Panghal/X World Championships medallists......

Antim Panghal, Deepak Punia Lead Indian Contingent at Asian Wrestling Championships

After a forgettable 2024 season, the senior Asian Championships, beginning in Amman, Jordan, Monday, will provide an opportunity to Antim Panghal and Deepak Punia to make a fresh beginning while......

Vinesh for Khel Ratna; Aware, Deepak Punia and Sakshi nominated for Arjuna

IMAGE: Vinesh Phogat has already qualified for the Tokyo Games. Photograph: Vinesh Phogat/Twitter Star wrestler Vinesh Phogat was on Tuesday put in contention for the Khel Ratna while World......

Indian Football: NorthEast United downs East Bengal

IMAGE: Suhair VP was named the Hero of the Match. Photograph: ISL/Twitter NorthEast United inched closer to a playoffs berth with a 2-1 win over 10-man SC East Bengal in the Indian Super......

Six Indian wrestlers qualify for Athens

Palwinder Singh Cheema (Punjab, 120 kg), Yogesh Dutt (Haryana, 55 kg), Ramesh Kumar (Haryana, 66 kg) and Ajay Chauhan (Uttar Pradesh, 84 kg) have qualified for the Athens Olympics, a press......