Mamata, nephew call HC order on school jobs 'fixed', 'BJP ploy'

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday termed the cancellation of over 25,000 school jobs as 'gross injustice' and alleged that it was a ploy by the Bharatiya Janata Party to stop......

EC issues notice over Modi's 'mangalsutra' speech

Taking cognisance for the first time of a model code violation complaint against a prime minister, the Election Commission on Thursday issued a notice to Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda......

Rahul, Hema in fray as 88 seats go to polls in Phase 2

Voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls will be held on Friday for 88 seats in 13 states with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking a second-straight term from Wayanad in Kerala. IMAGE:......

Priyamvada Natarajan's All Set For TIME Gala

Dr Priyamvada Natarajan is excitedly getting set for the TIME gala on Thursday. Sabyasachi offered to dress her for the evening. Numerous interviews have taken their toll on her throat. She feels......

TCS headcount declines for first time in 19 yrs; hits campus route

For the first time in 19 years, Tata Consultancy Services reported a fall in the net headcount for a financial year, witnessing its total employee base shrinking to 601,546 at the end of FY24.......

e-Shram may open door to govt benefits for workers

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led central government will use the unorganised workers database — e-Shram portal — to provide the benefits of various government programmes to the......

India moved fewer people to non-agri jobs than most neighbouring nations

India has managed to move a smaller share of its working-age population away from farm-related work than many of its neighbours. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri......

'I want to be Lady Shah Rukh Khan'

'Laapataa Ladies opened a lot of doors for me.''I have gotten so much love from audiences and seniors in the industry that it's overwhelming.''I get calls from superstars. I'm holding my heart and......

'My Life Was In Danger'

''I received many threatening calls and letters.''A fatwa was issued against me.' IMAGE: A young Salma Agha. Photograph: Kind courtesy Salma Agha/Instagram She became a household name in 1982,......

Scoop: Was Prince Andrew Really Guilty?

Scoop seems like they conclude he is, but Vaihayasi Pande Daniel recommends that you watch the film to find out for yourselves. IMAGE: Keeley Hawes, left, plays Amanda Thirsk, Prince Andrew's......

'Chamkila wouldn't have been possible without Diljit'

IMAGE: Parineeti Chopra and Diljit Dosanjh in Amar Singh Chamkila. Photograph: Kind courtesy Diljit Dosanjh/Instagram Imtiaz Ali is on a high. His new film, Amar Singh Chamkila, has been received......

Ranvir, Ekta smash records for gold in Asian U20 Championships

IMAGE: Pavana Nagaraj won gold in women long jump with a distance of 6.32m at Asian U20 Athletics Championship in Dubai. Photographs: AFI/X Ranvir Singh and Ekta Dey clinched men's and......

Archery WC: Good day for India as Recurve men's team in final

Priyansh, Jyothi make compound semis IMAGE: Recurve archer Dhiraj Bommadevara. Photograph: World Archer/X The Indian trio of Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav set up a gold......

Candidates champ Gukesh returns to hero's welcome

  IMAGE: D Gukesh returned home to Chennai amid a clamour of fans at Chennai airport in the wee hours of Thursday. Photograph: ANI/X History-making teen Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh was swamped......

Asian U-20 Athletics: Deepanshu wins gold in javelin

IMAGE: Gold medallist Deepanshu Sharma, right, with team-mate Rohan Yadav, who won the silver medal, in the men's javelin at the 21st Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships. Photograph: SAI......

Former wrestler Narsingh Yadav elected chairman

Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Narsingh Pancham Yadav was elected chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India's Athletes' Commission in Varanasi on Wednesday, completing a process that......