Superstar actress started acting at 1, dropped out of school at 14 to earn for family and was once known as ‘Ugly Duckling’Rekha, the evergreen diva, overcame a difficult start as an illegitimate child and early criticism for her appearance to become a reigning ...
10 Oct, 2025, 12.55 PM IST
BluSmart drivers protest over unpaid dues, demand jobs after shutdownBluSmart drivers in Delhi-NCR are protesting after the EV ride-hailing platform abruptly ceased operations, leaving them without pay or exp...
05 May, 2025, 10.56 AM IST
From dual-income, with no kids couples to big families with no income: Thyrocare founder Velumani’s take on modern parenthoodDoctor A Velumani observes a shift in family structures. He notes a decline in people choosing to have children despite increased income. H...
12 Apr, 2025, 03.10 PM IST
Waiting for his dues: Patna rickshaw-puller can imitate voices of over 50 stars and VIPsA rickshaw-puller in Bihar's Patna can easily mimic more than 50 stars and VIPs, but he is still waiting for the much-deserved recognition.
29 Aug, 2022, 01.06 PM IST
Better.com does it again, lays off employees in an awful mannerVishal Garg's digital mortgage company has let go of nearly 3,000 employees in India and the US. The Indian-American CEO fired around 900 e...
19 Apr, 2022, 08.38 PM IST
People cite many reasons for not buying term life insurance cover. Find out why they are mistakenThe India Protection Quotient survey by Max Life Insurance revealed that term insurance ownership among urban Indians shot up by 4 percenta...
03 Feb, 2022, 10.49 AM IST
Lost a breadwinner to covid? Help is hereThe brutal second wave of the pandemic may have receded, but it has left behind a void for many families. Providing a glimmer of hope for t...
19 Aug, 2021, 09.42 AM IST
Delhi govt notifies scheme for providing financial assistance to Covid victims' kin"The deceased and dependant both should be from Delhi... Death should be certified as COVID-19 death or death within one month of testing C...
22 Jun, 2021, 11.56 PM IST
Punjab govt announces Rs 1,500 per month for children orphaned in COVID pandemicCM Amarinder Singh said affected persons would also be eligible for Rs 51,000 under the Ashirwad Scheme with effect from July 1 and would b...
20 May, 2021, 07.03 PM IST
Such a long walk: From living in cowshed to Asiad medallistKhushbir lost her father, Balkar Singh, when she was six. It was her iron-willed mother, who raised four daughters and a son by sewing clot...
11 Aug, 2018, 11.53 AM IST
Have immigrants arrived in US? Tuesday will tellOver the past decade, cities and townships from Irving (outside Dallas) to Nashville, Tennessee, and Omaha, Nebraska, are growing with fore...
06 Nov, 2016, 11.48 AM IST
Women need to stop apologizing for everythingResearch shows some women apologize way too much — for things they do, for things they don't, the way they dress, their opinions, likes, di...
01 Jun, 2015, 03.40 PM IST
Census busts urban myth, finds rural India has more Double Income No Kids couplesAn overwhelming 51 per cent of urban households live on the income of a single earner, while double-income families are a distant 26 per ce...
31 Aug, 2014, 10.55 AM IST
Govt working on Rs 21,100-crore plan to raise pensionsIt also aims to reach out to an additional 64.12 lakh persons and is considering widening eligibility norms for pensions.
05 Nov, 2012, 05.21 AM IST
- Query Corner: Insurance
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14 Mar, 2012, 02.53 AM IST
- Taking a home loan insurance can save dependents from the burden of debt
Home loan insurance are similar to simple term plans, but unlike the latter, these policies offer a reducing sum assured; that is, the cove...
21 Sep, 2010, 04.12 AM IST
Follow the wife? A good career move for a manModern families don't really have a single breadwinner any more.
04 Apr, 2010, 09.50 AM IST