Who was Mukhtar Ansari? From a Indian Army Brigadier's grandson to BHU student leader to a gangster-politicianJailed gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari passed away from a heart attack in Banda. Ansari, 63, faced 65 criminal charges, including murder...
29 Mar, 2024, 02.03 PM IST
View: What Jawan tells us about the mood of the NationThe Indian audience is known for being expressive and interactive while watching movies in theaters. The author recounts various experience...
30 Sep, 2023, 10.56 PM IST
Get your glitter out! Rio's famed carnival returns after years of 'darkness'The full-on festival is back and the samba schools are racing to put the finishing touches on the sparkling costumes.
17 Feb, 2023, 10.07 AM IST
Capitalist monk! A 30-year-old crypto billionaire wants to give his fortune awayHe’s a kind of crypto Robin Hood, beating the rich at their own game to win money for capitalism’s losers.
04 Apr, 2022, 07.14 AM IST
Patalpani railway station in Indore to be named after tribal icon Tantya Bhil: Shivraj Singh ChouhanChouhan said tribes in the country and Madhya Pradesh have a glorious past and tribal heroes played a very important role in the freedom st...
23 Nov, 2021, 11.34 AM IST
Crowdfunding platforms raise record sums for treatment of coronavirus patientsRecord sums were raised on crowdfunding platforms Ketto, GiveIndia and Milaap to help those in need. Saumya Bhattacharya & Anjali Venugopal...
04 Aug, 2020, 03.09 PM IST
Lockdown diaries: Designer Ujjawal Dubey feels centred, says fashion will evolve post-CovidIt's time to reflect and chart a new path forward for the designer.
30 May, 2020, 11.01 AM IST
Corporate wrap: Suriya plays GR Gopinath in biopic; Mittal's dinner with lawyers a witty affair; Nobel niggles in MumbaiEsther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee at Taj, Cristiano Amon visiting India & more.
13 Jan, 2020, 12.27 PM IST
Robin Hood Army enters Harvard classroomFounded in Delhi in 2014, the Robin Hood Army operates in 158 cities in nine countries and serves an average of 200,000 people a week — wit...
18 Nov, 2019, 07.26 AM IST
FSSAI initiative to collect, distribute surplus food to needyThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) introduced its new initiative 'Indian Food Recovery Alliance' (IFRA) -- a coalitio...
16 Oct, 2017, 10.47 PM IST
Real-life Robin Hood: A group of professionals who deliver leftover food to the poorStarted in 2014, the initiative coordinates with around 10 restaurants and have 25 floating volunteers to distribute food to the needy.
07 Dec, 2015, 03.17 PM IST
Peace, the poll slogan in the land of 'bahubalis'Peace is the poll slogan in this land of 'bahubalis' with candidates, even those with criminal past or legacy, promising rule of law in the...
23 Oct, 2015, 10.26 AM IST
Independence Day drives cross-border bhaicharaApart from these cross border initiatives, e-retailer Amazon plans to give India's ex-service personnel something with the launch of its ta...
15 Aug, 2015, 12.08 PM IST
Gokhale's saying 'what Bengal thinks today India thinks tomorrow' now sounds like a curseBuddhadeb Bhattacharjee, state CM between 2000 and 2011, had no Marxist hang-up about private investment if it could create jobs or opportu...
12 Aug, 2014, 01.11 PM IST
Budget 2013: P Chidambaram hopes to claw back some gains, leaving nothing to chanceNobody can crib with this politically: soaking the rich to help the poor is an age-old Robin Hood strategy.
01 Mar, 2013, 12.33 PM IST