A Brazilian judge has ordered U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen not to leave the country, saying they gave conflicting accounts of how they were robbed at gunpoint outside the Rio Games at the weekend. Judicial sources say they believe the pair are no longer in Brazil. Judge Keyla Blanc, of Brazil’s Special Tribunal for Fans and Major Events, Read More

The protest rally by Dalits in Una in Gujarat on the independence day has come in for praise from Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who said it was the people’s response to the “farce” of Sangh Parivar’s love for Dalits and that the movement had far reaching consequences in national politics. “The Declaration of Independence echoed in Una (Gujarat), during Read More

Amidst politics over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mention of Balochistan in his Independence Day speech, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has demanded introducing of a bill announcing Lok Sabha seats in Pakistan-occupied- Kashmir (PoK). “I want government to introduce a bill announcing Lok Sabha seats from PoK and Gilgit,” said Dubey while talking to media on Wednesday. A few days ago, Read More

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday joined the nation in lauding ace Indian shuttler P.V Sindhu who reached the semi-finals of the women’s singles event at the Rio Olympics. “#PVSindhu .. you played a super game .. CONGRATULATIONS !! More glory for you ..you made us all very proud ! Beat No 2 at #Rio2016,” he said in a tweet. Read More

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi Friday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the second day in a speech to party workers in Lucknow. The Congress vice-president criticised PM Modi for promising bullet trains, saying the “tickets will be not less than Rs 15,000”. “Only Modi ji and his suit-boot friends will travel in it,” he said. Accusing PM Modi of failing Read More

I once respected and admired your movement, born as it was in those heady days of Jantar Mantar. It was a true citizens’ movement, led by the newly empowered, educated, middle class that was fed up of a system reeking of entitlement and corruption. I cheered on Anna Hazare, and I too had goosebumps at the youth, the energy and Read More

Writer Amitav Ghosh will be the guest at The Express Adda in New Delhi on Saturday. The 60-year-old, who has authored notable novels such as The Shadow Lines (1988), The Hungry Tide (2004) and, most recently, The Ibis Trilogy, recently published his new work, The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable. The book marks Ghosh’s return to non-fiction and Read More

The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the trial court order summoning liquor baron Vijay Mallya as an accused in several cheque-bouncing cases filed against him by Delhi airport operator DIAL, saying being incharge of the company he was “equally liable to be prosecuted”. Justice P S Teji refused to quash the summons issued to Mallya and said “the trial court Read More

Irked over a remark by Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in Rajya Sabha on July 29, Opposition members including those from Congress stormed into the Well demanding an apology from him, leading to a near washout of the crucial Zero Hour. Trouble began when Naqvi, replying to Anand Sharma’s (Congress) remark that there was “frustration among youth” due lack of Read More

Once you buy precious jewellery, it’s essential to store your expensive pieces in the right manner to avoid losing the sheen of the metal. Remove your jewellery while doing household chores like cooking, cleaning and dish washing, says an expert. Hardik Kapoor, founder of online store Jewelsify, shares some tips to help you protect your ornaments: Diamond jewellery: Jewellery should Read More