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SC rejects pleas on 100% EVM-VVPAT verification, paper ballot voting

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). IMAGE: Experts......

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

2nd phase of LS poll underway, EVM breakdowns reported in Kerala

Polling was underway on Friday in 88 constituencies spread across 13 states and union territories in the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging people to cast......

WhatsApp Would Cease To Exist If...

'As a platform, we are saying, if we are told to break encryption, then WhatsApp goes.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

'What can the BJP do if our opponents ran away from the Surat battlefield?'

'Can we force somebody to contest and fight an election when they don't want to contest an election?' IMAGE: The Bharatiya Janata Party's Narendra D Modi with the BJP's Sagar candidate Lata......

Deloitte pegs India's FY25 GDP growth at 6.6%

Deloitte India on Friday said it estimates India's GDP growth at 6.6 per cent in the current fiscal helped by consumption expenditure, exports rebound and capital flows. Photograph: Anushree......

Good times ahead for United Breweries as heatwave, IPL set the tone

A cocktail of heatwave and upcoming cricketing events is expected to usher in the peak season for the country’s largest beer maker, United Breweries. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters......

Tech Mahindra jumps over 12% in opening trade

Equity benchmark indices climbed in early trade on Friday, extending their rally for the sixth day running, on heavy buying in Tech Mahindra and firm trends in Asian markets. Photograph: Adnan......

Will AI Replace Call Centres?

This could fundamentally transform the industry that had been a major source of employment in countries like India and the Philippines. Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

Good Q4, commentary perk up ICICI Lombard General Insurance stock

Investment yields could be around 8.1 per cent in FY25 rising to 8.5 per cent in FY26 Photograph: Courtesy, ICICI Lombard ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company reported financial improvement......

How Aamir Got His Mr Perfectionist Tag

IMAGE: Aamir Khan in The Great Indian Kapil Show. Have you ever wondered how Aamir Khan got his Mr Perfectionist tag? The actor will feature in the upcoming episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show,......

'I Didn't Expect To Be Away For 12 Years'

'Personal reasons required me to take some time off.' IMAGE: Fardeen Khan in Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar "When you've been away for so long, you have all these fears and insecurities of whether......

Get Ready For More Romance On OTT!

From Vijay Devarakonda to Kung Fu Panda, Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on OTT this week. The Family StarWhere to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Telugu (with subtitles) Vijay......

Date Night For Aditi-Siddharth

The who's who of Bollywood made sure to attend Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus Web series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. Alia, Ananya, Sonakshi Watch Heeramandi Aditi Rao Hydari, who......

Alia, Ananya, Sonakshi Watch Heeramandi

Everyone in Bollywood seemed to have the same entry in their busy dairy schedules on April 24: Attend the grand screening of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's epic Web series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.......

RCB Vs SRH: Who Took The Best Catch? Vote!

It was a clinical showing from Royal Challengers Bengaluru as they outclassed Sunrisers Hyderabad with the bat, ball and on the field.Both teams took six catches each as the two-paced pitch proved......

No Place For Kohli In This 2024 Side!

IMAGE: Sanjay Manjrekar picked his 15, led by Rohit Sharma, for the 2024 T20 World Cup. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The clock is ticking fast for the T20 World Cup. And with the......

We always have to celebrate little wins: Cameron Green

IMAGE: RCB bounced back from a six-match losing streak with a win over SRH. Photograph: BCCI After his side clinched a 35-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International......

SRH Vs RCB: Who Bowled Best Spell? Vote!

Exactly a month after their last victory, Royal Challengers Bangalore got the better of Sunrisers Hyderabad by 35 runs for only their second victory in IPL 2024.RCB's batters once again delivered......

Time to polish our chasing abilities: Vettori

IMAGE: Sunrisers Hyderabad failed to chase down the target, falling to a 35-run loss against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Photograph: BCCI Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori feels that......

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