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'New Covid surge is a seasonal wave but spreads faster'

'Seek medical help if after five days of the first symptom the fever has not subsided.' IMAGE: A woman walks past a graffiti, on a street, in Mumbai. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters ......

Court acquits 35 in 2002 riots cases; slams media, politicians

A court at Halol town in Gujarat's Panchmahal district has acquitted all 35 persons in connection with four different post-Godhra 2002 riots in which three people were killed. IMAGE: A policeman......

'Dharavi Will Be An Important Address In Mumbai'

'A slum free Mumbai cannot happen with Dharavi at the centre of the city.' IMAGE: A scene from Dharavi. Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters "I don't think we need to romanticise life in Dharavi... I......

'We Want To Develop Dharavi Like Hong Kong'

'Dharavi will be completely slum free by 2040.' IMAGE: Tourists walk through Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums. Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters If you travel on Mumbai's metro line 2A or line 7,......

A Messiah For Humanity Passes Into The Ages

Where does one find a man who shows no bitterness or animosity towards Hindus, even after a frenzied Hindu mob burnt his house down?, Jyoti Punwani asks in this tribute to a truly extraordinary......

Sensex ends down 314 points; HDFC Bank major drag

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell for the third day running on Thursday, dragged by continuous selling in HDFC Bank and profit-taking in consumer durables and utility shares. Photograph:......

Sensex pares losses, still ends down 671 points

Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty surrendered early gains to close with deep losses on Monday, snapping their two-day winning streak as investors pared exposure to banking, metal and FMCG stocks......

Sensex drops 168 points on profit-taking

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined on Monday due to profit-taking by investors after a record-breaking rally in the last week and a largely weak trend in Asian markets.......

Markets end in red on profit-booking by investors

Benchmark stock indices closed lower on Tuesday due to profit taking by investors after a record-breaking rally and ahead of release of key inflation numbers. Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters After......

Sensex ends up 92 points in volatile trade

Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty eked out marginal gains to settle in the positive zone after a highly volatile trade on Wednesday, helped by buying in index majors Infosys, ITC and Reliance......

Will Aamir Play 26/11 Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam?

Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Is Aamir Khan playing public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam -- who prosecuted 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab -- in his next film? Cinematographer-Director Avinash Arun, who......

Sehwag, to me you are a cricketing great: Ganguly

Following the ICC Hall of Fame announcement on November 13, 2023, open letters have been written to the inductees by those close to them. Here, former India captain Sourav Ganguly salutes inductee......

'Something that brings goosebumps even after so many years'

IMAGE: Over the years 1983 World Cup-winning Captain Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar have fondly recalled their stunning triumph. Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters June 25, 2023 marks the 40th......

Wasim Akram's Late Swing

Indians will forever remember Akram as the scary phenomenon with the soft smile, the man who rattled through the Indian batting order, but was rarely as hated as Waqar or Shoaib Akhtar, observes......

BCCI is a 'shop', rules Supreme Court

IMAGE: The top court was dealing with the question of whether the BCCI can be said to be a 'shop' as per the notification dated September 18, 1978, and if the provisions of the ESI Act shall be......

BCCI mulling to restart Duleep Trophy, Irani Cup; full Ranji season on cards

IMAGE: The Duleep Trophy and the Irani Cup have not taken place for at least three seasons, while the BCCI had to cancel the Ranji Trophy for the first time in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.......

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