DRDO Biggest Hindrance To Atmanirbharta In Defence

DRDO's failures over the decades have contributed significantly to India becoming the world's biggest weapons importer, points out Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (retd). IMAGE: The Indian......

Union minister 'seeks forgiveness' after remarks on Tamil Nadu

Hours after Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje's assertion that the suspect involved in the March 1 blast at The Rameshwaram Cafe was from Tamil Nadu, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader issued a......

US House passes bill to ban Chinese app TikTok

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to ban Chinese social media app Tiktok, which is very popular among kids, in the United States. Image used for representational purpose......

TMC 'looted' central funds through 'fake job cards': Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday intensified his criticism of the Trinamool Congress on the issue of corruption and dynasty politics and accused opposition Indian National Developmental......

Interim Budget: No, Just A True Vote On Account!

She has shown shrewdness, sensitivity, and courage.All of these will be needed in ample quantities for the real challenge that will emerge after the elections, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE:......

Domestic pharma market grew by 6.8% in 2023

The Indian pharmaceutical market (IPM) grew 6.8 per cent to touch a turnover of ~1.93 trillion in calendar year 2023, despite volumes going down marginally by 0.9 per cent. Photograph: Amit......

Queue for MF licences thins amid quick Sebi approval, withdrawals

The queue for mutual fund (MF) licences has thinned down due to quick clearances by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) alongside applications being withdrawn amid regulatory changes.......

Lessons To Be Learnt From Nitin Desai's Death

We must stop stigmatising business failures.Particularly when startups are mushrooming all around, the financial system, backed by the RBI and the government, can explore ways of extending support......

Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley Review: Agatha Christie Redux

Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley is fun in parts, discovers Deepa Gahlot. There have been unofficial Hindi film adaptations of Agatha Christie's novels, like Gumnaam and Dhund, but......

What Makes Zeenat Aman Cringe

Photograph: Kind courtesy Zeenat Aman/Instagram Ever since Zeenat Aman arrived on social media, she has been giving us interesting nuggets from her life. Her latest is from her 1977 movie,......

Adipurush Review: Why Mess With An Epic?

Cherry blossoms in Sri Lanka, Hanuman speaking Bombaiya, the mythical Sone Ki Lanka looking darkly Gothic, Raavan looking like a Bollywood dude... this is not modernisation. This is a travesty,......

A Beginner's Guide To K-Drama

It's addictive. It's entertaining. It's gorgeous. Once bitten by the K-drama bug, there's no going back. A binge worthy mix of style and substance, South Korea's small-screen wave, which hit......

Gukesh crushes Abasov to be back in joint lead

Pragg, Gujrathi out of contention IMAGE: With D Gukesh beating Nijat Abasov, a three-way tie for first spot has opened up between Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hikaru Nakamura and D Gukesh with two rounds......

CSK vs SRH: A battle for consistency vs explosiveness

IMAGE: CSK will need to rethink their combination. Photograph: SRH/X Without their in-form bowler Mustafzur Rahman, Chennai Super Kings will need to sharpen their all-round game when they take on......

Karthik backs RCB batters to fire after CSK defeat

'When you have a long batting line-up, ideally what you want to be doing is putting pressure throughout. That's what we tried to do, play shots.' SCORECARD IMAGE: Playing his final IPL season,......

Rohit backed Bumrah, Hardik when they struggled

'Hallmark of Rohit Sharma's captaincy is that in the last 10 years, you don't remember that he made a blunder' IMAGE: Rohit Sharma believed in Jasprit Bumrah’s ability. Photograph: Kind......

Ashwin's secret to success? Obsession with getting better

Ashwin didn't allow challenges to check his progress: Anil Kumble IMAGE: Anil Kumble also praised R Ashwin for his in-depth knowledge of the sport, especially of the opponent's......