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LS polls: Private jets, helicopter demand to see 40% jump

As political parties prepare to fight it out in the Lok Sabha polls, the demand for chartered planes and helicopters is expected to jump by up to 40 percent as compared to the previous general......

Act against panchayats for banning Muslim traders: Nuh MLA

Congress MLA from Nuh Aftab Ahmed on Thursday demanded strict action against those village panchayats in Haryana that have allegedly 'banned' entry of Muslim traders into their villages. IMAGE:......

Haryana panchayats issue letters banning Muslim traders

Letters purportedly written by some panchayat heads in Haryana's Mahendergarh, Rewari and Jhajjar districts "banning" Muslim traders from their villages have surfaced online, amid communal tension......

'Leave or...': Migrants live in fear amid Haryana violence

Scared by the violence, auto-rickshaw driver Rehmat Ali is thinking of going back home to West Bengal. IMAGE: Migrants wait at a bus stop in violence-hit Nuh district. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Security tightened in U'khand town after anti-Muslim posters

Security was stepped up in Purola on Wednesday as communal tension prevailed in the town, days after an alleged attempt to abduct a minor girl. IMAGE: Members of Bhairav Sena Sangathan stage a......

Traders brace for impact of Paytm crisis

It’s mid-morning and the two-kilometre stretch from Rashbehari Avenue to Gariahat Market is bustling with activity. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters Dotted with saree shops and......

'Is it usual for a store to be empty at 6 pm?'

'Due to rural stress, volumes continue to remain an issue for the industry, and we are yet to see any revival in demand.' IMAGE: A shop owner arranges snacks inside his store. Kindly note the......

Amazon's Black Friday: Unions to join protests

Employees in the US, the UK, India, Japan, Australia, South Africa and across Europe are demanding better wages and working conditions as the cost-of-living crisis deepens. Sourabh Lele reports.......

The Great Indian Cash Obsession

Five years after demonetisation, which sought to curb black money and reduce cash circulation in the economy, 70 per cent of respondents said they paid a large component of the total payment......

New tobacco law may hurt livelihood of millions of women

The proposed amendment to the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act puts the livelihooNewd of millions of women in jeopardy, according to a study. The new insertion (Section 10A(3)) makes it......

The Ban Baaja Baraat

The Kerala Story is among a long list of films that invited bans and censorship. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Uttar Pradesh government announced on May 9, 2023 that the film The Kerala Story......

Mrs Undercover Review: Sloppy Spy Social

An amateurish crime comedy that wants to be taken seriously, Mrs Undercover can never quite find its bearings, observes Sukanya Verma. In the 1980s, Basu Chatterjee created a television series......

'My heart is broken for SRK'

'We stood by him through his highs and lows and this is possibly his lowest.''The least we can do is stand by him now.' Shah Rukh Khan had to deal with scores of cameras and jostling crowds on his......

Bollywood celebrates Eid through its movies!

Eid-ul-Fitr has been celebrated in a big way in Hindi films. The films listed below, in fact, are those where the festival plays a pivotal plot point, observes Subhash K Jha.   Chaudvin Ka......

'Basuda was a Master'

Shabana Azmi regards Basu Chatterjee as the true father of Middle Of The Road cinema. IMAGE: Shabana Azmi in Swami. "I loved the lines he wrote for his characters. They were so close to real life,......

From domestic mopper to IPL star: Rinku's inspiring story

IMAGE: KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan with their batting sensation Rinku Singh. Photograph: Rinku Singh/Instagram "You don't have to tell anyone that you mop floors at a tuition centre. Just come in......

Messi, Ronaldo fans rely on black market to fulfill WC dreams

IMAGE: Other ticketless soccer fans are increasingly gathering at crowded stadium perimeters in Doha during the World Cup to haggle with hawkers, quietly pushing match tickets for popular matches......

I could not give my best due to rain: Mariayappan

IMAGE: Mariayappan Thangavelu clinched the silver medal at Tokyo. Photograph: Alexandre Loureiro/Getty Images Mariayappan Thangavelu on Tuesday rued that rain foiled his bid for a second......

Rio gold medallist Mariyappan named flag-bearer for Tokyo Paralympics

IMAGE: Mariyappan Thangavelu celebrates with his gold medal in the men's high jump-T42 on Day 2 of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Photograph: Jason......

SEE: India footballer Subhashish providing meals for daily wage labourers

'The rickshaw pullers who have so many times offered me free rides to-and-fro to local matches, that local vendor and shopkeeper who had gifted me so many free packets of food after heart-warming......

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