The searing heatwave sweeping large parts of east India continued unabated and spread to southern parts of the country on Tuesday, the India meteorological department said. Maximum temperatures......
'What happened to Andhra Pradesh? It is the perfect example of the transientness of Federal Units.' 'Federalism is a transient thing in this country.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas......
'We will reduce prices of commodities,' may be the standard refrain of every political party fighting an election. IMAGE: TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu consistently emphasises the issue during......
Avowing abiding confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of 370 seats, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari says the additional seats to its current strength of 288 will come from......
It is early to make out which way the wind is blowing, but there is no denying that challenges for the BJP, far outweigh the advantages in this region, notes Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay. IMAGE: Narendra......
Could the MPCE survey results be used as a basis of reconstructing the Consumer Price Index with new weights, asks Madan Sabnavis. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The Survey on household......
Tax devolution shares, which threaten to create a north-south divide among states, may have more to do with per capita income, and not so much with population. IMAGE: Kerala Chief Minister......
A prolonged break in monsoon rains in most parts of the country is threatening to hit the yield of kharif crops. Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters It could even delay the upcoming rabi sowing. Major......
As Indian Railways looks to avert the crisis like last summer, preparations are under way to stock up coal at thermal power plants. Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters Much like February and March,......
Brace for some warmth this winter as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its December-February forecast on Thursday said that the minimum and maximum temperatures could remain......
At the Leo fete, Vijay had this to tell his fans: 'I know you all are in my heart. But today, I also know that I am also in the hearts of all of you...'A typical politician's line, did you say,......
'In 1983, my father T Rama Rao made Andha Kanoon with Rajinikanth.''Amitabh Bachchan was reluctant to come on board as a guest star, as Rajinikanth was a southern star.''But when my father pitched......
IMAGE: Allu Arjun's swag made Pushpa an edge-of-the seat action-drama. While Bollywood A-listers remain monstrously overpaid, their Southern counterparts are rapidly catching up. Of course, they......
'The weekend advance booking are extremely encouraging for these movies, and the extended break due to Mahashivratri, will provide a significant impetus.' IMAGE: Alia Bhatt in Gangubai Kathiawadi.......
'Just the fact that the biggest language at the box office was Telugu and not Hindi is startling.' Vanita Kohli-Khandekar analyses. IMAGE: Allu Arjun in Pushpa. Telugu cinema has zoomed......
IMAGE: Sheldon Jackson struck a century as Saurashtra took control. Photograph: BCCI Saurashtra's middle-order batter Sheldon Jackson followed in senior teammate Cheteshwar Pujara's footsteps,......
'I can improve my timing a lot, because I am taking part here after four-five weeks of training at the national camp. I am completely recovered. I will work hard at the national camp and do well in......