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Rate cards for LS election expenditure fixed, here is the list

Candidates in Punjab's Jalandhar can spend Rs 15 for a cup of tea and the same price for a samosa they offer to people during public meetings and campaign trails in the Lok Sabha elections. IMAGE:......

'Are you alive? Please tell me you are alive'

'There is no safe spot in Gaza.''Israeli airstrikes are targeting everything, everywhere.''Hospitals, mosques, churches, schools have been bombed. These are places where people were taking......

Dr M S Swaminathan, who made India self-sufficient in food, passes away

M S Swaminathan, renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who bet on sustainable farming passed away in Chennai on Thursday. He was 98 and is survived by three......

Maneka Gandhi claims ISKCON sells cows to butchers; temple body hits back

A video of Bharatiya Janata Party MP Maneka Gandhi has gone viral in which she could be heard charging that the ISKCON is the "biggest cheat in the country which sells cows from its gaushalas......

Why China Issued Stapled Visas To Arunachal Athletes

The Chinese inference is that if the Chinese visa is embossed on an Indian passport, held by Indian citizens from Arunachal Pradesh, it may be tantamount to recognising Indian sovereignty over......

Consumption story gets a facelift as rural demand shows promise

Consumer goods firms and auto companies are witnessing an upturn in rural demand, which had been lagging for most of FY24. Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/Reuters Expectations of a bumper rabi crop......

FMCG cos to face volume pressure in Q4

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies anticipate sustained volume pressures in the January-March quarter (Q4) coupled with sluggish rural growth during the period. Photograph: Pawan......

Avenue Supermarts regains Rs 3-trillion m-cap; stock zooms 23% in 1 month

Shares of Avenue Supermarts, which owns and operates the DMart stores, hit a two-year high of Rs 4,710.15 as they surged nearly 6 per cent on the BSE in Thursday’s (April 4) intraday trade......

Growth slowdown, valuations near-term hurdles for DMart

Discount retailer DMart (Avenue Supermarts) hit its highest levels in a year and a half last week and is up over 11 per cent in the last one month. The company depends on low operating costs to......

Why valuation of FMCG sector is likely to be attractive

The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector has underperformed the Nifty over the past year as its 20 per cent return is trumped by 29 per cent of the benchmark index. The FMCG index saw a 2.2 per......

Bollywood's Cool Summer Style Tips

Whether off to a wedding, a holiday or a date, get inspired by our glamorous ladies this summer! Namrata Thakker compiles some interesting fashion tips from the stars. Photograph: Kind......

Like Richa's Classy Maternity Fashion? VOTE!

Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal, who wed in 2022, are set to embrace parenthood for the first time. In January, the couple announced the good news on social media. Since then, Richa's maternity style......

Family Star Review: Vijay Devarkonda Can't Save This Romance

There is only so much that Vijay Deverakonda is allowed to work on from a clueless script that bounces from one wrong choice to another, observes Arjun Menon. Vijay Deverakonda joined hands with......

The Goat Life Review: Prithviraj Is Terrific In Blessy's Survival Epic

Aadujeevitham marks a new direction for Malayalam cinema, where ambition meets resources and the right people, all in favour of stories that deserve to be told on the biggest stage of them all,......

Janhvi, Tabu, Samantha Made March Sizzle

March was high on fashion, thanks to our glamorous ladies, who didn't shy away from making bold and beautiful style statements. While some stuck to the classics, others went all out to raise the......

1st Test: The Players Who Disappointed

In a devastating Boxing Day Test at SuperSport Park, India experienced one of its most humbling overseas defeats in recent memory, succumbing to an innings and 32-run loss in less than three days.......

Why Is Rishi Hanging Out With These Guys?

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited England's football training centre at St George's Park in Burton-on-Trent on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Seven years after awarding Euro-2024 to Germany,......

What's Rishi Sunak doing with Harry Kane?

IMAGES: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pose with an England football shirt, as he stands alongside England's striker Harry Kane, and England's manager Gareth Southgate. Photograph:......

Indian Wushu team devastated after visa issue blocks athletes from Hangzhou

IMAGE: Three wushu fighters from Arunachal Pradesh were issued stapled visas instead of stamped ones, India's foreign ministry said. India does not accept stapled visas as valid. Photograph: SAI......

Asian Games: Wushu athlete goes incommunicado

IMAGE: After being denied visa to travel to China for the Asian Games, Wushu athlete Mepung Lamgu has gone incommunicado. Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters Wushu athlete Mepung Lamgu has gone......

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