IAF receives first LCA twin-seater Tejas from HAL

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on Wednesday handed over the first LCA Tejas twin-seater aircraft to the Indian Air Force. IMAGE: Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, receives the......

5 Kanwariyas killed after their vehicle touches high-tension wire in UP

Five Kanwariya were electrocuted to death while five others were injured after the vehicle they were travelling in came in contact with an 11kv power live near a village in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut......

BJP member from Chennai Victoria Gowri among 13 appointed as addl judges

A total of 11 advocates and two judicial officers were on Monday appointed as additional judges in the high courts of Allahabad, Karnataka and Madras. IMAGE: A purported screenshot of Lekshmana......

Land subsidence old issue, no link with tunnel: NTPC

Noting that it is wrong to relate the land subsidence in Joshimath with the Tapovan Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project, a senior NTPC official has said that tunnel is being built under "a competent......

5 vital questions on India's credit

In a part one of a series, Rohit Lamba, Sutirtha Roy and Arvind Subramanian explain why the level of credit in India is consistently lower than the average value of low- and middle-income......

Refineries: Players seek clarity on custom duty

Players seek clarity on the under recoveries, removal of Basic custom duty on imported crude oil and corresponding reduction in customs duty on refinery products.Current statusThe refining capacity......

Redeployment of IRS officers to meet tax target

Crippled by an acute shortage of Indian Revenue Service officers at crucial posts in the Income Tax department during the tax collection season, the government has ordered that they be......

Refineries want crude, petro products under GST

Crude oil prices have again risen to $80 per barrel. Without revision in petrol, diesel, kerosene and LPG prices, the under recoveries of Oil Marketing Companies are rising significantly. Total......

Three movies you must watch!

Indira Kannan picks Made in Bangladesh, Greed, Moothon. IMAGE: A scene from Moothon.   The labels are a common sight on the racks of most fast fashion stores in the West -- Made in Sri Lanka,......

Raja Sen's Top 10 Hindi Films

And you won't guess which film tops Raja's list! And why. 2016 has been a year of makeshift marvel. You have seen my Best Actor and Best Actress selections, but this set of movies makes it clear......

Trip of the year

'If I was a neuroscientist, my prime exhibit would be the brain of filmmaker Abhishek Chaubey.''At a time when priapic sex comedies are ruling the roost in Bollywood, Udta Punjab is nothing less......

Raman Raghav 2.0: Bad cop, bad criminal

Raman Raghav 2.0 is unlikely to be remembered as one of Anurag Kashyap's finest movies, says Ranjita Ganesan. IMAGE: Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Raman Raghav 2.0. Iran's master film maker Abbas......

NZ legend Crowe battling cancer, determined to see World Cup

‘I didn't necessarily think I would get through to the end of 2014, but I am here’ Former New Zealand cricketer Martin Crowe walks out onto Eden Park in Auckland. Photograph: Hannah......

Modi files addl demands seeking recusal of Amin

Suspended Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi has made additional submissions seeking recusal of interim IPL chief Chirayu Amin and Arun Jaitley from the disciplinary committee......