Intense summer heat to add to election fever, warns IMD

India is likely to experience extreme heat during the April to June period with central and western peninsular parts facing the worst impact, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday as......

Babri, economic reforms, scams: Rao's action-packed 5-year term as PM

Polyglot, statesman and scholar, the inscrutable PV Narasimha Rao was often referred to as the Chanakya of Indian politics, the prime minister known for initiating far-reaching economic reforms and......

Centre empowers states, UTs to ban SIMI under UAPA

The Centre on Monday gave powers to all states and Union Territories to declare the terrorist group Students Islamic Movement of India a banned organisation under the anti-terror law Unlawful......

Govt extends ban on terror group SIMI for 5 years

The Centre on Monday extended the ban on terrorist group Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) for five years for its involvement in fomenting terrorism and disturbing peace and communal......

Private, state ports' growth outpaces central counterparts till Q3 FY24

India’s private and state government-owned ports (non-major ports) continued to grow faster than those owned by the Centre (major ports) through the first three quarters of 2023-24 (FY24),......

'We are not going back to licence raj'

'I'm pitching India for the strengths we offer, including the English language, engineers, doctors, nurses, professionals, innovative talent of startups.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala......

It's clear, regulatory woes can't kill online gaming in India

With the rise of online gaming, more so post-Covid, newer games and genres have appeared in the business and $794 mn investments have already been pumped into the Indian gaming industry in 2021,......

When will EC ban loan waiver poll promises?

Every political party loves to use the bait of loan waiver to woo the electorate.If their hearts bleed for the poor, they can always use the party funds to pay off the lenders, suggests Tamal......

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......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

Shot putter Karanveer fails dope test; out of Asian Championships

IMAGE: Karanveer Singh will be pulled out of the Indian team for the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok starting next week. Photograph: Karanveer Singh/Instagram Shot putter Karanveer Singh......

Ranji: Himachal squander wickets as Bengal near win

A summary of all the action from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday. IMAGE: Gujarat's Siddharth Desai claimed a superb six-wicket haul to have Jammu & Kashmir trail by 89 runs.......

AIFF Polls: Kalyan ahead of Bhutia as football body set to get its first 'Player President'

Photograph: Kalyan Chaubey/Twitter Winds of change were blowing over the All India Football Federation on the eve of its polls as the sports body braced up to elect a former player as its......

AIFF Elections: Returning Officer finds all 20 nomination papers in order after scrutiny

IMAGE: Elections are to be held for the posts of one president, one vice president, one treasurer and 14 executive committee members. Six former players -- four male and two women -- will be......

Kerala HC notice to Kohli for promoting online gambling

IMAGE: India cricket captain Virat Kohli. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Virat Kohli/Instagram The Kerala High Court on Wednesday issued notice to India cricket captain Virat Kohli and the state......