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BJP's TN Gameplan: Knock AIADMK Out Of The Ring

The BJP game-plan: Take the top slot, or a close second, either for the 'Lotus' or the larger NDA, if it can and push the AIADMK to the third place, explains N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Bharatiya......

'I was scared to death for Baba's life'

'I don't know if he put up a front but he never let me feel his morale was down. He told me how he was tackling the problems he was facing, or if there was some way the lawyers could help, but he......

Uddhav defends 'patriot' use at INDIA rally speech in Mumbai

Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Uddhav Thackeray on Monday hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party for criticising him over his opening remarks while addressing the INDIA bloc rally in Mumbai......

'My 7 years in Anda cell were the most inhuman form of solitary confinement'

'When there was no crime committed, everything had to be fabricated.' 'They see it as a war, and everything is fair in love and war.' IMAGE: Prashant Rahi. Photograph: Kind courtesy Jyoti Punwani......

UNGA: India abstains on Pak's resolution against 'Islamophobia'

India abstained in the United Nations General Assembly on a draft resolution introduced by Pakistan and co-sponsored by China on Islamophobia, asserting that the prevalence of 'religiophobia'......

Future of digital payments in India

'The focus needs to shift towards the ability to collect payments, particularly in tier-3 to tier-4 areas where acceptance is still lacking.' IMAGE: Cutlery vendor switches on Paytm at a roadside......

Is Technology Important In Banking?

'Just the amount of work which is there just to become more and more successful in banking.''For this to happen you need to have leaders who understand technology.' Illustration: Dominic......

Shaktikanta Das: RBI Governor Who Walks The Talk

'Das is friendly, but he finally does what he does. The quality of engagement is very good.' IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das addresses the media during a press conference......

Sensex sinks 617 points due to selling in metal, banking stocks

Stock market benchmark Sensex declined by 616.75 points on Monday, snapping its two-day gaining streak due to selling in metal and banking shares amid weak trends in the global markets.......

Factors that will drive the markets this week

In a data-packed week, the domestic macroeconomic figures -- industrial production and inflation numbers -- along with global trends would dictate trends in the equity market this week, analysts......

Lootere Review: No Jack Sparrow Here!

Lootere deserves points for originality and novelty, observes Deepa Gahlot. A few days ago, there was drama on the high seas when the Indian Navy rescued an Indian ship from pirates. Before the......

Why Aattam Is A Masterpiece

What follows is essentially a long scene set in a single location, and you watch in amazement as the scene grows into one of Indian cinema's funniest and most spectacular pieces of sustained......

Bastar: The Naxal Story Review: Bizarre

The Naxal movement has such a complex history that several books have been written to understand it. Bastar: The Naxal Story seeks to reduce it to bullet points and stereotypes, observes......

Big Girls Don't Cry Review: Watchable

Big Girls Don't Cry is too solemn to be fun and too timid to be truly bold, feels Deepa Gahlot. For the new generation, it is probably the Harry Potter books set in a boarding school that......

'I'm pretty thick-skinned now'

'I don't jump at everything that comes my way.''(But) To say that I have too many offers coming my way is also a lie.''I'm not one of those people who turn down scripts every day.' IMAGE: Neha......

IPL PIX: Venkatesh, Narine power KKR to comfortable win over RCB

Images from the IPL 2024 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders picked up their second......

Spain Masters: Sindhu goes down fighting, Sikki-Sumeeth enter semis

IMAGE: PV Sindhu crashed out in the quarterfinals of the Madrid Spain Masters. Photograph: Weixiang Lim/Reuters India's PV Sindhu fought her heart out before going down narrowly to Thailand's......

PIX: Dimitrov stuns Alcaraz to reach Miami Open semis

IMAGE: Grigor Dimitrov celebrates winning his quarter-final against Carloz Alcaraz at the Miami Open on Thursday. Photograph: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Carlos Alcaraz's hopes for a......

Sindhu advances to Madrid Masters quarters

Photograph: Kind courtesy BAI/X Star Indian shuttler P V Sindhu continued her impressive run at the Madrid Spain Masters, advancing to the quarterfinals with a comfortable straight-game win over......

MI Vs SRH: Who Batted Best?

Several batting records collapsed during the IPL 2024 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. While SRH amassed 277/3 for the highest total......

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