Mandaviya expected to win maiden poll in Porbandar despite issues

This is Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya's maiden Lok Sabha election, but political experts and voters feel he can easily win Porbandar seat in his home state Gujarat, despite the electorate......

Meet Gopi Thotakura, India's 1st space tourist

Gopi Thotakura, an entrepreneur and a pilot, is set to become the first Indian to venture into space as a tourist on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin's NS-25 mission. IMAGE: Gopi Thotakura.......

'Surge in deaths among Indian students alarming, suspicious'

A prominent Indian diaspora body has urged various agencies of the US government, universities and student associations to work towards addressing the spike in the deaths of Indian-origin students......

MSP, hiking 50% quota, VVPAT, no Agnipath: Congress rolls out manifesto

Right to apprenticeship, legal guarantee for MSP, passing a constitutional amendment to raise the 50 per cent cap on reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs, a nation-wide caste census and scrapping of......

India's richest 1% holds 40% wealth, says study

Inequality in India has skyrocketed since early 2000s, with the income and wealth share of top 1 per cent population rising to 22.6 per cent and 40.1 per cent, respectively, in 2022-23, according......

Longer working hours & low earnings: How India's gig workforce fares

Long working hours, earnings that fall short of meeting household expenses, arbitrary deactivation and blocking of identity (ID) by platforms, and high physical and mental stress are among the......

Sitharaman expects India to become a developed nation by 2047

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the government is close to reaching saturation in implementing social sector schemes designed to provide basic necessities to the poor. Image:......

What Does Ranjan Pai's Re-Entry Mean For Byju's?

'Considering Ranjan Pai is putting his own personal money in Byju's, stakeholders in the company can look forward to more governance and transparency.' Ranjan Pai. Illustration: Dominic......

The '90s Bollywood Heroines Are Back!

Back in the 1990s, a deluge of fresh talent hit silver screen. Raw, ravishing and raring to go, they slowly but steadily made a place for themselves beyond the realm of song and dance. For some,......

'Main kya tumhe villain lagti hu?'

'Vishal told me he envisioned me while writing (the script), but I was not well.''He called me and said, 'Navnindraji, hum aap ka dhyaan rakhenge set par.''That's how I got on board, and they......

'We Will Bring The Oscar'

'Ours is a disaster movie with no big stars, songs or commercial ingredients.''Yet, it is Malayalam cinema's highest grosser.' IMAGE: Director Jude Anthany Joseph and Tovino Thomas, left, on the......

'I am not very intimidated by stars'

'... because we are all characters.' IMAGE: Aseem Hattangady, seated centre, with Jisshu Sengupta to his right and Shyam Kishore to his left, and Shruti Bisht and Sujani Juneja standing, in Suparn......

How 'Guru Gary' is using cricket to keep slum kids away from drugs

Photograph: Andrew Couldridge Livepic via Reuters Notorious for drugs and crime and afflicted by large-scale poverty, the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town is better known for being one of the......

Khawaja slams ICC again; denied 'dove of peace' on bat

Usman Khawaja accuses ICC of double standards over Gaza support IMAGE: The ICC Code of Conduct forbids players wearing, displaying or conveying messages through arm bands or other items on......

Link found between heading and cognitive impairment?

IMAGE: In this file photo, Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo scores off a header. Repetitive heading may increase risk of cognitive impairment in later life, shows FA studyPhotograph: Massimo......