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It will be...: Kharge on Amethi, Rae Bareli candidates

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said that the names of party candidates for the prestigious Amethi and Rae Bareli seats in Uttar Pradesh will be announced in a "few days". IMAGE:......

Mining baron Janardhana Reddy rejoins BJP ahead of LS polls

Former Karnataka Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy on Monday rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. IMAGE: Mining baron G Janardhana Reddy with Union......

Bengal child rights panel at Sandeshkhali to probe cruelty on infant

A six-member team of the West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Saturday visited Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district to ascertain complaints of child abuse in the......

'Maratha agitation was government-sponsored'

'After Manoj Jarange Patil began his long march towards Mumbai on January 20, he kept increasing his demands and the government meekly surrendered to him.' IMAGE: Maratha reservation activist......

Is The Congress Doomed?

The Congress needs to reorganise itself at the grassroots, infuse younger blood, and have more boots on the ground.Just offering freebies is not the answer anymore, argues Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: A......

India's oil import bill could swell to $101-$104 bn in FY25: ICRA

India's net oil import bill could widen to $101-104 billion in current fiscal from $96.1 billion in 2023-24 and any escalation in the Iran-Israel conflict could impart an upward pressure on the......

Sensex, Nifty hit record highs as HDFC, TCS rise

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded sharply to hit record fresh highs on Thursday, propped up by buying in IT, consumer durables and financial stocks amid expectations of a robust......

Mystery thickens in Zee fund diversion case amid reports of accounting hole

The mystery surrounding the alleged fund diversion from Zee Entertainment Enterprises (Zee) by founders Subhash Chandra and Punit Goenka has thickened with speculations of an amount multiple times......

IndusInd Bank drops 3% as analysts see limited near-term upside post Q3

Despite a largely stable December quarter, investors booked profit in shares of IndusInd Bank (IIB) as an increase in slippages took them by surprise. Analysts, on their part, believe investors......

A fourth of FPI inflows in 2023 went into primary markets, shows data

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) pumped in Rs 1.7 trillion into domestic stocks in 2023, one of the highest net inflows ever witnessed during a calendar year, of which 25 per cent went into the......

Aavesham: The Psycho As Self-Designated Guardian

Watching Aavesham is like sprinting through the whole history of our mass-masala movies and seeing it in a new light, notes Sreehari Nair.And this, incidentally, is the story of Fahadh Faasil's......

All India Rank Review: Tender Must Watch

All India Rank achieves a fine balance of authenticity and sensitivity in the fine portrayals of its young actors and old, points out Sukanya Verma. I first saw Varun Grover's All India Rank at......

Deepika Enjoys A Day In Bed

Amyra enjoys diamonds... Allu Arjun in Berlin... Arjun promotes Crakk... Photograph: Kind courtesy Deepika Padukone/Instagram Even as the world speculates if Deepika Padukone is pregnant, the......

Recognise These Bollywood A-Listers?

Shanaya ticks off her bucket list... Anjali-Nivin take their film to Rotterdam... Shehnaaz asks for some divine intervention... Photograph: Kind courtesy Tiger Shroff/Instagram While the girls are......

2023 At The Movies: A Double Take

It was a year of so many contradictions and contrasts that it became dangerous to talk about movies, people lost their heads discussing Friday releases, psychiatrists began dabbling in film......

Has Sanju Samson Booked His T20 WC Slot?

IMAGE: Dhruv Jurel and Sanju Samson put on an unbeaten 121 run stand to take the Rajasthan Royals to a comfortable seven wicket win over the Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday, April 27, 2024.......

PIX: Vennam leads India's gold haul at Archery World Cup

India also win men's, women's, team compound gold medals IMAGE: India's Jyothi Surekha Vennam won three gold medals -- individual, women's team and mixed team -- at the Archery World Cup Stage 1......

Asian U-20 Athletics: Deepanshu wins gold in javelin

IMAGE: Gold medallist Deepanshu Sharma, right, with team-mate Rohan Yadav, who won the silver medal, in the men's javelin at the 21st Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships. Photograph: SAI......

F1: Verstappen 'on another planet' with victory in China

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit on Sunday. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Triple World champion......

Paris Olympics: Panwar bags India's first quota in rowing

IMAGE: Army rower Balraj Panwar clocked 7:01.27 minutes to finish third in the 2000m men's single scull event at the 2024 World Asian and Oceanian Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regetta in......

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