'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......

Election 2024: The Big Fights In Kerala

Kerala's election discourse operates surreptitiously.Its explicit face focuses on important national and local issues. At the same time, it seeks to secure apt communal equations to ensure votes,......

'Rahul Gandhi should abandon his yatra'

'Rahul Gandhi should have prevented Nitish Kumar from going.''He must pacify Mamata Banerjee if he has a cause of Mohabbat Ki Dukaan.''He should bring this Mohabbat Ki Dukaan on the political......

Will India That Is Bharat Become Ram Rajya Now?

Will BJP campaigners start using the term 'Ram Rajya' to refer to the nation under Modi's rule, asks N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi at the pran pratishtha......

Wage provisions limit SBI Q2 net profit growth to 9%

The country's largest lender SBI on Saturday reported a 9.13 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 16,099.58 crore for the September quarter, weighed down by money it had to set aside for......

'FICCI is focusing on start-ups'

'For our traditional membership base, it would be an access to disruptive ideas,' FICCI President Subhrakant Panda tells Asit Mishra/Business Standard. FICCI President Subhrakant Panda.......

'We may be late to board the bus, but we have not missed the bus'

'India's manufacturing will take 10-15 years to catch up with China.' IMAGE: A textile factory in Andhra Pradesh. Photograph: Samuel Rajkumar/Reuters India's Manufacturing Moment - A Golden......

Who is George Soros? The man who criticised Narendra Modi

George Soros, who is in the eye of the storm over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Adani issue, is an Hungarian-born American financier, philanthropist, and activist whose......

My 5 Top OTT Films of 2023

There's been so much interesting content on OTT. Subhash K Jha picks his Best Original Feature Films on digital platforms. KhufiyaWhere to watch: Netflix Khufiya is many things at the same time.......

'How many of us really know our prime minister?'

'We think we know him because he's written about every day.''But how many of us know him as a person?' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi performs puja at the Ambaji temple in Banaskantha,......

Meet The Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan Cast

Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is Salman Khan's first solo release since 2019. And while he, leading lady Pooja Hegde and, of course, Venkatesh remain the reason audiences will flock to theatres, there......

Why Shooting Rani's Next Was Challenging

'Rani made it very clear when she signed the film that she would shoot only during her daughter's summer vacation so as not to disturb her role as a real life mother.' IMAGE: Rani Mukerji in Mrs......

Who Will Lead Their Teams to Glory?

IPL 2024 is here, and a fresh wave of leadership is set to take charge. From familiar faces to surprising picks, each team has entrusted a captain to steer them towards glory. From seasoned......

Why Is This Fine Talent Not Playing The IPL?

'I was confident that I would surely get into any of the IPL teams but I was not picked.' IMAGE: Tanush Kotian has emerged as one of Mumbai's key players in recent seasons across formats ever......

Bangladesh's Tamim out of World Cup with injury

IMAGE: A persistent back injury dashed Tamim Iqbal's hopes of playing in the World Cup. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Bangladesh will be without their most prolific one-day batter Tamim Iqbal at......

Mumbai City ready for Asian CL but focus on Saudi clubs

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronalddo's Al-Nassr kick off their Asian Champions League campaign against 2020 runners-up Persepolis. on Monday. Photograph: Stringer/Reuters Five times UEFA Champions League......

Chhetri to lead under-strength squad at Asian Games

  Veteran striker Sunil Chhetri was the only notable face in the 17-member Indian squad for the Hangzhou Asian Games as All India Football Federation (AIFF) finally managed to stich a......