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Efforts to weaken India's progress must be stopped: Justice Datta on EVM row

Supreme Court judge Dipankar Datta on Friday said there seems to be a concerted effort to discredit, diminish and weaken India's progress on every possible frontier and any such attempt has to be......

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

'Modi's Speech Is A Response To Congress Obsession With Vote Bank Politics'

'You want to distort the very fabric of Indian society because you are obsessed with vote bank politics.' IMAGE: Clearly tired after a punishing six weeks in blistering heat on the campaign trail,......

EC 'Super Super Cautious' About Modi

The first time the Election Commission has taken cognisance of a model code of conduct complaint against a sitting prime minister. IMAGE: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar along with......

Husband has no control over wife's 'stridhan': SC

A husband has no control over his wife's 'stridhan' (woman's property) and while he may use it during the time of his distress, he has a moral obligation to return it to his wife, the Supreme Court......

Consumption story gets a facelift as rural demand shows promise

Consumer goods firms and auto companies are witnessing an upturn in rural demand, which had been lagging for most of FY24. Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/Reuters Expectations of a bumper rabi crop......

'Will end year with a growth rate of over 30 per cent'

'In life insurance, it is about creating distribution capacity and solutions for customers. We are constantly working on that.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shriram Life Shriram Life Insurance......

Domestic PV sales soar to record high of 42 lakh units in FY24: SIAM

Passenger vehicle wholesales in India touched a record high of 42,18,746 units in the financial year 2023-24, registering a year-on-year growth of 8.4 per cent on the back of robust demand for......

The RBI Way Of Firefighting

Why is the RBI harsh on Paytm Payments Bank?Why did it give Rana Kapoor of Yes Bank Ltd such a long rope?Often, it's a long investigation process, but the RBI doesn't discuss this openly since that......

Why Hospital Stays Are Getting Shorter

'Every hospital now tracks length of stay closely.''More efficiency is brought into the system now.' Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: L......

Bollywood's Most Mesmerising Tawaif? VOTE!

Dazzling, dancing and decked to the hilt, courtesans in Hindi films are a breathtaking mix of shiny fantasy and flirtatious poetry to behold. Under those resplendent adas and thumkas though, often......

Yet Another Honour For Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award at a ceremony in Mumbai's Dinanath Mangeshkar Natyagrih. The event honoured Bachchan for his exceptional contribution to......

Political Movies Surge before Lok Sabha Polls

'Elections and audience interest in specific movies are often independent factors.' IMAGE: Randeep Hooda as Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Swatantrya Veer Savarkar. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Take The '80s Bollywood Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Like it is said in our compilation of 1980s landmark Hindi movies, it was a decade of extreme contrasts. 'If on one......

'My Life Was In Danger'

''I received many threatening calls and letters.''A fatwa was issued against me.' IMAGE: A young Salma Agha. Photograph: Kind courtesy Salma Agha/Instagram She became a household name in 1982,......

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