EC issues notice over Modi's 'mangalsutra' speech

Taking cognisance for the first time of a model code violation complaint against a prime minister, the Election Commission on Thursday issued a notice to Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda......

EC notice to Rahul Gandhi for 'panauti', pickpocket remarks on Modi

The Election Commission issued a show-cause notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday for his panauti, 'pickpocket' and 'loan waiver for the super rich' jibes at Prime Minister Narendra......

Congress' Cricket Promise In MP

'The concept of an MP IPL team is the brainchild of Kamal Nath.''If the Congress government comes to power in the state, he will assemble an IPL team for MP with the assistance of his business......

NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy

Brand India's societal divisions and distortions have remained as much relevant in 'liberal' America and Europe as it still is in the structurally stratified Indian society of the 21st century,......

What PhonePe did differently from Paytm

'We went from zero to about 10 million users in three months. Paytm came out with the wallet play and we came out with the UPI play.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

What Led To Paytm's Big Fall

At the heart of Paytm's slide lies the abject failure of its Super App strategy, notes Indrajit Gupta. IMAGE: Vijay Shekhar Sharma. Photograph: ANI Photo For more than three weeks now, the......

ITC would increasingly try to go outside India: Sanjiv Puri

Sanjiv Puri, chairman and managing director of ITC, is looking to expand the conglomerate’s play outside India by taking “strategic positions” in markets close to home in the......

RBI Governor Wants Bankers To Be Like Dravid

The governor made it clear that the RBI is aware of what's happening and acts accordingly, but doesn't make a noise about that, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

Kajal's Swiss Break

Richa-Ali go to Sundance...Sidharth feels at home in Delhi... Harshvardhan leads a van life... Photograph: Kind courtesy Kajal A Kitchlu/Instagram Kajal A Kitchlu enjoys a cuppa in......

10 Times Deepika Gave Us Beach Body Goals

Every single time Deepika Padukone steps on the beach, she sets it on fire. Flaunting a scorching figure was never a problem for the hottie given her athletic background and modelling stint. Over......

30 RD Burman Gems You May Not Have Heard

Rahul Dev Burman made enough music to last a million lifetimes. As it happens in the case of every prolific artist, some of his work received more love than others. When one thinks of RD classics,......

Pandya hails Dhoni's behind-the-scenes role

CSK have a man behind stumps telling them what's working: Hardik Pandya pats MS Dhoni IMAGE: Both Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya and CSK skipper Rututaj Gaikwad gave MS Dhoni a huge......

'You'll see a lot of fast bowlers coming'

'Yes, there have not been any express fast bowlers that are coming from the MRF Pace Foundation that we used to have back in the years.' 'But that's not going to happen anymore. Now, in the next......

WI CEO slams ICC for sabotaging cricket in Caribbean

IMAGE: West Indies recorded their first win in 27 years on Australian soil. Photograph: ICC/X Cricket West Indies (CWI) CEO Jonny Grave slammed the International Cricket Council (ICC) for not......

'Jurel is an absolute match-winner' in the short format'

In 15 First Class matches, Dhruv Jurel, who represents Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket, has scored 790 runs, including a century and five fifties in 19 innings. His best score is 249. IMAGE:......

Brisbane International: New mother Osaka makes winning return

IMAGE: Naomi Osaka marked her return to elite tennis with a win. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka felt the nerves but looked solid on her return to......