Bengal outcome will have national repercussions

Never before in the history of the Republic has an election in the state mattered so much as it does now, observes Virendra Kapoor. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi at an election......

Rhea asks court to dismiss plea by Sushant's sisters

Rhea Chakraborty on Tuesday requested the Bombay high court to dismiss a petition filed by late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's two sisters to quash the FIR lodged against them for forging and......

Bureaucratic rejig: Health secy gets 3-month extension

Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan, who was due to superannuate this month-end, was on Sunday given a three-month extension in service as the Centre effected a major top-level bureaucratic......

PHOTOS: Indians across the world celebrate Independence Day

Soaked in patriotism, hundreds of Indians abroad on Tuesday marked the country's 71st Independence Day with the tricolour fluttering high and the national anthem reverberating at Indian missions......

Ban diesel four-wheelers in cities with 10 lakh population: Panel

India should by 2027 ban the use of diesel-powered four-wheelers in cities with over 10 lakh population and switch to electric and gas-fuelled vehicles, according to a report commissioned by the......

Surging prices threaten to spoil India's coming-of-age gas party

The government along with companies like Adani Total Gas, IOC and BPCL have billions of dollars riding on gas as demand for oil continues to drop, to be eventually replaced by gas, hydrogen and......

Who will be India's new oil regulator?

Former oil secretary Tarun Kapoor, present and former chairmen of ONGC and a former director of IOC, are among over a dozen people who have applied for the top job at the oil and gas regulator,......

How ONGC's project delay is bleeding India's forex reserves

At a time when crude oil and natural gas prices are sky-high, public sector behemoth ONGC's haphazard planning and mismanagement in developing showpiece deep-sea KG-D5 block is costing the nation......

10 Times We Loved Janhvi's Sari Game

When it comes to fashion, Janhvi Kapoor would agree that it's all in the family! Like her cousin Sonam Kapoor, Janhvi knows just how to make a style statement. As Janhvi celebrates her 27th......

What Rakul-Jackky Wore To Their Wedding

Photograph: Kind courtesy Rakul Singh/Instagram Rakul Singh and Jackky Bhagnani tied the knot in a dreamy wedding ceremony in Goa on February 21. Rakul donned a beautiful Tarun Tahiliani......

Kareena Performs, Ranbir-Alia Kiss

The 69th Filmfare Awards, held in Gandhinagar, on Sunday, January 28, 2024, saw cute moments on stage and on the red carpet. Photograph: Kind courtesy Neetu Kapoor/Instagram Ranbir Kapoor and Alia......

Guess Who Inspires Sonam's Style?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sonam Kapoor/Instagram Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, who never fails to impress us with her sartorial choices and impeccable sense of styling, credits mum Sunita Kapoor for......

Twenty new athletes added to 2024 Games' TOPS list

IMAGE: India weightlifter Mirabai Chanu in action during the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty Images As many as 20 new sportspersons were on Monday added to the list of Target......

World Championships: Saina, Srikanth cruise into Round 2

IMAGE: India's Kidambi Srikanth. Photograph: Scanpix Denmark/Claus Fisker via Reuters/Files Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth notched up comfortable victories over their......

Sports Shorts: India shuttlers win big at Ukraine international

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday   IMAGE: K Nandagopal and Mahima Aggarwal combined to win the mixed doubles event at the Kharkiv International badminton......