Under a third of the target for power generating capacity in 2008-09 was met. What's worse is that just better management could have fixed things, says Mahesh Vyas.
Kolkata Knight Riders' batter Venkatesh Iyer has defended Nitish Rana's decision to bowl the first over against Rajasthan Royals after the skipper ended up conceding 26 runs.
We bring you a collection of some of the odd moments from around the world.
Ghoomer is an efficient crowd-pleaser that puts a lump in the throat, a tear in the eyes, and a smile on the face, all at the same time, applauds Mayur Sanap.
These photos prove we live in an odd, odd world!
Kajol gets ready for her OTT Debut, The Trial: Pyaar, Kaanoon, Dhokha.
With a solid Vijay Varma at its centre, Kaalkoot is a riveting watch, raves Mayur Sanap.
Between its cryptic, confused politics and lacklustre film-making, Lost is a germ of an idea waiting to be found, notes Sukanya Verma.
Great players have the knack of conquering the odds, and on Sunday Kohli crossed a major hurdle with the fighting spirit of a champion.
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India captain Rohit Sharma on Friday said his team was not brave and lacked application in the third Test against Australia in Indore.
'We are called artists, just like the film people and dancers and actors. But there's a very little value to what we do as artists.'
A messy masala about an antihero bolstered by tons of whimsy, controversy and high drama, Khalnayak's hype is stuff of history. Sukanya Verma celebrates 30 years of this blockbuster.
Gill, playing his 12th Test, and Chesteshwar Pujara (102 not out off 130) powered India to 258 for 2 declared, setting Bangladesh a daunting victory target of 513.
New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell believes Mitchell Santner is one of the world's best spinners in white-ball cricket after the left-arm tweaker's impressive outing against India in the series opener in Ranchi on Friday.
'Batting? Captaincy? Playing the guitar? No problem, just call Kane Mama', Sunrisers Hyderabad captioned the video.
IMAGES from the IPL match played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings in Kolkata on Monday.
10 odd images from the world
When he stood to speak for the princes, he surprised the British when he declared, 'The breeze is blowing from east to west. It will uproot and blow off the British. It is my earnest request to my British friends to now quit India respectfully'.
'My adrenalin kicked in and the happiness returned! It was time to go in for the kill again.' IAF Veterans Group Captain Dilip Kumar Dass tells Air Commodore Nitin Sathe about how the IAF decimated tanks in the famous Battle of Longewala.
Hunter Tootega Nahi, Todega is bizarre, unintentionally funny, discovers Deepa Gahlot.
The film Control is about Ravindra Kantole, aka Beer Man.
Everything Everywhere All forgets to tell a coherent story, complains Mayur Sanap.
19 per cent of all travel in India (by bus, train or air) was pilgrimage or religious travel (possibly the single largest after business and family-related travel), discovers Ambi Parameswaran.
Indrani is in a buoyant and energetic frame of mind these days -- in a full-on Mood Positive. She has a tell-all book titled Unbroken out, that she terms as an 'eet ka jawab kalam se' and appears in media interviews all over the place, when she is not kick-boxing, doing yoga, or travelling, visiting temples, or floating in shikaras on Srinagar's Dal Lake.
The tributes to Fr Stan by his associates and his co-accused (which were read out) provided a clue to why his death continues to touch so many.
For a team in its debut season with a rookie captain, Gujarat Titans have exceeded all expectation this season.
Anthology movies are a strange beast. They can be as monotonous and harmless as munching away a bumper bag of chips -- you eat one, you have to finish the rest. Or they can be like discovering a rare treasure marked by profound insight and offbeat experiences, observes Sukanya Verma.
Each disaster has the same message: Learn to respect the mountains before you build tunnels, roads, and houses, notes Sunita Narain.
Twelve days of movie madness and 36 films later, Aseem Chhabra lists his top 10 favourite films from this year's Cannes Film Festival.
These images from across the globe tell that it is a crazy world out there!
DD Freedish is the 'largest TV platform in India', going to 58 million homes, featuring 70-odd private channels. DD Freedish reaches about 278 million people, and is easily among the top five TV platforms in the world.
Choudhary's four strikes at crucial intervals put the brakes on the SRH scoring. The first two wickets changed the momentum of the game in CSK's favour.
The inaugural Sangamam turned out to be a political Hindutva function than a gathering on the Hindu religion, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
'When you don't score runs in India, obviously you will get flak. KL Rahul hasn't been the only one'
Vadh is watchable because of its terrific cast, notes Mayur Sanap.
'The number of films released in cinemas in 2022 was closer to 1,200. It could cross 1,500 in 2023, since nearly all big stars in Hindi and regional languages have films lined up this year.'
Here's this week of photos that prove we live in a mad world.
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