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Freebies, pre-poll guarantees galore as BJP, Congress woo MP voters

A fierce competition among parties to offer freebies and guarantees, a scramble for tribal, OBC, women votes and a touch of Hindutva -- all have combined to make the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls a......

'Sense of bitterness is with the entire Opposition'

'It's not that the Opposition has to search for common ground.''The government is handing the common ground to the Opposition.' IMAGE: Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya......

ISRO's SSLV succeeds in 2nd attempt, launches 3 satellites

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday tasted maiden success in the small satellite launch vehicle segment, with its SSLV D2 rocket injecting three satellites into an intended......

Bill to collect biological info of convicts introduced in LS

The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill that seeks to authorise police to take measurements of convicts and other persons for purposes of identification and investigation of criminal matters......

This 102-carat diamond could become most expensive jewel

An exceptionally rare 102.39-carat diamond may become one of the most expensive stones ever to sell at auction when it goes under the hammer in Hong Kong in October. IMAGE: An employee of......

BFSI sector valuation discount at new high

Companies in the banking, finance sector and insurance (BFSI) sector have underperformed on the bourses despite leading the earnings growth charts in the post-pandemic period. Illustration: Uttam......

Domestic pharma market grew by 6.8% in 2023

The Indian pharmaceutical market (IPM) grew 6.8 per cent to touch a turnover of ~1.93 trillion in calendar year 2023, despite volumes going down marginally by 0.9 per cent. Photograph: Amit......

iPhone 13 to go on sale in India from September 24

The wait for the new iPhone is over as the tech giant Apple officially launched its latest line-up of iPhones -- iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max on September 14.......

A refrigerator that connects to the Internet!

Samsung's Krystle Richcreek demonstrates a prototype Internet-enabled refrigerator with a 10.2 inch screen during the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The......

US fund puts Rs 2,000 crore in RIL

At a time foreign institutional investors are supposed to be keeping away from the Indian market, the Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries has got a Rs 2,000 crore (Rs 20 billion)......

The Strangest Things Amitabh Bachchan Has Done

The towering legend. The embodiment of stardom. The most idolised leading man of all times. Attractive descriptions mark Amitabh Bachchan's long and illustrious career, which is filled with......

Big B to play oldest man in the world

'Amitji's character wants to live to be 120,' 120 Not Out director Umesh Shukla tells Subhash K Jha. Umesh Shukla's 102 Not Out will feature Amitabh Bachchan as a 102-year-old man who wants to......

The Oldest Characters These Actors Have Played

Hrithik Roshan was just 32 when he played a grandfather-to-be in Krrish! Actors are often accused of not embracing their age. But there are occasions when they have essayed a character much......

U-19 Tri-Series: Trivedi steers India B home vs Afghanistan

IMAGE: Vedant Trivedi rescued India B with a timely 83 against Afghanistan in the U-19 Tri-Series, in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Vedant Trivedi/Instagram Vedant Trivedi......

Australia fined for slow over-rate

IMAGE: Australia captain Alyssa Healy pled guilty to the offence. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters The Australian women's cricket team was on Friday fined 10 per cent of its match fee for......

Mandhana slams ton as India women thrash Australia

IMAGE: Smriti Mandhana's century powered India to their highest-ever total of 292 in ODIs. Photograph: BCCI Women/X Smriti Mandhana smashed the second-fastest ODI century by an Indian woman as the......

Ajaya Babu, Bedabrat lift record weight enroute gold

IMAGE: In the junior men's 79kg, Bharali registered record lifts across snatch, clean and jerk and total to clinch gold with 326kg with record performances in all three. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Shooters Arya-Arjun shock Olympic champions to win World Cup gold

IMAGE: Arya Borse and Arjun Babuta celebrate after winning the gold medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the ISSF World Cup in Munich on Saturday. Photographs: International Shooting......