PIX: India celebrates Eid with prayers, feasting; 'Free Palestine' poster in UP

Dressed in traditional finery, Muslims across India offered prayers at mosques and eidgahs on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on Thursday, marking the end of the holy month of Ramzan. IMAGE: A drone......

EC ropes in retired IAS/IPS officers to ensure level playing field

The Election Commission on Tuesday appointed special observers for administrative, security and expenditure monitoring purposes in several states to ensure a level playing field during the upcoming......

Cong reshuffle: Priyanka replaced as UP in-charge, new role for Pilot

In a major organisational rejig ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress on Saturday appointed Avinash Pande the general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, replacing Priyanka Gandhi Vadra......

Chhattisgarh polls: Cong retains 25 MLAs in second list, fields 22 new faces

The ruling Congress' second list of 53 candidates for the next month's Chhattisgarh assembly elections, released on Wednesday, showed an attempt to strike a balance between old and new faces.......

US investor BlackRock slashes Byju's valuation by 95% to $1 billion

In November 2023, Netherlands-based tech investor Prosus NV marked down Byju's valuation to under $3 billion. Peerzada Abrar reports. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters BlackRock has again reduced......

Ambani charts succession plan; hands over telecom business to son Akash

In the first clear signs of a succession plan being charted out at India's most valuable company, billionaire Mukesh Ambani resigned from the board of his $217 billion group's telecom arm, Reliance......

Will the entry of PEs into banks lead to better governance?

In recent years, the conduct of a few private banks’ corner-room occupants and the role of their boards have come into sharper relief. Raghu Mohan reports. Illustration: Uttam......

After brisk Dec, hotels face biz loss as Omicron drives cancellations

Large-scale weddings and corporate events in Jan called off or postponed; banquet-driven hotel chains most impacted with some seeing cancellations running into lakhs in a single day. Shally Seth......

Meet The Style Icons Of Bollywood

The first ever Bollywood Hungama Style Icons awards were held in Mumbai on March 24, and our favourite glamour stars looked gorgeous as they walked down the purple carpet. Kriti Sanon holds her......

When Rekha Kissed Alia!

The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2023, held at Mumbai's Taj Land's End hotel, saw Bollywood and television stars in attendance. S S Rajamouli's RRR was a big winner of the......

Are You Ready For Samantha's Shaakuntalam?

The New Year brings with it a new slate of movie announcements.The stars update us: Photograph: Kind courtesy Samantha/Instagram After Yashoda, Samantha will be seen in Shaakuntalam,......

25 Deadliest Bollywood Dacoits

Beware of the Bollywood outlaw. With a striking black tilak marked on the forehead, bullet-loaded belt around the waist, a perennially furious gaze and a tone as threatening as that rifle in hand,......

Nikhil Chopra, Ratra in race for BCCI selector's job

IMAGE: Nikhil Chopra and Ajay Ratra. Photograph: X Former India spinner Nikhil Chopra, Delhi veteran Mithun Manhas and current junior selector Krishan Mohan are in the race to become a BCCI......

Ranji Trophy: Mohit Avasthi takes 7/52 as Mumbai crush Bengal

IMAGE: Mohit Avasthi put up a stellar show during Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy encounter against Bengal. Mohit Avasthi ran through the Bengal batting lineup, grabbing seven wickets for 52 runs as......

Olympic champs rally behind Anita Sheoran in WFI showdown

Final list of candidates for WFI elections announced, former wrestler Kartar in fray for VP post Former Indian wrestling great Kartar Singh is among five candidates in the fray for four......

Gifted quarter-miler Priya Mohan sets eyes on Asian Games medal

IMAGE: Training under Cuban coach Anier Garcia, Priya Mohan sets her eyes on the Asian Games medal. Photograph: Kind courtesy Instagram/Priya Mohan Back on the track after a hamstring injury, the......

Ranji: Bengal close in on innings win over Haryana

IMAGE: Delhi's Divij Mehra scalped two wickets off consecutive deliveries to dismiss Armaan Jaffer and Sarfaraz Khan. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter Pacer Akash Deep continued to shine with the......