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Committed mistake twice, will never leave NDA again: Nitish to Shah

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar assured Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday that he would "never again" ditch the Bharatiya Janata Party, having done so "twice by mistake". IMAGE: Union Home......

SpaceX's Starship rocket explodes, debris grounds flights

SpaceX launched the eighth test of its Starship rocket on Thursday, successfully conducting and completing the 'catch' of the Super Heavy booster. IMAGE: A formation is seen from SpaceX's......

One Month Of Trump: The World Is In Shock

The US is currently Earth's most powerful country and a certain latitude of understanding -- a world view -- is popularly expected from its leadership. From a country identified with freedom,......

'Handcuffed and humiliated': Cong on deportation of Indians

The Congress on Wednesday expressed sadness over 'pictures of Indians getting handcuffed and humiliated' while being deported from the United States and recalled that America had to express regret......

'We Were Handcuffed, Our Legs Were Chained'

'Prime Minister Modi should sit with Trump and find a solution to this issue.' A US military aircraft carrying 104 illegal immigrants hailing from various states landed in Amritsar on Wednesday,......

Smartphones ring loudest in exports

Smartphones, for the first time, emerged as India’s largest individual export commodity by value over 10 months of any financial year, during the April-January period of FY25, based on......

Guess which sector can actually gain from US tariff war?

A Rs 23,000-crore production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for electronic components may boost margins and enable a broader product mix. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

Gold jumps Rs 1,100 to all-time high of Rs 84,900 per 10g

Gold prices hit a fresh record high of Rs 84,900 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday, driven by robust domestic demand and strong global cues, according to the All India Sarafa......

2.56 Lakh Crore: Why FIIs Are Selling Indian Stocks

'Out of the 20 trading days in January up to January 28, FIIs have sold shares on 19 of those days.''A notable question arises: when has there historically been such intense FII withdrawal? This......

Samsung loses ground to Apple in premium smartphone mkt

Samsung is losing the race in India’s premium smartphone market as rival Apple continues to increase its dominance in the segment, driven by robust iPhone sales and festival season discounts.......

Why Dilip Kumar Never Sang In Mughal-e-Azam

'K Asifsaab was very definite that 'woh Hindustan ka honewala Badshah hai -- woh gana nahin gayega.' Dinesh Raheja recalls a memorable encounter with Naushad on the legendary composer's 19th death......

The Film That Made Amitabh THE Superstar

Though Zanjeer is credited as Amitabh's breakthrough film, it didn't immediately enthrone him.Rajesh Khanna countered with a huge hit in Daag that year.But Deewar upended audience's cinematic taste......

Matka Review: Bland :(

Varun Tej's committed performance somehow rescues Matka from being a pointless venture with stylish flourishes and interesting ideas, observes Arjun Menon. Releasing a few weeks after Lucky......

Manjummel Boys Review: Heartfelt Ode to Friendship

Manjummel Boys gets so many things right, applauds Arjun Menon. Manjummel Boys, the directorial outing from Chidambaram of Jaan E Man (2021) fame, is a self-contained friendship story, punched up......

Your OTT Date With Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise doing wild stunts. Jamie Foxx donning the hat of a legal eagle. A phone that transports you back in time. Prelude to Halloween. And much, much more. There's a crazy lot to watch on OTT......

14-YO sensation vs Bumrah! Will Suryavanshi stun MI again?

Rajasthan Royals will turn up against Mumbai Indians with renewed vigour as they aim to halt the five-time champions' surging momentum in the Indian Premier League in Jaipur on Thursday.......

Slot, Salah in record books as Liverpool lift EPL title

Key stats from Liverpool's season after they won their second Premier League title on Sunday and a record-equalling 20th English top-flight title... IMAGE: Mohammed Salah takes a selfie after beat......

IPL PIX: Jacks shines as dominant Mumbai hammer SRH

IMAGES from the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad played in Mumbai on Thursday SCORECARD IMAGE: Heinrich Klaasen of Sunrisers Hyderabad is bowled by Mumbai Indians'......

Gill the next best, big thing: Amla

IMAGE: World No 1 in ODIs, Shubman Gill has been in scorching form. Photograph: Satish Kumar/Reuters South Africa batting great Hashim Amla on Tuesday labelled India opener Shubman Gill, who has......

Double joy for Bumrah, Mandhana as they bag BCCI top honours

Earlier this week, the Indian duo had won ICC's top awards with Bumrah named ICC Cricketer of the Year. IMAGE: India's lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah was an inspiration with the ball last year and......