Swami Prasad Maurya quits Samajwadi Party, resigns as MLC

A week after tendering his resignation from the post of Samajwadi Party national general secretary, Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday resigned from the party's primary membership and the Uttar Pradesh......

Is The Indian Republic Dead?

Will January 22 mark a point of no return for our Constitutional secularism? asks Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi arrives to lay the foundation stone for multiple......

Shinde's Maratha Reservation Dilemma

Any move to appease the Marathas will boomerang.Eknath Shinde is a worried man with the agitation not having an easy solution, notes Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Maratha Reservation activist Manoj Jarange......

'My mum was worried I was going to be killed'

'They had been locked up for 17 days and the door was opened and they're like, 'We're not going on one of these stretcher things. We're out of here'!' 'Then someone says, 'They're all out!' 'They......

Mining an opportunity: Firm, transparent laws key to attract investments

Parliament has cleared the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023, recently. Photograph: Steve Marcus/Reuters The objective of the Act is to invite investments from......

'Adani affair overshadowed Budget's stability, prudence'

'That is the one headline the world is reading about India, and it is a potentially damaging story...''I don't think a panic mentality has set in, but this story is one that investors and market......

How BSNL can turn around its fortune post Rs 1.64-trn govt package

Just a few weeks ago, Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw did some tough talking with the senior managers of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, the ailing state-owned telecom service provider.......

Mukesh Ambani looks to repeat telecom feat in new energy

Reliance Industries Ltd, whose offering of rock-bottom tariffs shook up the telecom industry, is looking to repeat the feat in the green energy business, where its billionaire chairman Mukesh......

25 Years Of Bollywood-Style PYAAR-FYAAR!

1997: A fast and furious year for Bollywood. Superstar Sridevi married producer Boney Kapoor and gave birth to her firstborn Janhvi. Shah Rukh Khan turned daddy when wife Gauri delivered Aryan.......

Dasvi Review

Abhishek packs a punch and Nimrat is deliciously wicked, but Dasvi falls short of being the razor-sharp satire it deeply aspires to be, observes Sukanya Verma. Abhishek Bachchan has found his......

The BEST International Films of 2021

2021 may go down in the history of world cinema as having produced the largest number of good quality films from across the world. What is remarkable is that practically all of these films were......

'I want to go all out with every film I make'

'People love watching good stories and as film-makers, it's on us to leave them with something they can take home.' IMAGE: Vaani Kapoor and Ayushmann Khurrana in Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui. Abhishek......

'Bazball' could cost England victory in India?

I worry England may become a team who do all the great work only to not win much: Michael Vaughan IMAGE: Since adopting the 'Bazball' approach, England have enjoyed a good run but the same......

Bumrah set to rock Ireland T20 series

Ireland T20Is: All eyes on Bumrah; India's Gen-Next stars ready to shine on international platform IMAGE: Head Coach Sitanshu Kotak, left, with Captain Jasprit Bumrah, Assistant Coach Sairaj......

PHOTOS: Pant, Shreyas put India in command on Day 2

Images from Day 2 of the second and final Test between India and Bangladesh in Mirpur, Dhaka, on Friday. Scorecard IMAGE: Rishabh Pant hits a boundary. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter Rishabh Pant......

France's predicted starting XI for World Cup Final

IMAGE: France players pose for a team group photo before the match. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Didier Deschamps is likely to keep his usual starting XI for France's World Cup final......

Is Joe Root England's rock or legit 'rock-star'?

IMAGE: England's Joe Root celebrates reaching his century against India in the fifth and final test match of the series. Photograph: Peter Jason Cairnduff/Reuters Joe Root is thriving......