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Shivraj Patil cremated with state honours

The last rites of veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Shivraj Patil were performed with full state honours in his home district, Latur, in Maharashtra on Saturday, with many top......

Fog envelopes northern states; cold wave grips Delhi, red alert in UP

As the year draws to a close, mercury hovered around its wintry lows and normal life was affected across northern states due to foggy conditions, with red alert warning issued in Uttar Pradesh on......

Open Chest Clinics: Govt Tells States, UTs

The clinics are expected to operate for at least two hours daily, particularly between September and March -- the period when air pollution levels are typically high. IMAGE: Kartavya Path in New......

'SC Opinion Takes Away A Degree Of Power From States'

'It makes law-making on the part of the state governments much more difficult and throws up bottlenecks as governors are not acting on bills.' IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, right, with......

'G-RAM-G Is A Work Guarantee Without Any Guarantee'

'A work guarantee that can be switched off at will is no guarantee at all.' IMAGE: TMC MPs protest over the MGNREGA issue outside Parliament, December 19, 2025. All photographs: ANI Photo The......

Gold most stable asset during geopolitical tensions: RBI staff study

Gold has emerged as the most stable asset during episodes of geopolitical stress, and crude oil has been more sensitive than others when it comes to regional conflicts and sanctions, according to a......

RBI to infuse Rs 3 trn liquidity via OMOs, buy-sell swap after rupee defence

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday announced a fresh round of liquidity measures through open-market operations (OMOs) and a foreign exchange buy-sell swap, under which it will inject close......

How RBI Governor Fared In The First Year

Sanjay Malhotra has made structural changes to banking regulation to bring down costs and increase efficiency. Plus, he kicked off a benign interest regime. But there are challenges ahead. IMAGE:......

New GDP series to improve informal sector estimates

India’s new national accounts will leverage new data sources and surveys to enhance the measurement of the country’s informal economy, and introduce double deflation methods across sectors,......

Economy growing at robust pace, banking sector remains sound: RBI report

The Indian economy is growing at a robust pace, driven by strong domestic demand, low inflation, and the healthy balance sheets of banks, said a Reserve Bank report released on Wednesday.......

Why Dhurandhar Is Unsettling

Dhurandhar does not ask audiences to cheer blindly, notes Kumar Abhishek. It asks them to see how power operates in grey zones, and at moral cost. IMAGE: Ranveer Singh in Dhurandhar. Cinema has......

2025's Top 10 Female Performances On OTT

Actresses got to play interesting, non-cliched parts in OTT's releases of 2025. Deepa Gahlot picks the 10 best female performances of the year. Tillotama Shome, Paatal Lok 2Where to watch:......

The Blasphemous Idea Dhurandhar Promotes

Dhurandhar's most dangerous idea is that Director Aditya Dhar envisions an Indian State run by a deep state -- an intelligence machinery not accountable to Parliament, courts, or voters, observes......

Barbados-born Bethell earns maiden ECB central contract

IMAGE: Jacob Bethell, who has also appeared in 18 ODIs and 20 T20 Internationals, is among the top 14. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters Four-Test-old all-rounder Jacob Bethell was awarded his......

Bindra report exposes flaws in India's sports administration

'Neither SAI nor state departments have a dedicated sports administration service. Instead, roles are filled by generalist civil servants or contractual staff, often lacking sector-specific......

The Retirements That Shook Indian Cricket in 2025

2025 will go down as one of the most unsettling chapters in Indian cricket -- not merely because of who retired, but because of how and when it happened. This was not a season of ceremonial......

Security breach, crowd chaos mar Messi's Kolkata visit

Fresh details from eyewitness accounts, videos and photographs circulating on social media and television channels point to a serious security breach and lapses in crowd management during Argentine......

From SKY to Rinku: How India Built Their T20 WC Team

As India gear up for the T20 World Cup at home, the selectors have backed a squad built on impact, and versatility. PTI takes a look at the profile the players entrusted with India's campaign at......