Regions with real 'vikas' are beyond BJP's reach: Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday dismissed the Bharatiya Janata Party's claim of a strong performance in south India in the Lok Sabha polls as a product of its "propaganda mill",......

India's Untold Nepal Stories

In 2017, a retired R&AW officer conveyed that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was keen to get monarchy restored in Nepal and suggested that I support these efforts. A fascinating......

Copper-resveratrol can't treat cancer, but can reduce toxicity: Tata hospital

A research by the Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai has shown that a combination of copper and resveratrol can reduce the toxicity of treatments like chemotherapy, but it is not a substitute for the......

46 killed in massive fire at shopping mall in Dhaka

A massive fire that ripped through a seven-storey shopping mall in Dhaka overnight killed at least 46 people and injured 22 others, the government said on Friday, in one of the worst infernos to......

Can Flipkart taste success in quick commerce space?

Eight years ago, Flipkart started a new service called Nearby to deliver fruit, vegetable, soap, and other everyday items from supermarkets to customers within an hour of receiving the order.......

In non-cigarettes push, how ITC built more than 25 FMCG mother brands

A young couple sharing a laugh — in the living room over a Polish joke book, on the beach, in the rain — with the tagline, “Made for each other”, hung from billboards at......

'Our Aim Is Housing Finance's Siginficant Role In Economic Growth'

'We are working with a few housing finance companies to drive affordable lending because that's where we believe our sweet spot is.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Indian Mortgage......

Byju's growing slowly but sustainably; it's close to profitability: CEO

Edtech major Byju's is growing slowly but sustainably and is close to achieving profitability at the group level, the company's CEO Byju Raveendran said on Thursday. Photograph: Kind courtesy,......

Trisha Says Cheers!

Riya takes a break in Colombo... Alaya binges on Thai food... Aahana enjoys a magical monsoon... Photograph: Kind courtesy Trisha Krishnan/Instagram Trisha Krishnan enjoys a drink in Sweden.......

Oppenheimer: Film-Making At Its Exhilarating Best

The narrative is faithful to the source, American Prometheus, but what makes it absolutely spell-binding is Christopher Nolan's technique, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Cillian Murphy as J......

Adipurush Review: Why Mess With An Epic?

Cherry blossoms in Sri Lanka, Hanuman speaking Bombaiya, the mythical Sone Ki Lanka looking darkly Gothic, Raavan looking like a Bollywood dude... this is not modernisation. This is a travesty,......

Shaakuntalam Review: Too Much CGI

The love story of Shakuntala and Dushyant is so familiar, from textbooks, comics, stage and screen versions, that it has become part of our cultural DNA.If a film-maker thinks he can make it his......

World Cup 2023: 7 Memorable Moments

IMAGE: Virat Kohli's 50th ton: One of the most memorable knocks of World Cup 2023. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters   It just wasn't meant to be! Australia once again proved they have the......

How Dravid tackles criticism and unwinds

Rahul Dravid's ability to soak in pressure contributed in India's bull run in World Cup IMAGE: India Head Coach Rahul Dravid with captain Rohit Sharma. Photograph: BCCI/X Few days before the......

'Kohli has changed Indian cricket's DNA'

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Sudarsan Pattnaik/X India's head coach, Rahul Dravid, showered praise on the iconic Indian cricketer, Virat Kohli, who celebrates his 35th birthday on Sunday, as India......

WC PHOTOS: All-round Australia outclass Pakistan

IMAGE: David Warner celebrates his century against Pakistan on Friday. Photograph: cricket.com.au/X Australia beat Pakistan by 62 runs in a high-scoring World Cup group game on Friday to get their......

World Cup: Australia, Pakistan need to regain batting, bowling mojo

IMAGE: Five-times champion Australia will hope to pick up their second win when they take on Pakistan. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Australia's cricketing DNA is constructed by......