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TTV Dhinakaran rejoins NDA, is welcomed back by Palaniswami

TTV Natarajan hitches his Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam to the NDA bandwagon in Tamil Nadu once again, calls for return of Jayalalithaa's rule in the state. Ahead of the keenly anticipated Tamil......

Trump snubs Macron's G7 call amid trade bazooka threat

United States President Donald Trump has brushed aside French President Emmanuel Macron's call for an emergency G7 meeting amid escalating tensions over Washington, DC's push to acquire Greenland,......

Cook spitting on dough video goes viral, arrested with eatery owner

Arrests follow police complaint lodged by priest of the local Shiv Mandir. Key Points Another cook arrested on January 8 for spitting on rotis In March 2025 a religious worker was arrested for......

Raj Thackeray's MNS offers support to Sena-BJP in KDMC

A new political equation has taken shape in the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra's Thane with the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena offering support to the Eknath......

Army's Steel, Skill, Speed On Display

The Armoured Corps Centre and School and Mechanised Infantry Centre and School traces its lineage back more than two centuries, evolving from early cavalry regiments into a modern force comprising......

New Labour Codes Will Hit MSMEs Harder, Say HR Firms

For MSMEs the transition could mean higher wage bills and tougher compliance -- unless strong handholding follows reports Auhona Mukherjee. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Higher compliance costs......

India second-most preferred investment destination for CEOs: PwC survey

Indian CEOs are significantly more optimistic about the country’s economic growth than their international peers. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh Key Points 57 per cent of Indian CEOs are confident......

Ficci manufacturing index at all-time high in Q3

Respondents mentioned global and geopolitical factors such as tariffs, trade restrictions, and economic uncertainty along with operational issues like labour availability, raw material shortages,......

RBI deputy governor flags cyber risk over volume of personal data with FIs

The increasing use of models, algorithms, and code across the financial industry is reshaping how outcomes are generated. However, their limitations, such as explainability, embedded bias, and......

Skoda Kushaq 2026 Facelift Adds Features, Upgrades Gearbox To Face Competition

The Skoda Kushaq steps into the limelight with the latest facelift. Somnath Chatterjee checks it out. IMAGE: The new Skoda Kushaq. All photographs: Somnath Chatterjee What Skoda Kushaq facelift......

Here's What Rimi Sen Is Doing These Days

Rimi Sen: 'Even today, Salman Khan or Shah Rukh Khan rule Bollywood but the heroines who started with them are now doing supporting roles, playing sisters or even mothers. A woman's lifespan in the......

The Top 25 Pan India Films In 25 Years

The first 25 years in this century has seen some amazing films and many blockbusters. This is also the time when South Indian films started doing well, commercially and critically, on a pan-India......

Nushrratt-Shahid Watch Marty Supreme

Film folk stepped out to watch Timothee Chalamet in Marty Supreme at a special screening in Mumbai. The Hollywood actor recently won the Best Actor award at the Golden Globes, and is expected to......

Unscramble Kiara In The Toxic Jigsaw Puzzle

Kiara Advani looks anything but Toxic in her first poster from Geetu Mohandas' upcoming film, starring Yash. This hot mama promises to give you a 'Fairy Tale For The Grown Ups' in the big March......

What Priyanka Chopra Was Doing In 2016

Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram More and more celebs are rewinding time and posting memories from 2016 on social media. That was certainly an interesting year, going by the......

ICC signals replacement if Bangladesh skip T20 WC in India

The T20 World Cup begins on February 7, and for now, all the focus is on Bangladesh -- will they or won’t they participate? The ICC has warned the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) that Bangladesh......

KKR get new fielding coach ahead of IPL 2026

IMAGE: Dishant Yagnik, a former wicketkeeper-batter, has played 25 IPL games between 2011 and 2014. Photograph: KKR/X Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday appointed former......

Rohit reflects on missing T20 World Cup, tough selection calls

'When you miss a World Cup, the reality really sinks in. That's when you realise you're not going to be part of it. However, I will be somewhere in the stadium. It won't be the same, but it will be......

'Don't be surprised if Shubman Gill ...'

‘Don’t be surprised if he not only comes back into the team, but he also takes over the captaincy’ IMAGE: Shubman Gill was the most high-profile absentee when the national selectors named a......

Tata Steel Masters: Praggnanandhaa holds Gukesh

IMAGE: Indian GMs D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw in the fourth round of the the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk Aan Zee, the Netherlands, on Wednesday. Photograph: Tata Steel Chess......

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