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Mamata, nephew call HC order on school jobs 'fixed', 'BJP ploy'

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday termed the cancellation of over 25,000 school jobs as 'gross injustice' and alleged that it was a ploy by the Bharatiya Janata Party to stop......

Caste Is Missing In Prohibition Debates

The point made by sociologist M N Srinivas, that it represented a Sanskritic act that was linked to caste, is never raised in Indian debates and the disapproval of drink is almost universal, notes......

Mumbai ex-mayor sent to 14-day jail for remarks against CM Shinde

The Mumbai police on Wednesday arrested Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader and former city mayor Datta Dalvi for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister......

Why Supreme Court Drags Feet On Important Matters

For the longest time, the court did not even hear important matters that the government did not want it to.Of late, it has begun to form benches. Meanwhile a lot of the damage has been done and......

America's largest Hindu temple inaugurated in New Jersey

BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, the largest Hindu temple in the United States spread over 185 acre, has been inaugurated in Robbinsville, with devotees underscoring the temple's message of unity,......

'Strong growth in electric vehicles has slowed down a bit'

'Now that all the early adopters have the electric car, governments are backing down in some countries because they do not have the money to subsidise so much.' Kindly note the image has only been......

GDP Numbers: Fragile, Handle With Care!

Even if no statistical jugglery is afoot, only to warn that the 'noise' in the numbers should be eliminated in order to hear the underlying music, without distortion, warns T N Ninan. IMAGE: A......

Will Tata Steel's global stride with new deal aid profitability?

It was August 2007. Tata Steel was turning 100. Jamshedpur, its hometown, had an air of celebration. Photograph: Andrew Yates/Reuters The line-up for the special event included the launch of Air......

Infy in $1.6 bn deal with telco Liberty Global

Information technology major Infosys and Liberty Global, a London-based telecom firm, signed a €1.5 billion (about $1.64 billion) deal for five years to evolve and scale up the telco's digital......

Indian can choose default search engine on Android phones: Google

After failing to get a court order to block an antitrust ruling, Google on Wednesday said it will allow users in India to choose default search engine on Android-based smartphones. Photograph:......

'One film out of X number of films works and...'

'...you start running after the star.''If the star says yes to the film, the ecosystem supports it.''The biggest cog in the wheel of the ecosystem is the audience and we forget that.' IMAGE:......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

You must watch these AMAZING movies!

The stars were there. For a small festival in its fourth year, the International Film Festivals and Awards Macao brings quite a few global film personalities to promote their films. French actress......

Audi to enter Formula One in 2026

IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Alia Bhatt at the launch of Audi's sports car R8 V10 in 2019. Audi has been in talks with the Swiss-based Sauber Group, whose team competes under the Alfa Romeo name,......

Will Formula E revive Indian motorsport?

IMAGE: The inaugural Formula E race in Hyderabad is scheduled for February 11 next year, joining the likes of New York, London and Rome on the calendar. Photograph: Handout/Jaguar Racing via Getty......

Sports Shorts: Boxer Amir Khan robbed at gunpoint in London

Former tennis World No 1 Ash Barty has signed up for a series of exhibition tournaments featuring 23 other celebrities from the world of sport. A summary of sports events and persons who made......

Hamilton signs on for two more years at Mercedes F1 team

'I have always said that as long as Lewis still possesses the fire for racing, he can continue as long as he wants.' IMAGE: Lewis Hamilton is the sport's most successful driver of all time, with......

Formula One furloughs staff as bosses take pay cuts

McLaren boss Zak Brown warned at the weekend that Formula One is in "a very fragile state" and risks losing some of its 10 teams unless some big changes are made. IMAGE: The Formula One season has......

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