Did Modi officially announce Nitish as NDA's CM face?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday blazed through poll-bound Bihar with back-to-back rallies in Samastipur and Begusarai districts, calling upon voters to keep at bay the opposition Rashtriya......

Mumbai, other civic polls to be held by Jan 31: SC

Pulling up the Maharashtra State Election Commission for non-compliance of its order, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the state local body polls, stalled since 2022, to be completed by......

Maha reverses mandatory Hindi order for Classes 1-5 after opposition

The Maharashtra government has stayed its order to make Hindi mandatory as a third language for students of Classes 1 to 5 in Marathi and English-medium schools in the wake of opposition to the......

Won't allow Hindi imposition in Maharashtra: Uddhav

Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday asserted that his party will not allow making Hindi compulsory in Maharashtra after the state government decided to make......

Bollywood Memories: Mumbai's Double-Deckers Ride Into The Sunset

Thousands of movie buffs remember the double deckers of Mumbai, associating them with stars and blockbuster songs of yesteryear, recalls Debarghya Sanyal. IMAGE: A scene from Taare Zameen Par. In......

'We View Wildlife As A Threat'

'We need to understand and respect wildlife behaviour.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shonet Anthony Barretto/Facebook Before turning to film-making, Shonet Anthony Barretto was a choreographer who......

Risk-averse Junior squash champion Anika aims high

IMAGE: Anika Dubey also represented India in the World Junior Individual and Team Championships in Cairo in July this year. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anika Dubey Pune's rising squash sensation......

Ranji Trophy: Shreyas Gopal spins K'taka to big win

IMAGE: Shreya Gopal starred in Karnataka's commanding win over Chandigarh in the Ranji Trophy with a match-haul of 10 for 118 runs. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Shreyas Gopal/X Spinners Shreyas Gopal......

Ranji Roundup: J&K seize control as Hyderabad collapse

IMAGE: Anuj Tiwary anchors Chhattisgarh’s Day 1 fight with a solid knock. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Jammu and Kashmir take control against Hyderabad As many as 16 wickets fell on the opening......

Ranji Trophy: 5-star Shami fires Bengal to victory

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami's eight-wicket haul helped Bengal beat Gujarat by 141 runs in their Ranji Trophy Group C encounter, in Kolkata, on Tuesday. Photograph: ANI Photo Mohammed Shami served......

Ranji Trophy: Mulani takes 5 as Mumbai crush HP

IMAGE: Spinner Shams Mulani bagged 5/37 to power Mumbai to a huge victory by an innings and 120 runs against Himachal Pradesh. Photograph: Shams Mulani/Instagram Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani......