'Oppenheimer' sparks social media row over scene involving Bhagavad Gita

A scene in Oppenheimer, in which the titular character appears to have sex as he reads out verses from an ancient Sanskrit scripture, has irked a section of social media users, who claimed the......

Muslims wear mask of tolerance to get...: Union minister

Stoking a controversy, Union Minister Satya Pal Singh Baghel claimed that "tolerant Muslims can be counted on fingers" and it too "was a tactic to lead a public life wearing a mask" as it leads to......

Was CIC Mahurkar Right In His Views?

'As CIC, you have the power to comment on policy matters.'If you have very strong beliefs and you know your rulings will be reported, you will express your beliefs.'Jyoti Punwani reports.......

What Savarkar Thought of Independence

Savarkar believed Swarajya is more than the mere geographical independence of a stretch of earth called India. There was no point in fighting and sacrificing one's life for a Swarajya (mere......

What makes India a hotspot for global oil firms

Experts say local demand, government policies in retail and refining sector are attracting foreign players. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters With Saudi Aramco planning to pick 20 per cent stake......

Oil import bill for FY19 seen rising 42%

The benchmark Indian crude oil basket is now estimated to average $77.88 a barrel for FY19, compared to the government's earlier estimate of $65 a barrel for the year and $56.39 for FY18......

Duty rejig on petrol, diesel to give Rs 40K cr for road projects

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday rejigged excise duty on petrol and diesel to make available an additional Rs 40,000 crore (Rs 400 billion) for road and highway development. Petrol......

'A uniform GST model, please, Mr FM'

The Budget 2013 will be placed in the Parliament on February 28. Though the Budget this year is expected to be exceptionally austere, the corporate honchos have dished out their wishlists. Here are......

Coach Bhave decodes the rise of CSK pacer Mukesh

  IMAGE: CSK pacer Mukesh Choudhary celebrates the wicket of Royal Challengers Bangalore's Virat Kohli. Photograph: BCCI When a lanky Mukesh Choudhary, all of 16 back in the day, bowled for......