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RJD to contest 26 LS seats, Cong 9 as INDIA seals seat-sharing deal in Bihar

The Rashtriya Janata Dal-led Mahagathbandhan in Bihar on Friday announced its formula for seat-sharing, with Lalu Prasad's party laying claim on nearly two-thirds of the state's 40 parliamentary......

Ram Vilas Paswan's Final Throw Of Dice

Ram Vilas Paswan was no fool. He knew very well about the ownership tussle going on beneath this veneer of congeniality. At all costs, he wanted to keep the lid on the family drama. He did not want......

Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage

They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not......

Jolt to BJD as founding member, six-time MP joins BJP

Biju Janata Dal founding member and six-time Cuttack Lok Sabha MP Bhartruhari Mahtab joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi on Thursday, dealing a big blow to the Odisha's ruling party......

BJP is running 'Operation Lotus' in Punjab: AAP

'Operation Lotus' has started in Punjab, senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged on Thursday, a day after the party's lone Lok Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Rinku joined the Bharatiya......

The 58-year-old woman overseeing India's $4.7 trillion equities market

Madhabi Puri Buch, the first female chairperson of Sebi, doesn't plan to rest on her laurels in her third and final year in office and has set out an ambitious goal, such as moving......

Russians Devise Ways To Outwit US, Help India

Russian oil supplies to India will continue to flow unhindered and suppliers will come up with ways to sidestep secondary sanctions, a Russian official told Business Standard. Kindly note the......

Has Paytm Woken Up Too Late?

Has Vijay Shekhar Sharma given up on the bank?For now, he seems to be on a save-OCL mission. The bank will face its logical end, observes Tamal Bandopadhyay. IMAGE: A cobbler uses Paytm as a mode......

Houthi attacks on Russian oil tankers complicate things for Indian refiners

The unexpected missile attack on a second India-bound ship carrying Russian crude, just three weeks after the first, has complicated matters for domestic refiners. Image: Houthi military......

IRFC, NBCC, SJVN, BHEL: PSU stocks are on fire; analysts see more headroom

Stocks of public sector undertakings (PSUs) have been on fire in the past year as investors cheered an improvement in key operating metrics and embraced counters of these state-owned enterprises,......

Will Kangana Make A Good Politician?

Entertainers can be good politicians if they treat the citizens as the audience, and treat their job like a live show, and work hard to make sure the audience likes them, asserts Sandeep Goyal.......

In The Times Of Usha Mehta And Savarkar

As Ae Watan Mere Watan and Swatantra Veer Savarkar release this week, Utkarsh Mishra takes us down history and reminds us about India's freedom struggle. IMAGE: Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in......

The Very Best Films Of Alia Bhatt

"Mark my words. Alia is the most special talent to hit our cinema in years. She will take the country by storm," Karan Johar had prophesied before the release of her debut film, Student Of The......

Showtime Review: Nothing Khaas About It

Showtime is watchable but never engrossing, notes Sukanya Verma. One of the most condescending remarks reserved for film critics by film-makers remains those who cannot make movies, write about......

Look Who Modi Met!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Narendra Modi/X Prime Minister Narendra Modi met up with legendary actress Vyjayanthimala in Chennai on Monday, March 4, 2024, and shared pictures of their meeting.......

Captain Pandya: In search of a sounding board

IMAGE: Hardik Pandya’s captaincy has gotten off to an ominous start with Mumbai Indians opening their campaign with two straight losses. Photograph: BCCI It's just two games into the......

Don't mess with flag on England football kit: Sunak

'My general view is that when it comes to our national flags, we shouldn't mess with them, because they're a source of pride, identity, who we are, and they're perfect as they are.' IMAGE: The......

Russia fumes: 'Unjust' ban from Paris Olympics opening ceremony

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to ban Russia's athletes from the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics in July......

Stokes reveals how England were tamed by 'beasts' India

IMAGE: Ben Stokes-led England lost the five-match series 1-4 to Rohit Sharma-led India. Photograph: BCCI England captain Ben Stokes on Saturday said staying true to the 'Bazball' approach did not......

Wagner's 'forced' retirement signals unrest in the Kiwi camp

IMAGE: Ross Taylor believes Neil Wagner’s retirement was a forced decision. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters New Zealand's former star batter Ross Taylor has suggested that fast bowler Neil......

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