Dalit boy's death: Pilot critical of Gehlot govt; 12 councillors quit

In veiled criticism of the Ashok Gehlot government on Tuesday, Congress leader Sachin Pilot called for zero tolerance to incidents like the recent killing of a Dalit boy and called for action......

Oxygen supply: SC stays contempt proceedings against Govt

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to place before it a plan--in chart form--by Thursday morning as to how it will increase supply of medical oxygen to 700 MT daily for COVID patients here even......

Delhi oxygen shortage: HC asks Centre why it should not face contempt

The Delhi high court on Tuesday directed the Centre to show cause as to why contempt not be initiated against it for failing to comply with order on supply of oxygen to Delhi for treating COVID-19......

A very special flight from Ladakh

At a time when finding out who is paying for labourers' train tickets is a task for Sherlock Holmes, Hemant Soren's Jharkhand government has flown in stranded workers from Ladakh, and is probably......

Post-Covid, govt planning ban on sale of loose edible oil

Branded and packaged edible oils are currently selling at around 50 per cent premiums over their loose varieties. Hence, products using edible oils would be costlier going forward. ......

Fundamentals of Indian economy strong, has capacity to bounce back: Modi

At the pre-Budget meeting at Niti Aayog, Modi called for a focussed effort from all stakeholders in order to achieve the target of $5 trillion economy. The participants urged the government to......

Where have all the Indian bankers gone?

There is a dearth of talent in the Indian banking industry. A testimony to this is the two new CEOs in the private sector -- Sandeep Bakhshi in ICICI Bank Ltd and Amitabh Chaudhry in AXIS Bank......

Can Project Sashakt take off in time to prevent NPAs from moving to IBC?

The cut-off date the RBI chose was March 1, 2018. This meant that by the end of August if these accounts were not resolved, then they would have to proceed through insolvency. Illustration: Dominic......

Love Family Dramas? There's So Much To Choose From!

Indian audiences have always favoured family dramas. One of the earliest popular serials on Doordarshan was Hum Log. Later, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi and Dekh Bhai Dekh became family comedy classics. When......

Kanjoos Makhichoos Review: Not Funny At All!

Kunal Kemmu's default mode performing comedy is overacting.When surrounded by much more competent theatre-trained actors, he falls consistently short.(In the past, this role would have been......

'I was sexually assaulted in Class 7'

'Sex is such a healthy thing that your first encounter with it should be good, otherwise it scars you for life.' IMAGE: Actor-singer-writer Piyush Mishra during an interview with PTI in New Delhi.......

'Soha and I have had our share of ups and downs'

'I am as happy with Soha as I was before we got married because we were friends for a very long time.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kunal Kemmu/Instagram Kunal Kemmu feels his nervousness around the......

Coming soon: Battery-powered masks for Indian athletes

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Kiren Rijiju Official/Twitter Claiming to be the best in ensuring optimum oxygen for the wearer, battery-operated masks designed by an IIT-Kharagpur alumni will be put on......

Ranji Roundup: Gambhir deserves that last hurrah

Gambhir bats on 92 as Delhi score 190/1 IMAGE: Delhi cricketer Gautam Gambhir raises his bat during the Ranji Trophy group league match against Andhra at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, in New......

Ganguly's ton in vain as Bengal concede slender lead

Sourav Ganguly drew on all his years of experience, but his colleagues did not show enough stomach for a fight as Bengal conceded a slender 19-run first innings lead against Haryana in an Elite......

Ranji Trophy: Manish Pandey's double ton hoists Karnataka

Manish Pandey struck an unbeaten maiden double century after resuming his cramps-interrupted innings on 101 on Friday morning, and Amit Verma scored 173, to put Karnataka in command against Mumbai......

Ranji: Punjab seal a draw, UP take three points

Punjab middle-order batted with resolve to eke out a draw even as Uttar Pradesh walked away with three points on the virtue of their first innings lead in their Ranji Trophy Super League match, at......