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Polling officials trek 18 km through dense forest for elderly tribal's vote

It was an 18-kilometer trek through the dense forest filled with wild animals for a team of nine polling officials, comprising three women, on Wednesday to record the vote of a bedridden citizen at......

BJP Invites World Parties To Witness Festival Of Democracy

IMAGE: An electoral officer demonstrates the functioning of an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during a training programme for women polling......

Stone hurled at Jagan, cops probe 'murder attempt'

Vijayawada city police in Andhra Pradesh have rounded up four to five suspects in the stone pelting case against Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and will be investigating the offence from the......

EC sets up 200 polling booths inside UP housing societies to pull voters

The Election Commission of India has set up more than 200 polling stations within housing societies in the urban areas of Uttar Pradesh to increase the voter turnout in the politically crucial......

Spot probe points to human rights 'violation' in Sandeshkhali, says NHRC

In a spot inquiry into the Sandeshkhali case in West Bengal, the National Human Rights Commission has flagged "several instances of atrocities", saying it indicates that there was a "violation of......

Adani Power revives old ambitions as power demand surges in India

At present, the largest power producer in the country is NTPC with 75 Gw capacity and the largest private sector player is Adani Power, with Tata Power a close second. Photograph: Amir......

RBI's 90 Year Journey

Sir Osborne Smith was the first governor of the Reserve Bank, serving from April 1, 1935, to June 30, 1937. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi releases a commemorative coin at the 90th......

Adani shrugs off Hindenburg effect, back to rapid expansion spree

Adani group opened a $1.2 billion copper plant, bought a port in Odisha, raised stakes in a cement company and stitched an alliance with rival Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, all in a matter......

Free Divestment From Finance Ministry

The new government that presents the full Budget for 2024-2025 in July should be ready to restructure the way divestment is managed and implemented, proposes A K Bhattacharya. Illustration:......

RIL's 'Paramount' dream to be a media giant

Paramount Global has agreed to sell its 13 per cent stake in its Indian TV business to Reliance Industries for Rs 4,286 crore, the Indian firm said on Thursday. Photograph: PTI Photo from the......

'I'm not blaming fathers, but...'

'I'm talking about that predator in your house, and how one should protect one's children from him.' IMAGE: Geetika Tyagi in Yes Papa. Sexual abuse of children by family members is rarely......

'Farhan surprised me by gifting me a BMW'

'He was an extremely naughty child, always in trouble and creating trouble.' 'He wanted to fly a kite at night, and sometimes, bunk school.' 'When I insisted on sending him, we could get a call......

10 Films: Indian Cinema At Its Best

Aseem Chhabra lists his favorite 2023 films -- a healthy blend of Bollywood, Hindi indies and some of the best work that is being done in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Bengali cinema. On one hand......

Can Russia Make the Olympics? It's Up to This Panel

IMAGE: A man carries the Russian flag past the Olympic rings. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters Russian and Belarusian athletes who have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer will need......

Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony Plans Unveiled

IMAGE: IOC Coordination Commission chairman Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant said he was confident Paris 2024 would be in position to deliver excellent Games. Photograph: Gonzalo......

Shooter Sandhu's Paris Olympics quest sabotaged

IMAGE: Manavjit Singh Sandhu has returned to the Indian side after more than three years and the 2006 World Championship gold medallist is planning to approach the International Shooting Sports......

World wrestling chief urgesIOA to co-operate for sake of wrestlers

UWW boss Nenad Lalovic also said the world body will require a "robust plan" from the stake-holders guaranteeing a "safe environment" where grapplers can report abuse and harassment, and a clear......

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