EC books Tejasvi Surya for seeking votes on grounds of religion

A case was booked against Bharatiya Janata Party MP and Bangalore South Candidate Tejasvi Surya for allegedly posting a video on a social media platform and soliciting votes on the grounds of......

WhatsApp Would Cease To Exist If...

'As a platform, we are saying, if we are told to break encryption, then WhatsApp goes.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

2024 LS polls to be costliest ever at Rs 1.35 lakh cr

'The estimated expenditure is expected to be more than double the Rs 60,000 crore spent in 2019' IMAGE: A newly married couple show their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes during phase......

Ladakh MP Namgyal defiant as BJP replaces him

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday named Tashi Gyalson as its candidate from the Ladakh Lok Sabha seat, dropping sitting MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, who reacted defiantly and asserted that he......

Future of digital payments in India

'The focus needs to shift towards the ability to collect payments, particularly in tier-3 to tier-4 areas where acceptance is still lacking.' IMAGE: Cutlery vendor switches on Paytm at a roadside......

India readies plan to be a global semiconductor giant

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid the foundation stone for a Rs 27,000-crore semiconductor assembly and test facility in Assam's Morigaon district on Wednesday. Photograph: ANI Photo......

How Byju's Staff Struggle With Layoffs

'Due to the fear caused by the Byju's crisis, several employees have chosen to take up entry-level jobs in firms other than edtech.' Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters   The spate of......

Motivational speaker dupes several; SC seeks response

The Supreme Court has sought responses of the Centre, CBI, the Enforcement Directorate and others including 13 states on a plea alleging fraudulent activities by motivational speaker Vivek Bindra......

'Life is all about ups and downs'

'When one is low, all you can do is buckle up and get up and prepare for the next challenge.'  IMAGE: Anuja Sathe returns in the third season of Maharani. Photograph: Kind courtesy Anuja......

I've paid emotional price for switching from Congress to BJP: Vijender Singh

IMAGE: Vijender Singh made a political switch, moving to BJP from Congress. Photograph: ANI Boxer-cum-politician Vijender Singh has said he has no qualms about admitting that he has paid an......

Breast cancer survivor to run London marathon topless

IMAGE: Louise Butcher in Braunton, North Devon, Britain. Photograph: Reuters Louise Butcher hopes that when she becomes the first woman to run the London Marathon topless on Sunday, having......

Candidates Chess: Why Firouzja asked to change shoes

IMAGE: Alireza Firouzja was fuming after the warning. Photograph: FIDE/X Alireza Firouzja's team might be instructing him to change his chess play as the grandmaster has had a rough start to the......

Babar returns as Pakistan's white-ball captain

Photograph: Kind courtesy PCB/X Babar Azam was named Pakistan's white-ball skipper on Sunday, four and half months after the batter had stepped down as their all-format captain following their......

ACA serves show-cause notice to Hanuma Vihari

IMAGE: Last month, Hanuma Vihari took to social media to accuse the ACA of stripping him of captaincy right after Andhra's first match of the season against Bengal.. Photograph: BCCI The Andhra......