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2 'smart leaders' decided: Trump's U-turn on Indo-Pak truce

United States President Donald Trump said the two "very smart" leaders of India and Pakistan "decided" not to continue a war that could have turned nuclear, the first time in weeks he did not......

'When plane started descending, I thought it was going to land'

What began as a simple curiosity to see an aeroplane up close turned into a trauma for 17-year-old Aryan Asari, whose mobile phone video of the ill-fated Air India flight AI-171 became a viral......

'Mountain Man' Dasharath Manjhi's son seeks Cong ticket to contest Bihar polls

'Mountain Man' Dasharath Manjhi's son Bhagirath, who recently quit Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United to join the Congress, on Friday disclosed that he wanted a party ticket in......

Frederick Forsyth Made Us Think About The World's Fault Lines

He was a storyteller who made me feel the pulse of history, the stakes of human ambition, and the thrill of a well-told tale.Prem Panicker recalls his debt to Frederick Forsyth, who passed away on......

'PM does not eat chicken, Rs 7000 payment denied'

A caterer, who fed a prime minister's entourage in a mofussil town in the early 80s, being denied a Rs 7,000 bill due to mention of chicken in the menu and the administration forgetting to receive......

Reliance to invest Rs 75,000 cr in North-Eastern states: Mukesh Ambani

Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd will invest Rs 75,000 crore in North Eastern states in setting up 350 biogas plants, expanding its telecom services, retail footprint, and clean......

Medtech MNCs bet big on localisation

Several multinational medical device makers are focusing on deepening their presence in India by expanding their local manufacturing footprint and research capabilities, a move that can catapult......

Realty sector turns cautious as equity market tumbles

'In the past six months, capital markets have seen a dip, and realty is struggling. The stock-market investor will be cautious of putting that investment in real estate when there may be a slowdown......

Adani wins Rs 36,000-cr Mumbai project

After the Dharavi slum redevelopment project, billionaire Gautam Adani's group has emerged as the highest bidder for the Rs 36,000 crore redevelopment of Motilal Nagar in Mumbai, sources said.......

Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs Bite Into Apple's India Growth Plans

Apple's ambitious strategy to expand iPhone exports, shift more production from China to India at a faster pace, and grow its domestic market hits a Trump-sized roadblock. Photograph: Kind......

'I'm The Only Acknowledged Dalit In All Of Hindi Cinema History'

'If you look around the world at people of colour, religion, caste, sexuality or any of the marginalised communities, we are always talking in numbers.''We are always assigning them a statistic.'......

Kankhajura Review: Tepid Thriller

Kankhajura could have been so much better given its initial promise, observes Mayur Sanap. At their least, psychological thrillers have a tendency to hold our attention with a sense of eeriness......

Lafangey Review: True To Life

The three male leads are excellent, giving their parts various shades of joy, anger, despair and the emotional heft required to make their characters believable and likeable, observes Deepa Gahlot.......

'Many Women Don't Have Guts To Escape Their Situation'

'They can't take even the smallest step.''The mental abuse is so insidious that sometimes they don't even realise it’s happening.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Renuka Shahane/Instagram The strains......

'I Adopted A Cat To Understand Motherhood'

'I am not a mother and never had an abortion either, so I had to understand motherhood and child loss from anecdotal experiences of others.' IMAGE: Mia Maelzer in Stolen. Mia Maelzer plays Jhumpa,......

A cricket book that tells stories beyond 22 yards...

Image used for representational purposes only. Photograph: BCCI A policeman's casual remarks that 'girls don't play cricket' fired up a young Rachael Heyhoe to pursue the sport as a profession.......

RCB's home woes: Can they finally win in Bengaluru?

Struggling to find form in their own den, Royal Challengers Bengaluru will look to regain control of their IPL campaign at home when they meet a floundering Rajasthan Royals in Bengaluru on......

SEE: Cheteshwar-Puja announce unique collab

IMAGE: Cheteshwar Pujara and wife Puja on Wednesday, announced the release of his memoir. Photograph: Cheteshwar Pujara/Instagram In a one-of-a-kind memoir, Puja Pujara, wife of veteran......

Narine, Varun, Rana Expose CSK's Aging Core

Together, Harshit Rana's early strikes, Sunil Narine's clinical dismantling, and Varun Chakravarthy's suffocating spell reduced CSK to just 103 for 9 -- their lowest-ever total at home and......

Former CWG medallist shuttler Sumeeth Reddy retires

'I started my coaching career as I will be a good asset to India in contributing towards making India a power house in world badminton.' IMAGE: B Sumeeth Reddy was part of the Indian team which......