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Swachh Bharat Not A Game Changer

If we as citizens, do not take ownership of public places, public facilities and public conveniences, Swachh Bharat will remain just a hollow slogan, notes Biswajit Dasgupta. Kindly note the image......

Time to speak up: What women want from elections

Ahead of the upcoming elections, political parties have started announcing incentives to benefit women, but what do women truly seek for genuine gender parity, asks Nivedita Mookerji.......

Hindutva outfit demands stringent OTT laws 'as in UAE'

The outfit suggested that the government amend the Information Technology Act to classify all such content as pornography, which people should only be able to access by punching in their Aadhaar......

Shivraj 'mama' emerges as hero of BJP victory in MP

The longest-serving Bharatiya Janata Party chief minister and popularly known as mama (maternal uncle) and 'paon-paon wale bhaiya' (foot soldier), Shivraj Singh Chouhan has emerged as the hero of......

Thousands join in as Modi leads nation in cleanliness drive ahead of Gandhi Jayanti

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday pitched for blending fitness and well-being with cleanliness as he led a nationwide Swachhata hi Seva campaign that saw thousands participate in an......

The man who spearheaded Swachh Bharat Mission is Niti CEO

Former Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretary Parameswaran Iyer, who spearheaded the Swachh Bharat Mission, was on Friday appointed as the CEO of Niti Aayog, according to a government order.......

Why govt extended concessional corporate tax rate till March 2024

The government wants new domestic companies to set up their manufacturing units fast and hence the concessional tax rate of 15 per cent has been extended by a year till March 2024, revenue......

Modi's socio-nomics starts to pay off

Here's what could be ahead for India: A $10-trillion economy by 2030-32, a Sensex at 1,00,000 by 2025, monthly GST revenues at Rs 2 trillion by 2024-25, 100 new unicorns by 2025, and poverty below......

Nirmalaji must wield the whip. Often

'Let us hope that this Budget delivers.',br>'It needs 10 per cent plus real GDP growth in 2021-22, the rebound year,' notes Omkar Goswami. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks......

How FM plans to tackle air pollution and save environment

The Centre on Monday earmarked a separate Rs 2,217 crore for 42 urban centres to tackle air pollution and announced the much-awaited voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and......

'If you are brave, you become unstoppable'

'I remember that when I was about seven years old, a doctor saw me and told my family that I would only survive for six months and that the disease had no cure.''But my mother never gave up.''She......

How I Finally Played Gandhi In A Film

'Top actors like Ben Kingsley, who played Gandhiji, had already raised the bar.''I hoped that Rajkumar Santoshi would be satisfied with my acting.' IMAGE: Chinmay Mandlekar as Nathuram Godse and......

The Comic Who Found Humour In Everyday Life

IMAGE: Raju Srivastav, who passed into the ages on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Photograph: Kind courtesy Raju Srivastav/Instagram The first brush of fame came as an Amitabh Bachchan......

Comedian Raju Srivastav Passes Away

IMAGE: Raju Srivastav on the sets of India's Laughter Champion. Photograph: Kind courtesy Raju Srivastav/Instagram Raju Srivastav passed away in Delhi at the age of 58, confirmed his family. He......

Bunty Aur Babli 2 Review

The cons are dull, the chemistry is off, the zingers are in short supply and a kitschy display of brand logos and hammy accents takes centre stage, sighs Sukanya Verma. Yeh world hai na, world?......

From play to policy: Modi dives into gaming world

PM Modi interacts with top Indian gamers; tries his hands on few games Photograph: Kind courtesy ANI/X Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a free-wheeling interaction with some well-known gamers......

Suresh Raina's birthday pledge

Raina to build sanitation, drinking water facilities at 34 schools Photographs: Kind Courtesy Suresh Raina/Instagram Former India cricketer Suresh Raina has pledged to build sanitation and......

You are way too young and energetic to retire: PM Modi to Raina

'Your fielding was exemplary and inspiring. Some of the best catches in recent international cricket have your distinctive imprint.' IMAGE: Suresh Raina celebrates the wicket of Ed Joyce during......

PIX: Group Captain Tendulkar attends 87th IAF Day parade

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar with Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria and his wife Asha Bhadauria, General Bipin Rawat and Admiral Karambir Singh. Photograph: Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter Batting great Sachin......

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