EC bans photography in polling booths

The Election Commission has said photography would not be allowed inside polling booths during the assembly polls. The EC said in a press release that photographers and cameramen of television......

2024 Polls And Rise Of YouTuber Mantris

Like, Share, Subscribe, Vote: The 2024 polls may be dubbed the 'YouTube election'. IMAGE: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi carries luggage on his head while wearing a porter's uniform during his visit to......

Imran Khan meets Putin amid Ukraine attack; talks developments in S Asia

President Vladimir Putin met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Kremlin on Thursday in his first face-to-face talks since the start of a special Russian military operation in eastern Ukraine......

Rhea Chakraborty and India's drug of choice

The hounding of Rhea Chakraborty in the Sushant Singh Rajput case is a drug that is being carefully pumped into India's veins to make it comfortably numb as it is wracked by economic ruin and......

Taiwan's BenQ sets sights on India

In what may create a fresh round of price wars in the Indian market, BenQ, the $5 billion Taiwanese electronics company, is entering India with its low cost mobile phones, flat televisions, digital......

How Mother Dairy is fighting the digital war for young minds

With humorous memes, videos and short stories, Brand Mother Dairy has been steadily inserting itself into almost every trending conversation on social media, writes Viveat Susan Pinto. Photograph:......

Sony India stumbles as emphasis shifts from laptops, smaller TVs

The recent decision of Sony Corporation to exit its computer devices business worldwide will hit the Japanese company’s Indian business hard. Sony India’s revenue for FY14 is estimated......

Imported apples, ACs may cost more

Govt mulls raising duty on non-essential goods with annual import bill exceeding $1 billion The government is considering raising duties on non-essential items — from apples to......

The Many, Many Faces Of Ram

Hailed as a symbol of courage, compassion and sacrifice, the many virtues of Lord Ram are chronicled in sage Valmiki's epic Ramayan whose hallowed and historical value enjoys a revered place in......

Chhello Show Review: Bitter Sweet Memories

Just as much as the magic of cinema, Chhello Show is about the imagination of a child and the typical Indian jugaad, observes Deepa Gahlot. Pan Nalin's Gujarati film, Chhello Show (English title:......

'We are still making good and bad films'

'The day I am bored with acting, I will shift to something.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kay Kay Menon/Instagram Kay Kay Menon is all set to star in Special Ops, a Web series on Hotstar, up for......

Guess what Yami Gautam is ADDICTED to?

'If your film does not do well and if you don't have a godfather and you are not a star kid, then your next film selection may have a restriction.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Yami Gautam/Instagram......

STAR pads up to widen IPL coverage

Urvi Malvania reveals STAR India's big plans for IPL-11. IMAGE: Mumbai Indians celebrate winning IPL-10. Photograph: BCCI STAR India has big plans for the forthcoming 11th edition of the Indian......

Soon, F1 fans may race virtually with real drivers in live races

Liberty Media, the US firm that completed a takeover of the sport in January, immediately identified digital as an area ripe for development as it seeks to tap lucrative new revenue streams and......

'Maradona leaves too soon, but leaves a legacy'

IMAGE: A shirt with the image of former football star Diego Maradona hangs on a fence on November 26, 2020 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Maradona, considered one of the biggest football stars in......

Sporting feats to remember 2018 by

With mind and body both more willing now, the only way for the World No 3 is up, says Dhruv Munjal. P V Sindhu Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images Anyone who has followed P V Sindhu's career even......