Hasina's continued stay in India may further strain ties, warns BNP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that it's crucial to start a new chapter in the Indo-Bangla ties, which should begin with the extradition of......

Assam assembly abolishes 2-hr break for Friday namaaz

The Assam assembly will discontinue with the two-hour break provided on Fridays to facilitate Muslim legislators to offer 'namaaz', Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Image used for......

'I apologise': Modi on Shivaji statue collapse, mentions Savarkar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday apologised to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and those hurt by the collapse of the warrior king's statue in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district, an act coming in......

Term of 22nd law panel to end, UCC report pending

The term of the 22nd Law Commission, which is without a chairperson for the past few months, ends on Saturday with its key report on the uniform civil code still in works. IMAGE: Justice (retd)......

'Our AUM Will be 3x by 2030'

'I am very happy to see that the work is starting to bear some fruit now.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shriram Life Insurance Shriram Life Insurance Company, a joint venture between the Shriram......

Forex kitty swells by $ 7 bn to hit record high of $ 681.69 bn

India's forex reserves jumped by $7.02 billion to touch a new high of $681.69 billion in the week ended August 23, the RBI said on Friday. Photograph: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters The overall reserves had......

Zepto adds $340 million to basket; valuation at $5 billion ahead of IPO

Quick commerce major Zepto has raised $340 million in a follow-on financing round at a valuation of $5 billion as it gears up for an initial public offering (IPO). Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Modi lays roadmap for India's fintech companies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the government is taking various measures at the policy level to promote the fintech sector, which attracted over $31 billion investments in the last 10......

The Diary Of West Bengal Review: Senseless!!

How can a film that has a character declare that secularism is an illness be taken seriously, asks Deepa Gahlot. The condition of West Bengal as well as Bangladesh is such at the moment that a......

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack Review: Gripping!!

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack begins by asking why the hijack lasted seven days and ends in wondering if the good guys fought the bad ones hard enough, observes Sukanya Verma. On a late afternoon of......

'The Audience Can't Be Tricked'

'In the audience's mind there is no urgency to go see a film in the theatre.''If you pay for social media buzz it does not convert into bums on seats.' IMAGE: Madhavan as Vanraj Kashyap, Ajay......

'In All Oscars We Have Won, India Has Played A Role'

'When I started to step into the West in 2006, I believed India was not going to be the back end.''I understood that no film-maker wants to believe that they are outsourcing their creativity to a......

Paris Paralympics: How India fared on August 31, 2024

Photograph: Kind Courtesy SAI Media/X Clubfooted shooter Rubina Francis extended India's medal-winning run at the Paris Paralympics with a bronze in the women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 event on......

Paris Paralympics: India schedule on Sunday, Day 4

IMAGE: Preethi Pal will be aiming for another podium finish. Photograph: ANI Photos Indian badminton players Nitesh Kumar and Sukant Kadam are one step away from Paralympic glory. Both......

Rhodes names India's 'complete all-round fielder'...

IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja dives to his left in an attempt to stop the ball during an ODI against Australia in Rajkot, on January 17, 2020. Photograph: BCCI South African cricket legend Jonty Rhodes......

Paralympics: Nitesh, Sukant in badminton singles semis

IMAGE: Nitesh Kumar beat Mongkhon Bunsun of Thailand in straight games for his third successive win at the Paralympics. Photograph: ANI India's shuttlers Nitesh Kumar and Sukant Kadam qualified......

Bopanna-Ebden, Bhambri-Olivetti in US Open third round

IMAGE: India's Rohan Bopanna and Australia's Matthew Ebden will meet will meet the Argentine pair of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni next in the men's doubles at the US Open. Photograph:......