BJP's Karnataka Rout: A Defeat Foretold

The rising pitch of road shows and long rallies with hectoring pitches seem to have exhausted and numbed the audiences, rather than motivating them to vote for the party, observes Shreekant......

'The Russians Are Like Demons'

'Another friend told me that the Russians had come to their homes, killed their neighbours and raped his neighbour's wife, and they killed even children in Bucha.' IMAGE: Andrey Korchinskiy works......

A School With A Difference

As schools reopened after a long hiatus imposed due to COVID-19, the children lodged in the women centric jail in Mandoli have also joined their newly renovated creche at the Mandoli jail in New......

Rafale's naval variant shows its Op capability in Goa

The Rafale maritime fighter aircraft on Monday demonstrated its operational capability at a naval facility in Goa as the Navy plans to acquire a fleet of combat jets for its indigenous aircraft......

Road projects may hit slow lane in near term

A  25 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase in budget allocation tow­ards the roads sector for FY24 has led to renewed interest among investors. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters......

23 companies in race for ISRO's small satellite launch vehicle technology

As many as 23 companies have evinced interest in acquiring the Indian space agency's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle technology, said a top official who termed it a "tremendous response". IMAGE:......

Borrowers will soon be able to switch to fixed-rate regime: RBI

The Reserve Bank on Thursday said it will come out with a framework allowing borrowers to switch to fixed interest rate from floating interest rate, a move that would provide relief to borrowers of......

Railway ministry drops plan to monetise stations

The ministry of railways has dropped its proposal for monetisation of stations on public-private partnership mode, and projects are now being taken up under engineering, procurement and......

How Kajal Celebrated Children's Day

There are so many ways to celebrate Children's Day, and Bollywood knows that. From posting pictures of them looking as sweet munchkins to pictures of their own munchkins, there's a special treat......

13 Ways Of Looking At Mani Ratnam

Does the 'story' of a Mani Ratnam film come first or does its 'spirit', asks Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mani Ratnam. Photograph: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images 1. Does the 'story' of a Mani Ratnam film......

Ranbir's 40 on 40 Playlist

Raj Kapoor's grandson and Rishi and Neetu's son Ranbir proved he's a chip of the old block when he made his acting debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya. Though Bhansali's 2007 musical......

A Thursday Review

A Thursday is the sort of in-the-moment drama that holds your attention and emotions while it lasts, but doesn't dig enough to linger on, observes Sukanya Verma. In A Wednesday, a common man takes......

Aww! How NZ Announced World Cup Team

IMAGE: Captain Kane Williamson's name was announced by wife Sarah Raheem and their kids. Photograph and Video: Black Caps/X   There is a reason why New Zealand is the most loved cricket team......

PIX: Manchester Utd hold Chelsea; Liverpool lose, City win

A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League. Injury time goal earns Manchester United draw at Chelsea IMAGE: Casemiro rises above a host of defenders to head home the equaliser for......

Happy Birthday Vamika!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Virat Kohli/Twitter   Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma's daughter Vamika turned one year old on Tuesday. While the actor and the cricketer have been tight-lipped about......

Gracia, Ziva Cheer CSK

Adorable tots Gracia Raina and Ziva Dhoni were in much better humour than when we last saw them. The kids seemed to be enjoying the Indian Premier League qualifier 1 match which their dads's team,......

What's Up, Ziva, Gracia?

As their dads's team Chennai Super Kings fought a close battle with the Delhi Capitals at the Dubai international stadium on Monday, October 4, 2021, two adorable tots seemed puzzled by the run of......