Amit Shah calls for unified ATS structure for police across India

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said a common ATS structure for the police force across the country and an impenetrable and strong anti-terrorism grid -- vigilant and capable of swift,......

'Vote theft': Karnataka SIT zeroes in on 6 suspects

The Special Investigation Team probing the 'vote chori' (vote theft) in Aland assembly segment in 2023 assembly elections in Karnataka has discovered that 'attempts' were made to delete votes and......

'Marathi Votes Alone Won't Save Thackerays'

'This is purely transactional politics -- there exists no family reunion as such.' IMAGE: Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray along with MNS President Raj Thackeray in Mumbai, July 5, 2025.......

48 killed in over 2,500 encounters in UP this year, highest in 8 years

The Uttar Pradesh police killed 48 alleged criminals in encounters in 2025, the highest annual figure in the last eight years, according to official data released on Wednesday. IMAGE: Kindly note......

India's free trade agreements decoded

India on Monday announced closure of negotiations for a free trade agreement signed with New Zealand, its 18th deal so far as the country aims to boost bilateral trade and investments. The......

Second wave of dematerialisation takes off in unlisted companies

In the mid-1990s, when the shares of listed companies first began to be held in electronic form, they accounted for less than 1 per cent of the stocks bought and sold on the stock exchanges. This......

The Dilemma Of A Missing Workforce For Climate Action

This was perhaps a missed opportunity for India to spotlight a core domestic challenge: The scale of workforce preparation required for a young, populous, rapidly growing country seeking to reach......

What Amazon Can Learn From Meesho

'The Indian consumer is moving so quickly and they have so many options.' Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has only been posted for representational purposes.   On a......

Why Dhurandhar Is Unsettling

Dhurandhar does not ask audiences to cheer blindly, notes Kumar Abhishek. It asks them to see how power operates in grey zones, and at moral cost. IMAGE: Ranveer Singh in Dhurandhar. Cinema has......

The Top 10 Films Of 2025

The year had a variety of films to choose from. Not all of them were successful at the box office, but had merit. In fact, a few films that did the mandatory Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) and more,......

Janhvi, Malaika, Dia, Mini Speak Out

After its UK edition, #WeTheWomen event returned to Mumbai for its eighth edition. The festival of Glamour Gravitas and Grassroots was held at the Bal Gandharva Rang Mandir in Bandra, northwest......

Perfect Family Review: Realistic But Dreary

All this time the Great Indian Family was a refuge, when did it become a toxic dump, wonders Deepa Gahlot. If an OTT show is called Perfect Family, chances are it is anything but. What comes as a......

SAI unveils ambitious plan to upgrade facilities

One of the key projects recommended by the SAI governing body is the procurement of Poligras Paris GT Zero hockey turf for SAI Bengaluru, which serves as the training hub for both the Indian men's......

Why Jason Gillespie quit Pakistan job

‘There were a number of issues which left me completely humiliated’ IMAGE: Jason Gillespie was appointed head coach in April 2024 but resigned just eight months later. Photograph: Akhtar......

Pathan questions India for limiting Ro-Ko to 3 ODIs

Irfan Pathan calls for more five-match ODI series, tri-nation tournaments as Rohit-Virat display impressive form IMAGE: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli head into the New Year as just one format......

Khawaja selection ends retirement chatter

IMAGE: Usman Khawaja has not spoken publicly of his plans. Photograph: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Reuters Australia head coach and selector Andrew McDonald has confirmed Usman Khawaja will play in......

Players Who Missed India's T20 World Cup Squad

When Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar said Jitesh Sharma 'hasn't really done much wrong' before explaining why he wouldn't be going to the T20 World Cup, he inadvertently captured the essence of India's......