Modi first foreign head to get Bhutan's highest civilian honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received Bhutan's highest civilian award, the 'Order of the Druk Gyalpo', making him the first foreign Head of the Government to receive the honour. IMAGE:......

'No way Kejriwal can be saved'

'The evidence against Kejriwal is strong.' IMAGE: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal being taken to the ED headquarters in New Delhi following his arrest on March 21, 2024. Photograph:......

'High time we bring back paper ballots'

'How come the BJP won even in the Muslim belt? I am 100% sure that the BJP would not win in the Muslim belt.' IMAGE: EVMs being distributed on the eve of the Rajasthan assembly elections.......

China moved military forces in disregard of agreements: Jaishankar

India and China are rising and the two countries, in the process, are changing the world order, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday. IMAGE: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar......

TCS headcount declines for first time in 19 yrs; hits campus route

For the first time in 19 years, Tata Consultancy Services reported a fall in the net headcount for a financial year, witnessing its total employee base shrinking to 601,546 at the end of FY24.......

Future of digital payments in India

'The focus needs to shift towards the ability to collect payments, particularly in tier-3 to tier-4 areas where acceptance is still lacking.' IMAGE: Cutlery vendor switches on Paytm at a roadside......

'Banking system has learnt lessons from 2008 crisis'

'They have since only tried to improve systems. Also, with regulatory guidance from time to time, we are in a position to assess a situation and react in time.' Photograph: Rupak De......

Is Technology Important In Banking?

'Just the amount of work which is there just to become more and more successful in banking.''For this to happen you need to have leaders who understand technology.' Illustration: Dominic......

Madhubala-Dilip Kumar To Star In 2025 Movie?

Digital ghosts have opened a new can of worms for digital experts. IMAGE: Carrie Fisher's digital ghost in Star Wars 5. In July 2023, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and......

Crew 3rd Biggest Opener Of 2024

IMAGE: Kriti Sanon, Kareena Kapoor and Tabu in Crew. Last week's release Crew saw a very good opening at the box office, and if it continues this way, it could well take a shot at the Rs 100 Crore......

Shaitaan Gets Superb Opening At Box Office

Two weeks after Article 370, Bollywood has yet another solid hit in hand. Shaitaan has taken a superb opening and by the look of things, it will earn Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) comfortably. The......

Uttam Kumar Comes Alive Again!

'Uttam Kumar transcended the conflict between being a star and an actor... he combined both and became a cultural and social icon for the Bengali race.' IMAGE: The Oti Uttam poster. Srijit......

Shikhar Dhawan's comeback on the cards

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI Punjab Kings skipper Shikhar Dhawan, who is nursing a shoulder injury, was ruled out of their Friday's IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders and the team is hoping......

Say goodbye to paper certificates, athletes go digital

Athletes in country to be issued digital certificates, says Anurag Thakur Photograph: Kind courtesy Anurag Thakur/X Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday announced that the government will......

Rajat Patidar Disappoints Again

IMAGE: A dejected Rajat Patidar walks back to the dugout after falling for a duck in the fourth Test in Ranchi. Photograph: BCCI   The ongoing series against England served as a platform for......

Series levelled but India won't breathe easy yet

'I knew it wasn't going to be an easy series. Three more to go. We'll keep our check on it and make sure we do most things right.' IMAGE: Indian captain Rohit Sharna says he wants his players to......

PIX: Siraj shines; India in control on see-saw Day 1

IMAGES from Day 1 of the 2nd and final Test match between South Africa and India at the Newlands in Cape Town on Wednesday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Mohammed Siraj celebrates after taking the wicket of......