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Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......

Arjun Sengupta may head Plan panel

Renowned economist Arjun Sengupta and Congress Economic Affairs Secretary Jairam Ramesh are among the front-runners for the post of deputy chairman, Planning Commission, which fell vacant following......

Sengupta for private sector job quotas

Leading economist and co-chairman of Congress party's Economic Cell Arjun Sengupta on Tuesday defended the Manmohan Singh government's support for reservation of jobs for backward sections in the......

GoM to decide on functional autonomy to PSEs

The Union Cabinet has decided to refer the proposals of the ad-hoc group headed by Arjun Sengupta for granting greater functional autonomy to Cenral Public Enerprises to the Group of Ministers."The......

'New markets key to high growth'

The government has to focus on creating new markets to enhance development and growth in the rural areas, according to Arjun Sengupta, co-chairman of the Congress party's economic cell.Speaking at......

Rs 1000 cr fund to support SMEs

A cabinet note for setting up a fund, with initial corpus of Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion), to provide credit to businesses in the unorganised sector has been prepared, a senior government......

At 59, Shah Rukh Wins 1st National Award

Hindi cinema dominated the 71st National Film Awards on Friday with superstar Shah Rukh Khan winning his career's first best actor award for Jawan alongside Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail, which was......

My Top Films Of 2024

When I look back at 2024 at the movies, it feels like it lacked that extra something. Most films felt like recycled formulas wanting to reclaim the box office by hook or crook. And the ones that......

Pooja Hegde, Allu Arjun, Ranveer's Big Award Night

The 10th edition of South Indian International Awards took place in Bengaluru over the weekend. Pushpa: The Rise was the big winner at the event, which also saw a liberal sprinkling of......

Anarkali Padar Rahen Hain!

Taj: Divided by Blood, directed by Ron Scalpello, has some interesting actors playing key roles -- in his OTT debut, Dharmendra Shaikh plays Salim Chishti while Naseeruddin Shah plays Akbar. The......

Why Kajol Can't Stop Glowing

Suparn S Verma's Web series, The Trial, adapted from the American show The Good Wife, has been getting rave reviews. Here's looking at the starry line-up at the show's special screening a day......

US-born Aman Rao slams 109-ball double century in Vijay Hazare

IMAGE: Hyderabad's Aman Rao celebrates his double hundred against Bengal in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Tuesday. Photographs: Rajasthan Royals/X US-born Aman Rao underlined his prowess as a big......

Chess: Arjun Erigaisi clinches Abu Dhabi Masters

Photograph: Arjun Erigaisi/Twitter Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi clinched the 28th Abu Dhabi Masters chess tournament, beating Spain's David Anton Guijjaro in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. The......

Champions Mumbai shocked by Baroda in Ranji Trophy opener

IMAGE: Left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt did the damage with the ball for Baroda, picking up 6/55 to finish with 10 wickets in the match.. Photograph: BCCI Left-arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt grabbed six......

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Pujara's fifty in vain as Mumbai edge out Saurashtra

IMAGE: Cheteshwar Pujara struck a half-century, but in a losing cause. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters A day after their Test careers met with a dead end, veteran batters Cheteshwar......

Ranji: MP record resounding win over Jammu

IMAGE: Tamil Nadu's N Jagadeeshan (116) was one of the three batters who scored a century to help the team put on a mammoth 510 in their first innings against Hyderabad on Thursday.. Photograph:......