6 months after girl disappeared, boyfriend held for killing her

A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly murdering his girlfriend after she pressured him to marry her, and later buried her body in a bid to destroy evidence, police said on Monday.......

'India must hit Pakistan hard where it hurts the most'

'We need to raise the costs and consequences for Pakistan. It is long overdue. Our initial surgical strike was effective for about six months. Then, the Balakot strike provided a deterrent for......

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......

'Why Are We Being Made To Suffer?'

'The last six years have been full of uncertainty. We've been constantly worrying about what will happen next.' IMAGE: Professor Shoma Sen. Photograph: Kind courtesy Koel Sen/X It's been five days......

Modi's top advisors junk Subramanian's GDP claim

In a paper, EAC-PM accused Subramanian of "cherry-picking high-frequency indicators" to express his skepticism about the growth rates after 2011-12. The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime......

Blacklisting companies? What the govt must do

Every government and organisation has a blacklist of companies and people whom they would rather avoid. Their reasons could be political or commercial. Some such lists are kept a secret and need to......

For J P Morgan, ending criminal probe proves impossible for now

J P Morgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon has pleaded with and complained to the U.S. Justice Department but cannot convince the government to end its criminal probe of his bank because prosecutors are......

India is demonised by US whenever economic disputes arise

Tarun Das, former Director General and Chief Executive of the Confederation of Indian Industry from 1967 to 2004, after which he served as chief mentor from 2004 to 2009, and considered the......

Bigg Boss 13: 'I don't regret HITTING Vishal!'

'He kept instigating me and there came a point where I had to stop this nonsense.' Salman Khan asked Madhurima Tuli to leave Bigg Boss 13, thanks to her violent fights with ex-boyfriend Vishal......

Why should Sanju take pangas?

Why do the biggest, most talented and successful film-makers of India suck up to the establishment so breathlessly, asks Shekhar Gupta. Since this argument is about Hindi cinema, it is fitting......

Review: Pink, a film that must be championed

'This is a solid, terse film that makes its points in mainstream fashion with an appropriate lack of subtlety.''Pink is a barnstormer -- and it doesn't pull its punches,' says Raja Sen. An old man......

'It was deeply embarrassing to watch Sholay'

'Satyajit Ray was somewhat tolerable; you didn't have to hang your head in shame.' 'Sholay is a series of stereotypes and borrowed ideas... And we are still singing praises of that film.' 'What......

Cardiff sack manager Mackay after dispute with Tan

The protracted disagreement between Cardiff City chairman Vincent Tan and manager Malky Mackay reached its inevitable conclusion on Friday when the Scot was sacked seven months after winning......