Biden urged to delay recognition of new Pak govt over rigging concerns

Citing "strong evidence" of election rigging in Pakistan, a group of influential lawmakers, including Muslim legislators, belonging to the ruling Democratic Party has urged US President Joe Biden......

Poll victory of Nawaz Sharif, daughter challenged amid rigging charges

The victory of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz in Lahore's National Assembly seats was challenged in the Lahore high court on Saturday alleging that the top poll body did......

'They are victims of systematic human trafficking'

'We have interesting leads on the agents. The roles of agents in this entire operation, who were doing what.' IMAGE: A passenger from the flight, which was sent back from France, evades the media......

Who Gains From Prigozhin's Death?

There is a congruence of interests between Ukrainian intelligence and its Western mentors to destroy Wagner and eliminate it from the geopolitical chessboard altogether, argues Ambassador M K......

Growth concerns weighing on Nykaa's stock; it may be a blip though

In the April-June quarter (Q1) of 2023-24 (FY24), growth in sales of FSN E-Commerce Ventures (the parent company of Nykaa) decelerated to 24 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y), and 9 per cent......

GST: Success And The Way Forward

No longer a discretion of the tax administrator, the audit of returns filed by taxpayers is now based on a selection by algorithms, notes Tarun Bajaj, former Union revenue and economic affairs......

Auto companies post record PV sales in May

The previous May peak was observed in 2018 when the domestic PV wholesales stood at 301,238 units. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The domestic auto industry's bookings rose 10 per cent in May......

TCS-led consortium bags Rs 15,000 cr BSNL contract for 4G deployment

Tata Consultancy Services-led consortium has bagged a Rs 15,000-crore contract from BSNL to deploy 4G network for the state-run telco. Photograph: Krishnendu Halder/Reuters In a statement, TCS......

A Win For India: Ricky Kej Bags Grammy

Bengaluru musician Ricky Kej won his second Grammy Award on Sunday. He bagged the trophy for Divine Tides, along with rock 'n' roll legend Stewart Copeland, in the Best New Age Album category.......

25 Years Ago in Bollywood...

1996, recapped. 25 years ago, Madras became Chennai, Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned, Doordarshan combatted aggressive satellite cable networking, Indian politicians engaged in a crazy game......

'I want to be the best actor there is'

'It's all that pain that makes you the artist you are.' Akshay Oberoi is riding the success wave, and enjoying every second of it. It is, after all, extremely hard earned. The actor, who recently......

10 Shows To Watch During Lockdown

Binge watching television shows on streaming services has become the new way for us to be entertained at home. And that is not surprising since many of these shows are far better than the films we......

Asian Games Hockey: India's men team rout Uzbekistan

IMAGE: The India men's hockey team scored 16 goals in their opening match against Uzbekistan at the Asian Games on Sunday. Photographs: Hockey India The India men's hockey team started their......

Can India Break the Jinx in WTC Final?

'Ultimate Test': India face tough Australia challenge as it aims to end ICC title drought IMAGE: The last major ICC trophy India won was way back in 2013 when it bagged the Champions Trophy in......

IPL: CSK look to make best of home comfort against Mumbai Indians

IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings head into Saturday's match against Mumbai Indians on the back of a rained-off fixture and two losses. Photograph: BCCI Their confidence low after earning just a point......

'The nation stands proud of your inspirational achievements'

President, PM lead nation in congratulating Paralympians on stellar show in Tokyo. IMAGE: India's Avani Lekhara poses with her gold medal after winning the R-2 women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1......

Olympics PIX: Djokovic off to a smashing start

IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his first round match against Hugo Dellien of Bolivia on day one of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo. Photograph: Clive......