SC asks poll panel to respond to parties' pleas on SIR in 2 weeks

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought separate responses of the Election Commission (EC) on pleas filed by DMK, CPI-M, West Bengal Congress and Trinamool Congress leaders challenging the Special......

'He Never Made Us Feel He Was The PM'

'Sometimes I wonder whether the meeting really happened. Everything seems like a dream from which I do not want to wake up.' IMAGE: Durai Selvam, extreme right, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

'We Aren't Security Conscious As A Nation'

'Government officials use Gmail and ordinary phones without basic security consciousness.''Interoperability, especially in joint exercises with countries like the US, worries me.''It often means we......

Bengaluru Faces Urban Breakdown

Bengaluru is at a critical juncture, where its economic model, reliant on attracting and retaining skilled professionals, is directly threatened by a measurable decline in urban quality of life,......

Iran-Israel war: India ramps up oil imports from Russia, US in June

India has ramped up purchases of Russian oil in June, importing more than the combined volumes from Middle Eastern suppliers such as Saudi Arabia and Iraq, amid market volatility triggered by......

Strait of Hormuz closure: How it will impact India

US strikes on Iran's three main nuclear facilities have once again raised concerns that Tehran might shut down the Strait of Hormuz - one of the world's most critical chokepoints, through which a......

Why Is Maharashtra An Underperformer?

'Why has Maharashtra slipped up over the past couple of decades?''Not only is this question critical for residents of the state, but given that it accounts for 14% of India's GDP, a faster-growing......

COP29: India, developing world face EU resistance to climate finance

Talks on global climate finance virtually ground to a halt last week at COP29, the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change event in Baku, Azerbaijan, as the developed world, led by the European......

'At 70, I'm Excited To Kick Off My 3rd Innings'

'Even if I had the backing of a big corporate house, which I don't, in today's market, I wouldn't want the responsibility of making a Rs 300 crore-Rs 400 crore film.' IMAGE: A scene from Zora.......

'One Actor Can Only Do So Much Work'

'I had not even realised I had done almost 100 films.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pankaj Tripathi/Instagram Pankaj Tripathi revealed that wooing his wife Mridula was far more difficult than wooing......

10 Ways India-Pak Tensions Affected Bollywood

Bollywood has come out in full support and shown solidarity to the Indian defence forces by postponing film releases and several events post the deadly Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor. Shah......

The Kiss Girl Hema Malini Took Panga With

'Dharmendra was paying a little extra attention to me and she didn't like it.' IMAGE: Sonia Sahni in Maya. She did a kissing scene in the 1960s, and was promptly nicknamed the 'Kiss Girl'. But......

Federer gets International Tennis Hall of Fame roll call

IMAGE: Roger Federer spent 310 weeks atop the ATP rankings and was the first to win 20 Grand Slams. Photograph: Jed Leicester/Pool via Reuters Roger Federer will be inducted into the......

Women's WC: Athapaththu, Perera keep Sri Lanka in semis race

SCORECARD IMAGE: Chamari Athapaththu bagged four wickets for 42 runs as Sri Lanka got the better of Bangladesh in the women's World Cup match, in Navi Mumbai, on Monday. Photograph: Lahiru......

Windies look to legends for spark before India Test

'My focus is to keep motivating the guys so that we continue playing positive cricket and turn around our current situation.' IMAGE: While Windies captain Roston Chase hasn't been a very sought......

India, Sri Lanka land for Women's World Cup opener

IMAGE: The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian side landed in the evening after completing their warm-up games in Bengaluru. Photograph: BCCI Women/X India and Sri Lanka, the two co-hosts of the Women's......

Pakistan's Fatima Sana wants to be 'Captain Cool' like Dhoni

‘I take inspiration from Dhoni as a captain’ ‘His on-field decision-making, calmness and the way he backs his players, there is a lot to learn from that’ IMAGE: Fatima Sana is all set to......