Owaisi says India will have hijab-clad PM; BJP cites Iran

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said a hijab-clad woman would one day become India's prime minister as the country's Constitution accords equal status to people......

10-year-old girl freed from bonded labour in Palghar

The police in Maharashtra's Palghar district have registered a case against a woman for allegedly forcing a 10-year-old tribal girl into bonded domestic labour, an official said on Thursday. Image......

Delhi riots: SC flags 'planning and mobilisation' role of Khalid, Imam

The Supreme Court on Monday said prosecution material suggests that activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam were involved in "planning, mobilisation and strategic direction" of the 2020 Delhi......

Maha BJP chief apologises for remarks after Riteish Deshmukh speaks out

Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party president Ravindra Chavan on Tuesday said his remarks about 'erasing' memories of former CM Vilasrao Deshmukh were not politically motivated, and apologised to......

Public NBFCs eye Rs 24K cr via bonds

Ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) monetary policy review in the first week of December, major public sector non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) — the National Bank for......

Rate Cut effect: PFC, Sidbi plan to raise Rs 11,000 crore from bond market

Activity in the corporate bond market is set to gain momentum following a 25-bp policy repo rate cut by the rate-setting panel of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Illustration: Dominic......

States Have Thrown A Spanner In RBI's Easy-Money Machine

State debt is rising because revenues are disappointingly weak.Ten states have debt ratios exceeding 30 per cent.In 2023-2024, states were borrowing simply to meet day-to-day expenses, points out......

'Rising loan appeal hits corporate bond market's momentum'

India’s corporate bond market, driven by public sector undertaking (PSU) banks and financial institutions last year, is losing momentum since the second quarter of FY26. Illustration used for......

Why Dhurandhar Is Unsettling

Dhurandhar does not ask audiences to cheer blindly, notes Kumar Abhishek. It asks them to see how power operates in grey zones, and at moral cost. IMAGE: Ranveer Singh in Dhurandhar. Cinema has......

Did Vijay Spend NYE With Rashmika In Rome?

Film folk share pictures how they welcomed 2026.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Vijay Deverakonda/Instagram Vijay Deverakonda starts the new year in Rome. Rashmika Mandanna is celebrating in Rome......

At Salman's Birthday Party

Salman Khan celebrated his 60th birthday on December 27, at his farmhouse in Panvel, on the outskirts of Mumbai, surrounded by family and friends.   Cutting his birthday cake.   Film folk like......

25 More Candid Pictures From 2025

Bollywood stars always make for good pictures but catching them in their most unguarded, candid moments is what makes for great pictures. Hitesh Harisinghani and Hemantkumar Shivsaran gives us 25......

Soha's Touching Tribute To Tiger Pataudi

IMAGE: Soha Ali Khan stands beside her father Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi's portrait at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday, January 5, 2026. Photograph: Kind courtesy Soha Ali Khan/Facebook  ......

Childhood Friends Clash: Arjun Gets Shaw Out

IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw, who now turns out for Maharashtra after moving on from Mumbai, endured a brief stay of 1 off 5 balls, off Arjun Tendulkar's bowling. Photograph: Kind courtesy Prithvi......

How astrologer dad shaped Vaishnavi's cricket dream

'My father is an astrologer. He looked at my horoscope and said that I should either go into sports or into the medical field.' IMAGE: Long before Vaishnavi Sharma picked up a cricket ball, she......

Big Money Doesn't Guarantee IPL Success

Across 18 IPL seasons, the league's biggest auction cheque has delivered a title just twice. Time and again, the tournament has exposed a harsh truth: The costliest player rarely guarantees a......

'Always Right?' Afridi Mocks Gambhir

'Gambhir thought whatever he said was right. But after some time, it is proven that you are not always right.' IMAGE: The Gautam Gambhir-Shahid Afridi feud is rooted in their fiery 2007 clash.......