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Modi Bluster Missing From Budget

With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was inevitable, points out Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leaves for Parliament to present the......

A Neat Tragedy Called NEET

NEET is a court-ordered examination, supposedly aimed at meritocracy. However, over the past years when the Modi government at the Centre began implementing it, it took on political and casteist......

Numbers with Kamala Harris to become Democratic prez nominee

Kamala Harris has attracted the support of enough delegates to become the Democratic Party's nominee for president, US media outlets reported on Tuesday, as the vice president received a wave of......

CM has to decide: Udhayanidhi on elevation as deputy CM

Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday played down reports of his possible elevation as Deputy Chief Minister and said Chief Minister M K Stalin has to take a call on the issue. IMAGE:......

Outage: Passengers struggle for 2nd day as flight delays continue

Following the global Microsoft outage, passengers at airports across the country continued to face problems for the second day on Saturday. IMAGE: Passengers at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj......

MS outage: Airlines go manual, cash withdrawals hit, brokerages affected

Airports across the country witnessed chaotic scenes on Friday after dozens of flights were either delayed or cancelled after a widespread global computer outage that also hit operations like cash......

Why Builders Won't Drop Home Prices

'What happens in the real estate market is that once the prices go up it goes on to stay at that level.' 'It might not increase and at the same time the prices will not come down too.' IMAGE: A......

Real estate stocks strategy: Do not cash out fully, say analysts

The recent blip in housing sales on a quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) basis should not worry investors as the long-term prospects of real estate stocks remain on a strong foundation, according to......

Labour Pains, The Silent Crisis Undermining India's Infrastructure Boom

Severe skilled, unskilled shortage threatens to pull emergency brakes on India's industrial engine. Kindly note the images has only been published for representational purposes. All photographs:......

How Modi plans to tackle spiralling trade deficit with Russia

Trade and economic issues, including a trade balance in favour of Russia, non tariff barriers and payments and logistics-related issues are likely to be taken up during the visit. Shreya......

Just Why Was Janhvi Hospitalised?

'A couple of hours before I was to board the flight, I felt completely handicapped and paralysed.''I wasn't able to go to the restroom on my own.''I wasn't in any condition to speak or walk or even......

Tamannaah's Baahubali Dream

Photograph: Kind courtesy Tamannaah Bhatia/Instagram It's been nine years since Baahubali: The Beginning hit the screen, and Tamannaah Bhatia goes down memory lane. The actor, who played Prabhas'......

'I Wanted To Beat People Up...'

'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.''It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.''Whether it's a series, a movie or......

Where Kalki Stands In Deepika's Top 10?

Kalki 2898 AD has been doing so well at the box office that it has moved up on Deepika Padukone's biggest hit list and settled at the fifth spot. The top spot, of course, is Pathaan and probably......

Want To Know Priyanka's Secret?

Disha gets a tattoo... Kajol's killer smile... Sobhita visits a temple... Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram Priyanka Chopra adds yet another feather on her cap, as she partners......

Mandhana pushes India for T20 World Cup readiness

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI Women/X Stand-in India skipper Smriti Mandhana was pleased to see the middle-order batters getting some much-needed runs under their belt against Nepal here on......

I am not going to make mistakes of Tokyo in Paris: Manika Batra

'I have learned many things from the last Olympics, and I am not going to make those mistakes again. My mindset has changed since then, I am calmer and have more confidence' Photographs: Kind......

Rohit, Virat decide to cut short holiday break

IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma simultaneously retired from T20 Internationals following India's T20 World Cup win last month. Photograph: BCCI / X With only six ODIs left, three against......

'Gill Is Clueless About Captaincy'

'I am not a Shubman Gill hater but I feel Ruturaj is a better option because he has scored runs in tougher situations.' IMAGE: India Captain Shubman Gill celebrates his half-century during the......

Sumit Nagal soars to career-high ranking

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sumit Nagal/Instagram Olympic-bound Sumit Nagal continued his ascent in the ATP singles chart, climbing to a career-high ranking of 68. The 26-year-old rose five spots in......

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