CEC to check Bihar's poll readiness on October 4-5

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Vivek Joshi and S S Sandhu will visit Patna for two days beginning Saturday to review poll preparedness in Bihar, officials......

BSF Trains 'Drone Commandos, Drone Warriors' for Modern Warfare

The Border Security Force, which guards India's borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh, is training special units of "drone commandos" and "drone warriors" for modern warfare involving......

Vijay's Political Challenge Begins Now

Vijay, with his chief ministerial ambitions, is a one-man army, at least as of now, and his campaign team considers him omnipresent. He has to be present in all districts, if not all constituencies......

Can Iran Expect Help From Putin Now?

Will Russia's entry deter Trump on his warpath?, asks Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi during a meeting at the......

Noida airport faces delay, to start commercial flights by April 2025

It will be a while before you can board a flight from Noida airport as the deadline to wind up the project has now been pushed to the end of April, 2025. Image: A file photo of under-construction......

Union Budget 2024-25: MSMEs bat for Rs 5,000 crore export booster

India SME Forum, an organisation for small and medium businesses, has called for creating a dedicated fund of Rs 5000 crore for the export capacity development, promotion, and marketing of Micro,......

'Banks must be prepared for providing UPI credit'

'A credit line on UPI is going to make banks think about credit fundamentally as they digitise the credit process entirely.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Phonepe Bengaluru-based Zeta, which provides......

WhatsApp launches pilot to enable financial inclusion in 500 villages

Messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it has rolled out a pilot program across 500 villages across Karnataka and Maharashtra, aimed at empowering villagers with access to digital payments......

Manorathangal Review: Anatomy of A Visionary Mindscape

Through Manorathangal, M T Vasudevan Nair makes himself available to a whole new generation of uninitiated viewers, who can familiarise themselves with his rich body of work and hope to learn a......

'He Was The Most Complete Human Being I Know'

'Outside the house, he was this iconic deified figure.''Inside, he was a sorted-out, genial householder, always ready to lend a patient ear to our problems.' IMAGE: Nagarjuna with his legendary......

'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......

'Katrina was very much against doing a Tamil version'

'It would have made (Producer) Ramesh Taurani very happy if I taken two Bombay stars, but the reason why I kept mentally rejecting the regular sort of casting was to discover this excitement, you......

Great opportunity for youngsters to familiarise with play style: Harmanpreet

Photograph: Hockey India Captain Harmanpreet Singh wants the young Indian hockey players to get familiar with the playing styles of the best teams in the world during the FIH Pro League, and hoped......

'Anytime You Take On India, It's Big'

'We're excited about the game, and obviously, if you can win, it builds a lot of momentum going into the semifinal.' IMAGE: New Zealand's Michael Bracewell speaks to the media at the ICC Academy.......

J&K's Ranji Victories Have Stunned India

'We ensured that the best get selected, no favouritism or regionalism.' IMAGE: Jammu and Kashmir's players celebrate a wicket during the Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai. Photograph: BCCI......

River Seine's suitability questioned for Paris games

IMAGE: The Eiffel Tower is seen from the water of the Seine River as the Olympics opening ceremony rehearsal is postponed amid rainy weather. Photograph: Pawel Kopczynski / Reuters The River......

Forget team-meets, England's success brews over coffee

We don't do team meetings anymore: Joe Root on 'Bazball' culture Photograph: Kind Courtesy England Cricket/X England under Ben Stokes are not big on team meetings and prefer organic conversations......