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Join Ajit, Shinde instead of...: Modi to Pawar, Uddhav

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday advised the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar and Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasahbe Thackeray to join hands with Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde after Lok......

A Tale Of Two Poorams

If you have an appetite for crowds and the visual spectacle of many focused on one task or activity, a pooram will engage you, notes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: The materials used on caparisoned......

Modi hails EC for 'violence-free' LS polls in first 2 phases

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated the Election Commission for conducting the first two phases of Lok Sabha polls with hardly any violence and asked the people to come out in......

Modi votes as polling underway for 93 seats in 3rd phase

Voting is progressing in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union Territories on Tuesday in the third phase of the Lok Sabha polls, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home......

Kangana's gaffe, slams 'Tejasvi Surya' in poll speech

In a gaffe, actor and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kangana Ranaut mistakenly named her party colleague Tejasvi Surya while intending to target Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav during......

M&M's growth engines roar to life, launches to drive gains

The stock of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has been touching successive all-time highs on the bourses and, over the past year, gained 81 per cent. Photograph: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com While the S&P......

India's automobile retail sales surge 27% in April: FADA

Total vehicle retail sales in India rose 27 per cent year-on-year to 22,06,070 units in April as all segments, including passenger vehicles and two-wheelers, witnessed growth, industry body FADA......

India's gold demand up 8% in Q4 despite high price

India's gold demand rose 8 per cent annually to 136.6 tonne in the March quarter helped by a strong economic environment despite prices touching historic highs, according to the World Gold Council.......

Smartphone makers pin hopes on new launches after tepid March quarter

For the smart phone industry, it has been a lacklustre quarter of CY2024, with sales falling by 3-4 per cent over the same period last year, according to Counterpoint Research projections.......

The RBI Way Of Firefighting

Why is the RBI harsh on Paytm Payments Bank?Why did it give Rana Kapoor of Yes Bank Ltd such a long rope?Often, it's a long investigation process, but the RBI doesn't discuss this openly since that......

India Is All Set To Shine At Cannes

IMAGE: Kani Kusruti in All We Imagine as Light. With an entry in almost every major section of the 77th Cannes film festival, which kicks off on Tuesday, May 14. with French musician-filmmaker......

Why Manthan Is A Must Watch

Shyam Benegal's Manthan will be showcased in restored print at this year's Cannes Film Festival.It still serves as a much-needed reminder of setting aside differences in the favour of combined......

'Be Prepared For Fame And Blame'

IMAGE: Nivin Pauly and Anaswara Rajan in Malayalee From India. Nivin Pauly is very proud of his latest release, Malayalee From India. "Malayalee From India is a complete package, offering......

'I've lost out on parts because...'

'People had a perception that I may be angry as a person.''Or I'm older than I really am.''Or I can't speak in English because of the characters I've done at the beginning of my career.'......

Sharvari, Sara, Disha's Stunning Summer Style

April saw a lot of celebs put in that extra effort to look FASHIONABLY FABULOUS! So who got it right and served us some serious fashion goals? Namrata Thakker finds out. Photograph: Kind......

Virat Kohli throws lavish birthday bash for Anushka

Photograph: Kind courtesy Manu Chandra/Instagram Bollywood star Anushka Sharma turned 36 in style with a glamorous dinner party hosted by her husband Virat Kohli. The celebration, held at......

India lose to Australia again; trail Perth hockey series 0-2

IMAGE: India suffered to their second straight defeat to Australia in the Perth International Festival of Hockey on Sunday. Photograph: Hockey India The Indian men's hockey team dished out a......

Australia crush India 5-1, worst performance ever?

Photograph: Hockey India/X The Indian men's hockey team was expected to put up at least a decent fight but was hammered 1-5 by Australia in the first Test of the five-match series in Perth on......

Capitals Celebrate Holi 'DC' Way

IMAGE: Delhi Capitals cricketers are all smiles as they celebrate the Festival of Colours. Photograph and Video: Delhi Capitals/X They may have gotten their IPL 2024 season off to a losing......

Is That Rohit Sharma?!

On Holi, the mood was festive in the Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders camps with the players bathed in all hues. Hockey star Rani Rampal, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender......

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