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Mumbai gets single ticket booking app for all public transport

'Mumbai One', the common mobile application for various public transport tickets in the city, became operational on Thursday, a day after being launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials......

Time To Elect, Not Select Governors

In a federal democracy, the people must have a say (indirect or direct) in an office as important as that of governor.Especially in a governor who can now effectively veto a bill by simply refusing......

ED summons Google, Meta on Monday in betting apps case

The Enforcement Directorate has issued notices to tech giants Google and Meta in connection with its ongoing investigation into alleged money laundering linked to betting applications, official......

Is Arundhati Roy Scared Of The Really Powerful?

'Arundhati Roy is like a ballerina performing on a high wire, cool, supremely at ease but conscious of all the adoring eyes on her,' notes P Vijaya Kumar. IMAGE: Arundhati Roy signs her new book......

From 1905 cry to Modi's 'Vocal for Local': NCERT's new Swadeshi lessons

The National Council of Educational Research and Training has released special modules on 'Swadeshi', tracing the movement's journey from 1905 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call towards......

Now, Take a Swadeshi Ride with Bharat Taxi

The Bharat Taxi platform is already positioning itself as the world's largest driver-owned mobility network, with more than 51,000 drivers across cars, autos, and bikes registered in New Delhi and......

Mahindra To Build 1000 Ultra-Fast Charging Points On Highways

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is stepping beyond vehicle manufacturing to build a national electric-mobility ecosystem. IMAGE: Mahindra Inaugurates First 180 kW Ultra Fast Charging Station. Mahindra &......

Google book search to go 'Kitaabi'

In its 'mission' to "organise all the world's information and make it universally accessible," search behemoth Google is now eyeing the Hindi book segment for digitisation as part of its Book......

Google Book Search seeking partners in India

Google Book Search is on a partnership drive with Indian publishers, seeking to put their titles on to its search platform where they can be browsed through by surfers.Having recently tied up with......

How Your Grievances Can Be Fixed!

CPGRAMS -- an online platform available to citizens 24x7 to lodge their grievances to public authorities on service delivery -- has existed for close to two decades. But it has never been this......

5 Must Watch Titles From This Supergirl of Bollywood!

From the biggest brat of the family growing up against Assam’s idyllic farm life devouring books and movies to finding friendship for the ages while assisting Kaizad Gustad along with Zoya......

Drowning In A Sea Of Entertainment

'There is simply too much to watch, read and absorb.''Just online consumption (news, entertainment, social media) in India was 2.5 hours a day in November 2024.''Add TV (just under 4 hours), other......

'Human Attention Span Is Now Less Than Goldfish's'

'What scares me is the fact that there is so much content that people have content indigestion.''How do you entice people who have indigestion of content?' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajadhiraaj:......

Savi Review: Anil Kapoor Saves The Day

Divya Khossla does not have the magnetism to carry a film by herself.If it weren't for Anil Kapoor playing his part with far more gusto than required, Savi would have been tough to sit through,......

Olympics Movies That Will Amaze You

Sports films have their own unique charm, but those centered on the Olympics and Olympians stand apart, depicting unparalleled tales of grit, guts, gumption, and glory. As the 2024 Paris Games......

Rahul on How Baby Evaarah Got Her Name

IMAGE: KL Rahul with his wife Athiya and daughter Evaraah. Photograph: Kind Courtesy KL Rahul/Instagram Cricketer KL Rahul may be known for his calm demeanour at the crease, but when it came to......

'RIP TikTok': App ban 'blessing in disguise' for Gauff

'I guess it'll force me to read books more, be more of a productive human probably.' IMAGE: USA's Coco Gauff of the US writes a message on broadcast channel's camera after winning her fourth......

John Wisden: Google doodles for the cricketing great

The doodle on Google's homepage today celebrates the 187th birth anniversary of John Wisden. Wisden was an English cricketer and creator of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, which is often referred to......