US vetoes Palestinian bid to gain statehood at UN

The United States has vetoed a resolution in the UN Security Council on the latest Palestinian bid to be granted full membership of the United Nations, an outcome lauded by Israel but criticised by......

Modi gifts green diamond to Jill Biden

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in the United States for a three-day state visit, has gifted an eco-friendly lab-grown 7.5 carat diamond, placed in Kashmir's exquisite Papier mache box, to......

No permission granted for Sri Sri event, water resources ministry informs NGT

Faced with tough questions from National Green Tribunal, the water resources ministry on Wednesday told the panel it has not granted permission for 'World Cultural Festival' being organised by Sri......

Who Says Gujarat Is A BJP Bastion?

The Congress won 77 seats or 42% of seats in the 2017 polls. How then can Gujarat be called a BJP bastion, asks Sanjeev Nayyar. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party supremo and Prime Minister Narendra......

Assam's Gamosa, Telangana's Tandur Redgram, Ladakh's apricot get GI tag

The government has granted Geographical Indications (GI) tag to various products, including Gamosa of Assam, Tandur Redgram of Telangana, and an apricot variety of Ladakh. The commerce and industry......

Is Yes Bank out of the woods?

'Infusion of fresh capital, handsome growth in deposits and focus on recovery should bring Yes Bank back on the growth path in the next financial year,' observes Tamal Bandyopodhyay. Photograph:......

Vivo told to give Rs 950 cr bank guarantee to ED to operate frozen A/Cs

The Delhi high court on Wednesday allowed Chinese smartphone maker Vivo to operate its various bank accounts frozen by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money-laundering probe......

SoftBank-backed Ola raises $500-mn term loan

Ola is likely to use the loan to fuel its vision for future of mobility across businesses including ride-hailing, vehicle commerce, delivery with foods, quick commerce & financial services.......

'God Gave Me One More Opportunity'

'You suddenly realise that in this entire big scheme of things, you're just one speck.' IMAGE: Shreyas Talpade will be next seen in Kartam Bhugtam. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shreyas......

Jurassic World Dominion Review

Dear Mr Spielberg, can we now put to rest this overstretched, bloated dinosaur franchise? asks Aseem Chhabra. We are in the year 2022. The dinosaurs that roamed the restricted Jurassic Park are......

Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare review

'The women, warts and all, are fascinating and frustrating for their flaws.' 'As much director Alankrita Shrivastava wants them to chart their course on their own terms, she pauses much too......

'I could only imagine Dev as David Copperfield'

'Dev for me embodied all that kind of charm, optimism, energy, vulnerability, awkwardness and yet strength.''He's in every scene for two hours.''He has to play drama, melodrama, romance, pathos,......

India series may mark Archer's Test return

IMAGE: Jofra Archer does not feature in the England's 14-member squad for the first Test against India, which was announced on Thursday. Photograph: Alastair Grant/Reuters England's national......

How Rohit STUNNED England with unbelievable century

IMAGE: India's Rohit Sharma celebrates after reaching his century. Photograph: Sahiba Chawdhary/Reuters India claimed an unassailable 2-0 lead over England after captain Rohit Sharma's rapid......

Wood preparing for T20 World Cup with slow yorker

'I'm still trying to learn new things, slow balls… try to get that on my yorker ball and so there are always things to improve on.' IMAGE: England pacer Mark Wood troubled India's top order......

How young blood transformed India's Test dominance

IMAGE: From left, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, KS Bharat, Akash Deep, Sarfaraz Khan, Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal. Photograph: BCCI The thumping series win over England on sporting......

England's Crawley applauds 'Bazball' revolution

IMAGE: Zak Crawley said his team is more focussed on its performance and planning. Photograph: BCCI England opener Zak Crawley on Wednesday said most of his teammates have become better......