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Bangladesh uprising 'guru' rejects alliance with Jamaat

The main leader of last year's violent uprising that toppled the then government in Bangladesh, Mahfuz Alam, on Sunday distanced himself from his disciples under the National Citizen Party (NCP)......

Video of cop touching Dhirendra Shastri's feet sparks row

A row has erupted after a video emerged showing Bageshwar Dham head, spiritual preacher Dhirendra Shastri, arriving in Chhattisgarh in a government aircraft and an on-duty police officer touching......

'Beheading' slogan challenges law, sovereignty; incites armed revolt: HC

The Allahabad high court has said that the slogan -- Gustakh-e-nabi ki ek saza, sar tan se juda (the only punishment for insulting the prophet is beheading) -- is a challenge to the authority of......

Woman murdered inside Delhi temple; panic grips area

A 48-year-old woman was stabbed to death inside a temple in east Delhi's Mansarovar Park area on Sunday, triggering panic and prompting the police to form multiple teams to track down the killers.......

HC rejects plea to remove graves of Afzal Guru, Maqbool Bhat from Tihar

The Delhi high court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking directions for removing the graves of terrorists Mohammad Afzal Guru and Mohammad Maqbool Bhatt from Tihar Jail premises here......

Will Budget 2026 Break Sunday Rule?

Officials said the government is keen to conform to the convention of the Union Budget for 2026-2027 being presented on February 1 despite it falling on a Sunday in 2026. IMAGE: Finance Minister......

Stock markets fall for 2nd day in volatile trade

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower in a highly volatile trade on Thursday amid relentless foreign fund outflows and selling in blue-chip ICICI Bank. Photograph: Danish......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

Quarterly earnings, macroeconomic data announcements and global trends will drive the Indian stock markets in a holiday-shortened week, analysts said. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh Stock markets would......

S D Burman's Magic Music For Guru Dutt, Dev Anand

Music composer Sachin Dev Burman created magic with several directors, giving us many, many songs to remember him by. On his 50th death anniversary on October 31, Dinesh Raheja celebrates the......

The 10 Best Indian Films Of 2025

The post-pandemic debate of the future of Bollywood and theatrical screenings continued in 2025, but things were becoming somewhat clearer. With the success of Hindi films like Saiyaara, Chhaava......

What Made Geeta Dutt's Life So Tragic

The song that best encapsulates Geeta Dutt's unfairly abbreviated life would probably be: Yaad Karoge, Yaad Karoge, Ek Din Humko Yaad Karoge.On her 95th birth anniversary on November 23, Dinesh......

'Guru Dutt Taught Us How To Make Films'

'Guru Dutt taught me that pitying oneself can be beautiful, and that heartbreak is cinematic.' IMAGE: Waheeda Rehman and Guru Dutt in Pyaasa. It felt like stepping back in time on Wednesday,......

Agra Review: Uncomfortable Watch

Agra is weird, even ambitiously so, as the film moves between being disturbing and just plain odd, it doesn't fully land on either side, observes Mayur Sanap. Kanu Behl's Agra is not a......

Is BCCI quietly looking to replace Gambhir?

Gambhir's contract with BCCI runs until the end of the 2027 ODI World Cup, there is every possibility that it could be revisited IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir's contract with BCCI runs until the end of......

CWG 2030 twist? Sift Kaur hints at shooting comeback

‘I am thrilled that India is hosting the Commonwealth Games, and I am sure shooting will be included as an event’ IMAGE: Shooting was discontinued as a medal event for both the 2022 Birmingham......

'A bit soft...' Saina drops blunt view on young crop

'Me and Sindhu were a bit more aggressive and powerful. By the time we were 18, we already had very good results at the highest level.' IMAGE: According to Saina Nehwal, India's new crop of......