No Congress-Samajwadi alliance in 2027 UP polls?

The Congress is stepping up efforts to strengthen its organisational base in Uttar Pradesh and is preparing to contest all 403 seats in the 2027 Assembly elections there, though the final decision......

'Current elements in Bangladesh want to hurt India'

Foreign Affairs expert Robinder Sachdev on Monday expressed serious concern over the current public sentiment and statements emerging from leaders in Bangladesh against India, describing them as......

Jharkhand: Surgery conducted under mobile flashlight

A video showing a tubectomy being conducted on a woman under a mobile phone flashlight in a government health centre in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district has gone viral, prompting the administration......

After Hadi, another Bangladesh student leader shot in head

Unidentified gunmen on Monday shot in the head Motaleb Shikder, a second leader of Bangladesh's violent student-led 2024 uprising. IMAGE: KMen hold placards that read "We all will be Hadi, we will......

Insurance: Lack of legacy distribution network a challenge for foreign cos

The Union Cabinet’s decision to raise the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the insurance sector to 100 per cent is unlikely to significantly boost foreign investment as distribution......

India Inc's profits relative to capital employed at 14-yr high

Companies are squeezing more profits from their operations relative to the capital they put to work, the highest now since 2011. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives Profit after tax......

1st Drive Review: Tata Harrier 1.5L Petrol

The Hyperion Hawk: Driven! Yes, the Tata Harrier is named after a species of hawk. And this car is just like it. It swoops down onto the road, gripping every bit of the tarmac there is. The Tata......

Weightloss Drugs Hit 1,000 Crore Mark

'As more patients are prescribed these drugs, intolerance due to gastrointestinal and other side effects will become more visible, leading to higher discontinuation rates.' IMAGE: A pharmacist......

Why Bha Bha Ba Scene Is So Controversial

IMAGE: Dileep in Bha Bha Ba. Malayalam movie star Dileep's first release after a trial court in Kerala acquitted him has sparked fresh controversy. The film Bha Bha Ba, which released on December......

The Sreenivasan I Knew

I once asked him why he hadn't written scripts for his sons Vineeth and Dhyan.'I made some suggestions about their scripts, and they haven't discussed their scripts with me after that,' he said......

Dhurandhar May Become Biggest Hit Ever

IMAGE: Sara Arjun and Ranveer Singh in Dhurandhar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sara Arjun/Instagram Pushpa 2: The Rule had collected Rs 830.10 crore (Rs 8.3 billion) in its lifetime. This was a huge......

Ameesha Parties With Ajay Devgn

Film folk turned up in large numbers to celebrate Producer and real estate tycoon Anand Pandit's 62nd birthday in Mumbai over the weekend. Pandit has produced films like Swatantrya Veer Savarkar,......

IPL record-breaker Gowtham calls it quits

IMAGE: In nine IPL seasons, Krishnappa Gowtham has represented five franchises. Photograph: ANI Photo Karnataka all-rounder Krishnappa Gowtham, who made headlines by becoming the most expensive......

Kishan to lead Jharkhand in Vijay Hazare Trophy

IMAGE: Ishan Kishan led the Jharkhand team to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title last week. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Star wicketkeeper batter Ishan Kishan has been named as the captain of......

Morocco kickstart AFCON campaign with hard-fought win

IMAGE: Morocco's Soufiane Rahimi in action during their opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations finals against Comoros. Photograph: Reuters Morocco eventually got the party underway but relief......

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Gill back in Punjab squad after T20 WC snub

IMAGE: Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma. Photograph:BCCI Punjab announces 18-member squad for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy, featuring big guns Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, and Arshdeep......

Richardson set for Ashes recall as Cummins likely to rest

IMAGE: Jhye Richardson, who trained with the Australian team ahead of the Adelaide, is set to return to the team after nearly a year on the sidelines, recuperating from a shoulder surgery.......