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Fate of 8 Union ministers in balance as 102 seats go to polls

The 2024 Lok Sabha polls kicks off on Friday with voting for 102 seats spread across 21 states and Union Territories in the first of the seven phases of the world's largest electoral exercise as......

Modi's Edifice Complex

To understand Modi, listen to what he does not say, suggests Prem Panicker. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Narendra D Modi, Amit A Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and J P Nadda......

Strong earthquake kills at least 9 in Taiwan, sparks tsunami fears

At least nine people have been killed and 77 people trapped across Taiwan after a powerful earthquake struck the island's eastern coast, CNN reported, citing the National Fire Agency. IMAGE:......

Muizzu strikes reconciliatory tone, says India closest ally, seeks debt relief

After his anti-India rhetoric, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has struck a reconciliatory tone, saying India will continue to remain his country's “closest ally” and urged New Delhi......

Maldives to get 'non-lethal' arms, training from China

The Maldives will get free 'non-lethal' military equipment and training from China's military under a newly inked agreement with Beijing, President Mohamed Muizzu has said, underlining that it......

Changing complexion: Adani stocks now have prominent investor base

FPIs in question no longer have significant exposure to these stocks Amid intense scrutiny from short-sellers and regulators, Adani group stocks have seen a significant shift in their shareholder......

'No second thoughts on Great Nicobar Port'

'An area of land has already been earmarked for their protected habitation.''There are also steps being taken to take care of the coral zone and mangroves' Kindly note the image has only been......

Kamathipura: From shanty locality to prized real estate

The township will have a central park, gymnasium, open spaces and so on and each set of residential towers is to have its own playground, play school, and other amenities. Raghavendra Kamath......

Egypt deports key official of Nirav Modi's firm

Subhash Shankar Parab, a key accused in the Rs 7,000 crore diamantaire Nirav Modi bank fraud case, was “deported” from Cairo on Tuesday after a long diplomatic and legal process,......

The Archies Review: Return To Innocence

The Archies is an evergreen thought passed on from generation to generation. But Sukanya Verma wishes it had some of the comic's tee-hee humour and hyuk hyuk too. Long before there was cable TV,......

'India Is Ready For The World!'

'Never in the history of Indian cinema did we have a distribution system for 240 countries, but we have it now.''And if we still keep catering to the B and C-tiers of our country, and not the whole......

The Banshees of Inisherin Review: Friends No More

People move on, get attached to other people, ending a close bond. But we rarely see that on screen, observes Aseem Chhabra. Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin opens with fog lifting and......

Asia Cup 2023: PCB, SLC locked in financial dispute

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) made it clear during the ACC council meeting in Bali last week that it was not willing to take the financial burden as it did not earn extra and was also not the official......

12 years later: Dravid-Kohli's unbelievable journey

You could see that he was going to be around for a while: Dravid looks back at Kohli's maiden Test series IMAGE: Virat Kohli with Rahul Dravid. Photograph: Virat Kohli/Instagram Virat Kohli......

ICC's revenue distribution model is flawed: Atherton

IMAGE: Michael Atherton said the ICC’s revenue sharing model was flawed but it won’t face any pushback from the countries. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Former England captain......

FIFA World Cup: Check Out Team Jerseys!

The countdown to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar has begun. The tournament, to be played from November 20 to December 18, will be the first hosted in the Middle East and played in eight stadiums......

Asia Cup: Sub-continental giants resume rivalry

IMAGE: All eyes will be on Virat Kohli who will be expected to come out of a prolonged lean patch. Photograph: ACC/Twitter The unpredictability of the T20 format and the growth of the game in......

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