Intense heat sweeps east, south; more heat wave days likely in May

Intense heat swept through east India and parts of the southern peninsular region on Thursday, testing power grids and prompting the Kerala government to order closure of educational institutions......

Is Election Slipping Out Of Modi's Hands?

In nearly 100 seats, the BJP stands almost no chance of winning.In 200 seats, it is a direct fight between the BJP and the Congress where the BJP has an upper hand.In 243 seats, the BJP is pitted......

Over 63% voter turnout recorded in phase 2; Tripura highest with 79.46%

Over 63 percent polling was reported in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 88 seats across 13 states amid a few complaints of electronic voting machine glitches and bogus voting in......

Husband has no control over wife's 'stridhan': SC

A husband has no control over his wife's 'stridhan' (woman's property) and while he may use it during the time of his distress, he has a moral obligation to return it to his wife, the Supreme Court......

Lok Sabha election outcome can trigger stock market correction: Bernstein

While the markets have factored in a number close to 350 for the BJP and almost 400 for the NDA, 50 seats fewer could trigger a market correction IMAGE: Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates an......

View Consumption Survey Numbers With Caution

Could the MPCE survey results be used as a basis of reconstructing the Consumer Price Index with new weights, asks Madan Sabnavis. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters The Survey on household......

Rooftop solar charges up electric vehicle boom in India's smaller cities

The push given to rooftop solar installation in the Interim Budget ties in with its high rate of adoption in Tier-II and -III cities of India. If original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the......

Uttarakhand saw sharpest dip in workforce during Covid

Uttarakhand saw the sharpest decline (of 11 per cent) in the “total persons engaged” in manufacturing in the worst-hit pandemic year of 2020-21 as industrial units shut shop, according......

Aavesham: The Psycho As Self-Designated Guardian

Watching Aavesham is like sprinting through the whole history of our mass-masala movies and seeing it in a new light, notes Sreehari Nair.And this, incidentally, is the story of Fahadh Faasil's......

Bastar: The Naxal Story Review: Bizarre

The Naxal movement has such a complex history that several books have been written to understand it. Bastar: The Naxal Story seeks to reduce it to bullet points and stereotypes, observes......

Poacher Review: Hard Truths, Hard-Hitting Storytelling

Poacher neither minces words in condemning these self-seeking slaughterers nor leaves any stone unturned in highlighting the hard work put in by friends of the forest, notes Sukanya Verma. It's......

Bramayugam Review: Mammootty is Terrifying

Mammootty is towering as the unflinching enigma that prevents Bramayugam from being a middling genre exercise, observes Arjun Menon. Bramayugam is the third directorial feature by Rahul Sadasivan......

Who Will Lead Their Teams to Glory?

IPL 2024 is here, and a fresh wave of leadership is set to take charge. From familiar faces to surprising picks, each team has entrusted a captain to steer them towards glory. From seasoned......

WPL 2024: Focus on young Indian stars as Mumbai take on Delhi in opener

IMAGE: The second season of the Women’s Premier League will get underway in Bengaluru on Friday, February 23. Photograph: BCCI The second edition of the Women's Premier League, beginning in......

Ranji Trophy: TN, Karnataka, Vidarbha enter quarters

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu's players celebrate winning their Ranji Trophy match against Punjab in Salem on Monday. Photograph: BCCI Sarwate powers......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara slams century; Mumbai thrash Assam

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.Another century for Pujara IMAGE: Saurashtra's centurions Prerak Mankad, Cheteshwar Pujara and Arpit Vasavada pose after stumps on Day 2 of......

Ranji Trophy: Jadeja powers Saurashtra to big win

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches on Monday. IMAGE: Dharmendrasinh Jadeja's match haul of 12/131 steered Saurashtra to a comfortable 218-run victory against Rajasthan. Photograph: BCCI......