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Bangladesh court convicts Sheikh Hasina, UK lawmaker niece in land scam

A Bangladesh court on Monday convicted and sentenced deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to five years of imprisonment and her niece, British parliamentarian Tulip Siddiq, to a two-year jail term......

HC upholds probe into Munambam land, slams waqf board's tactic

The Kerala high court on Friday said that notifying the Munambam land as waqf was a "land grabbing tactic of the Kerala Waqf Board" and upheld the government order appointing an inquiry commission......

Trump's Language Of Fascism

'Non-compatible with Western Civilization' is about as vague and jingoistic as it gets and Trump saying this gives full license to his acolytes to go full throttle on making life as difficult and......

IndiGo cancels over 100 flights, scores delayed; DGCA launches probe

IndiGo cancelled more than 100 flights at various airports, and scores of services were delayed on Wednesday as the country's largest airline grappled with significant operational disruptions......

Kremlin Didn't Know About Modi Gesture

The Russians have termed Putin's visit to India, his first to this country since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, as 'Druzhba Dosti', which means 'friendship' in Russian and Hindi......

What Putin hopes to achieve on his India visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India this week aims to secure energy supplies, stabilise defence deliveries and ensure bilateral trade continues smoothly despite strong Western......

Rupee Fall: Who Stands To Gain?

So far this year, the rupee has fallen by 4.2 per cent, the worst among its Asian peers. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters India's information technology services and pharmaceutical firms......

In Pix: The Stunning Flying Car From China!

A Chinese firm this week began trial production of flying cars stated to be the next-generation in the world of transportation, ahead of US firm Tesla and others plans to launch the same shortly.......

A Legend Returns: My Tata Sierra Story

A car that defined a generation of Indian SUVs, offering a rear seat so comfortable it felt like home. As the Tata Sierra makes a triumphant return as a modern monocoque 5-door on November 15,......

India eyes 10% of global green hydrogen exports by 2030: Minister

India is aiming to become a global hub for green hydrogen exports, eyeing nearly 10 per cent of the worldwide demand by 2030, Union Minister Shripad Yesso Naik said on Tuesday. Photograph: Benoit......

'It's For The Love Of The Country'

'The amount of respect we have for people who guard our borders and put the country first.''Why do they do this?''The chances of not coming back are so high. Still, they take that risk.''It's for......

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......

'Dharmendraji Was The Hero Every Boy Wanted To Be'

'At times when the pressure, glitz and glam felt horribly garish, there he was with no pretences or guile. A sweet reminder that life is about the real things not the fluff.' Photograph: Kind......

10 Reasons Why This Is 2025's Most Unfairly Treated Film

As someone who could not predict a single beat in advance, who was exhilarated by its audacity to throw random elements together and take chances all over the place, Sreehari Nair thinks Odum......

DDLJ Is Not Just About Love

'It is a beautiful balance between traditional old-world sanskaars, and new generations opening up to new worlds without renouncing respect,' observes Sandeep Goyal. IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan as Raj......

India, Sri Lanka land for Women's World Cup opener

IMAGE: The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian side landed in the evening after completing their warm-up games in Bengaluru. Photograph: BCCI Women/X India and Sri Lanka, the two co-hosts of the Women's......

EPL: Eze's hat-trick sends Arsenal six points clear

IMAGE: Eberechi Eze celebrates scoring Arsenal's second goal against Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium, London, on Sunday. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters Eberechi Eze scored a majestic......

Shafali Reveals How She Turned Things Around In Final!

'I've played before and I had the experience of how to handle the pressure. But I couldn't do well in the semifinal, and only I know how I spent the nights until the final.' IMAGE: After falling......

East Bengal hold Bagan; qualify for Super Cup semis

IMAGE: East Bengal advanced to the last-four stage owing to their superior goal difference, aided by the 4-0 thrashing of Chennaiyin FC on Tuesday.. Photograph: East Bengal FC/X East Bengal FC......

World C'ships: Nikhat keeps medal hopes alive with quarterfinal berth

Nikhat overcame a scrappy women's 51kg round of 16 contest to secure a unanimous decision, though the scoreline did not reflect the stiff resistance from her 21-year-old opponent. IMAGE: Nikhat......