Population rise not religion-linked, Muslim fertility rate lowest: NGO

Population growth rates are not linked to religion and the total fertility rate among all religious groups is declining, with the highest decrease observed among Muslims, NGO Population Foundation......

AI Express sacks 25 crew members, 85 flights cancelled

Air India Express on Thursday cancelled 85 flights or 23 percent of the total daily capacity as the cabin crew shortage continued for the third day while the Tata Group-owned airline issued......

BJP raises population figs, ties it to Congress's Muslim quota

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday expressed concern over the pace of increase in Muslim population in the country and wondered its impact on the reservation provided to the Scheduled Castes,......

'Jagan Is Very Dictatorial'

'Chandrababu is wiser and a very good administrator.''Jagan is the opposite. He is not very wise, not a good administrator.' IMAGE: YSRC leader Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy addresses an election meeting......

Deal valuations weigh on Apollo Hospitals stock

The stock of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (AHEL), India’s largest listed health care services company, fell 4.6 per cent on Monday (April 29) and slipped another 0.34 per cent to close at Rs......

Sensex sinks 1,062 points on selling in index majors

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled about 1.5 per cent on Thursday amid heavy foreign fund outflows and selling in HDFC Bank, Larsen & Toubro and Reliance Industries. Photograph: PTI......

No sign of slowing in demat account surge as markets attract new investors

The number of dematerialised (demat) accounts required to hold shares and other securities in electronic format rose by 3.1 million in April, bringing the total tally to a fresh record of 154.5......

Mutual funds bet on 'special' opportunities as uncertainties loom

Mutual funds are looking to tap into the special opportunities theme ahead of the results of the general election results and the continued uncertainty on the geo-political and interest rate......

Srikanth Review: Flimsy Biopic

Rajkummar Rao does the best with what he is given and he ably elevates the generic story-telling. Too bad that his performance remains the only takeaway from such an inspiring real-life story,......

'I'm The OG Pan India Superstar!'

'I am always rocking.''I am a rockstar.''That's the way the world will always see me.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Madhoo/Instagram Madhoo was among the leading heroines of the 1990s, starring in......

Does Kangana Get The Same Respect As Amitabh?

If Kangana Ranaut thinks she gets the same respect as Amitabh Bachchan does in the film industry, that's exactly what she's going to say at her election rallies.   Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Watch Baahubali, Now In Animation

IMAGE: A scene from Baahubali: Crown of Blood. S S Rajamouli says he has been toying with the idea of making an animation film for some time now. The director hopes to venture into 'newer'......

Richa, Radha lead India to series sweep over B'desh

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI Women/X Radha Yadav (3/24) ran through Bangladesh's top-order after Richa Ghosh's quickfire unbeaten 28 off 17 balls, setting up India's 21–run win in the......

Neeraj Chopra prioritises training over stardom

It's good for my profile if I play in India but there are too many functions: Neeraj Chopra Photograph: Kind Courtesy Neeraj Chopra/Instagram Based abroad for training most of the time, Olympic......

Diamond League: Chopra set to start Olympic build-up along with Jena

Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra's Paris Games preparations will be put through a stern test when he begins his season in the first leg of the prestigious......

UWW suspends Bajrang; SAI approves his training stint but wrestler cancels...

Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Wrestling's world governing body UWW has suspended Bajrang Punia till the end of this year following NADA's decision to hand him a provisional suspension for......

The Sanju Samson journey: Kerala's own cult hero

IMAGE: RR skipper Sanju Samson, who is enjoying a strong run in the ongoing IPL edition, is set to play in the upcoming edition of the T20 World Cup. Photograph: BCCI Sanju Samson, then a skinny......