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Slapped 7-8 times, kicked in chest, stomach: Swati Maliwal In FIR

Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal was "kicked and slapped seven to eight times" allegedly by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar at the former's official residence, and......

Should NOTA Be A Candidate?

'Rather than criticising the kind of candidates fielded by political parties from our living rooms, NOTA in a sense implores the electorate to say this by turning up in person at a polling booth to......

Election Commission's Knock At Midnight!

My press card did not stop them. They entered the room, one ran to the balcony; another opened the cupboard and a third went into the bathroom. A Ganesh Nadar's close encounters with the Election......

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......

Photographs That Speak A Million Words

Check out the winners of the Sony World Photography Awards 2024. Now in its 17th year, the World Photography Organisation's awards ceremony is a major annual moment recognising the best photography......

Champions of investor trust: 10 stocks with institutional seal of approval

Equity investments by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) and domestic institutional investors (DIIs) in the Indian market have shown a mixed trend over the past six months. Illustration: Uttam......

Home loan outstanding up by Rs 10 lakh cr in last 2 yrs

Credit outstanding to the housing sector rose by nearly Rs 10 lakh crore in the last two fiscals to reach a record Rs 27.23 lakh crore in March this year, according to RBI's data on 'Sectoral......

Bengal's tea industry seeks a new flavour

The alpona (artwork) on the steep, winding road leading to Makaibari bears testimony to the visit of G20 delegates for the second tourism working group meeting in April last year. Photograph:......

HDFC Bank Q4 performance and future outlook

Amid tepid quarterly growth and withheld guidance, HDFC Bank may emerge as a contrarian choice for investors seeking long-term value Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters HDFC Bank's January-March......

India-made chips may soon power iPhones

Micron Technology, a global leader in memory and storage, is considering supplying Made-in-India chips from its Gujarat plant to one of its key global clients, Apple, whose vendors assemble iPhones......

'Heeramandi wasn't another sex scene'

'While I was performing it, I had a weird feeling that people would love it because it's so bizarre.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shekhar Suman Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi: The Diamond......

'We Had A Tom And Jerry Relationship'

'I believed that no matter what happened, I would be there to take care of him.''He believed it too and even when he fell ill, he had total faith in me, ki main sab theek kar doongi.''I tried, I......

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......

Maidaan Review: Snooze Soccer

Maidaan draws out more yawns than yays, observes Sukanya Verma. Underdog sports stories are as life-affirming as they are formulaic. What distinguishes the decent ones from the drags is vision.......

Making Waves In India And Hollywood

'On the set, Ranveer and I got along really well.''Ten days after the release, Ranveer messaged me and said, you have killed the scene!''For someone like him to message me just says how supportive......

We'll do everything to make June 6 special: Stimac to 'legendary' Chhetri

IMAGE: Igor Stimac believes Sunil Chhetri is one of the few players to become a legend during their playing days. Photograph: ANI Only a few players become legends in their playing days and Sunil......

'Pakistan has mental block when it comes to playing India in World Cup'

IMAGE: Misbah-ul-Haq believes the Pakistan team will have to work very hard to overcome a tough Indian side. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq believes his......

How hosting Euro 2024 could impact the German economy

IMAGE: Germany, Europe's largest economy is expected to grow around 0.3% this year, slower than other large industrialised countries. Photograph: Angelika Warmuth/Reuters Germany will be......

Does Sanju Get Your Vote?

IMAGE: Sanju Samson hit his 5th IPL 2024 half-century against the Delhi Capitals on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Photograph: BCCI Delhi Capitals kept their play-off hopes alive with a 20 run win over......

Was This A Clean Catch?

Delhi Capitals returned to winning ways with a handsome 20 run victory over the Rajasthan Royals as they kept their slim IPL play-off hopes alive in Delhi on Tuesday, May 8, 2024. Tristan Stubbs......

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