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Congress seeks EC action against 'Modi Parivaar', 'Modi ki Guarantee' ads

Alleging misuse of state resources for the poll campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress on Thursday complained to the Election Commission against "Modi Parivaar" and "Modi ki......

Can election manifestos show the way to Viksit Bharat?

Elections are not won or lost by expounding on such macro-economic matters. For the aam admi, what matters in manifestos are promises that will improve their quality of life, notes Vinayak......

Delhi govt orders to inspect all abandoned borewells after man's death

Water Minister Atishi on Sunday visited the Delhi Jal Board water treatment plant in Keshopur where a man fell into a 40-foot-deep borewell and said that action would be taken against the official......

TN governor refuses to read out address, speaker expunges his remarks

Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi on Monday refused to read out the complete text of the customary address to the state Assembly, claiming it has 'misleading facts', and lambasted the ruling DMK over......

Nails, barricades installed to stop farmers' march to Delhi

Ahead of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo March', the Delhi Police has intensified security arrangements at Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri borders and installed nails along with barricades to prevent vehicles......

Bad air quality may breathe fresh life into health insurance business

General insurance companies are likely to see a surge in demand for health insurance in the coming months due to falling air quality in the country. IMAGE: Activist Ashok Kumra runs a campaign to......

Which sectors to invest in? Read what experts say

After a turnaround in performance by Indian equity markets since July that has seen the S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 wipe out the year-to-date losses, analysts suggest investors start nibbling......

Akasa Air to operate first flight on Aug 7; opens ticket sales

New airline Akasa Air on Friday said it will launch commercial flight operations on August 7 by operating its first service on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route using Boeing 737 Max aircraft. Photograph:......

At 7.8%, RBI's 2022-23 GDP growth projection lower than Economic Survey's

The Reserve Bank on Thursday pegged the economic growth rate for 2022-23 at 7.8 per cent, down from 9.2 per cent expected in 2021-22, in view of uncertainties on account of the pandemic and......

Does Modi want small companies to fail?

India has too many small companies and this is inefficient.It should instead have only a handful of very large players running its economy and these giants can then compete with the world, observes......

'Duggu can do anything he sets his mind to'

'As tempers flared, worried for his safety, I requested Duggu to sit in his car by the gate.''He did.''Later, I asked him how he could have remained so calm in the circumstances.''He told me......

Suhana, Khushi, Agastya Win Our Hearts

I grew up reading Archie comics. They were a part of our teens and we knew every character by their habits and their interests. Archie loved Veronica who loved herself and when a boy tells her "I......

Met These Wildlife Crime Fighters?

'I am a non-resident Indian. I didn't come to India to shine a light on its negative aspects.''I came to India to showcase what I think are remarkable aspects of India and Indians on a global......

'We just have to give them a good film and they will give you the numbers'

'Every film cannot do a business of Rs 200 crore.' IMAGE: Abhishek Pathak, centre, with Shriya Saran, left, and Ajay Devgn on the sets of Drishyam 2. Photograph: Kind courtesy Abhishek......

Ek Villain Returns Review

Sukanya Verma had multiple migraines making sense of the utterly daft, warped and awful Ek Villain Returns. Mohit Suri's movies are a baffling beast. Though his world may deceptively resemble......

Footballer's assist helps COVID-struck Manipur breathe

Photograph: Kind courtesy Renedy Singh/Instagram Former India mid-field maestro Renedy Singh is working relentlessly to arrange oxygen cylinders and help his home state of Manipur win the battle......

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