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India calls for ceasefire, hostage release; hails Gaza peace plan

India has called for a ceasefire, release of all hostages, and peaceful resolution of the Israel-Hamas conflict through dialogue and diplomacy, and New Delhi welcomed the agreement on the first......

Govt to push nuclear reforms as Oppn targets SIR in winter session

The Winter session of Parliament beginning Monday will see the government push its reforms agenda with a legislation to open up the civil nuclear sector to private players, while the Opposition is......

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......

1,751 Maoists; 1,910 Troops, Civilians Killed In 11 Years

After recent high-intensity operations in the Bastar region and the neutralisation of several senior Maoist leaders, officials say the insurgency has lost its ability to mount large-scale......

Mumbai remembers 26/11 martyrs on 17th anniversary

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday paid floral tributes at the city police headquarters to those who made the ultimate sacrifice while fighting terrorists during the 2008......

Mahindra To Build 1000 Ultra-Fast Charging Points On Highways

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is stepping beyond vehicle manufacturing to build a national electric-mobility ecosystem. IMAGE: Mahindra Inaugurates First 180 kW Ultra Fast Charging Station. Mahindra &......

Chinese steel inflows via Nepal raise alarm

The matter has now been escalated and the ministry has written to Customs, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to investigate it thoroughly. Kindly......

SC upholds JSW Steel's takeover plan for Bhushan Power and Steel

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld JSW Steel's Rs 19,700-crore resolution plan for debt-ridden Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (BPSL), bringing down curtains to a prolonged legal battle that......

Buoyant demand has failed to push steel prices

The Indian steel industry is faced with a paradox: Rising demand and falling prices. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Demand continues to surge as user industries gather pace, with the World Steel......

Lower Costs Ahead for Electric Truck Buyers

Blue Energy Motors, a Mumbai-based outfit, is set to disrupt the market for two million heavy-duty trucks running on diesel and petrol in the case of routes under 500 km by transforming them into......

'Audiences Are No Longer Loyal To Language'

'Audiences are loyal to good content.' IMAGE: Kalyani Priyadarshani in Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra. Small and mid-budget regional films drew the attention of moviegoers in 2025, offering stronger......

National Awards: 'Wanted A Good Picture To Hang At Home'

IMAGE: Vikrant Massey and wife Sheetal Thakur. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sheetal Thakur/Instagram Moments before he received his maiden National Film Award for Best Actor, Vikrant Massey said his......

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......

Singer Arijit Singh To Turn Director

Photograph: Kind courtesy Arijit Singh/Instagram Superstar singer Arijit Singh is turning director. If all goes according to plan, Singh will start his yet-untitled film by the end of the year.......

'Don't Want Shah Rukh To Say No To Me'

'Today, Shah Rukh is sitting so high up that it will have to be something really spectacular for him to jump up and say, "Hey, yes, let's make this film!".' IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan in Kal Ho Naa Ho.......

Saudi players suffer as 'overpaid' foreign stars flood SPL

Prince Abdullah said Saudi players have become 'extras' since the number of foreign players per team on matchdays rose to eight, urging a cut to seven and more investment in youth development.......

Nikhat vows to bounce back from Worlds heartbreak

'You can't expect to be at your peak throughout the year. We too are human beings.' IMAGE: Nikhat Zareen will be looking to gather maximum points from next month's World Boxing Cup Finals in New......

Rizwan sacked! Afridi new Pakistan ODI captain

IMAGE: Shaheen Shah Afridi's previous stint as captain in the white-ball format did not go as planned, he led Pakistan in the T20I series against New Zealand in January 2024, which they lost 4-1.......

Sharath Kamal's 11-year plan to win TT Olympic gold

‘It's almost like two and a half Olympic cycles where we can identify talent between the age of 11 to 15 and grow with them and groom them at the same time’ IMAGE: Sharath Kamal acknowledges......

Nigeria joins India in race to host 2030 CWG!

Canada had also earlier expressed interest to bid for the 2030 CWG but later withdrew citing budgetary constraints. IMAGE: Gujarat sports minister Harsh Sanghavi poses with Commonwealth Sport......