Political bigwigs, film celebs queue up to vote as world's largest polls begin

16.63 crore people across 21 states and Union territories vote on Friday, April 19, 2024, in the first of the seven phases, kicking off the world’s largest democratic exercise that will span......

Locals' lament in Dibrugarh: Infra push but no jobs

‘It feels like Assam is good just as a tourist spot and not a place to earn and live.’ IMAGE: Workers at a tea garden in Dibrugarh. Photograph: ANI Photo Popular as “tea......

Rising prices, lack of jobs key issues, shows voter survey

62 per cent of respondents across various demographics, including villages, towns, and cities, perceived a greater difficulty in securing employment compared to the previous five years, shows......

Modi slams Oppn as 'Mughals' for eating meat during Sawan month

In a veiled attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Lalu Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday accused opposition leaders of demonstrating a 'Mughal......

FSSAI launches probe into MDH and Everest products

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has commissioned a quality check on MDH and Everest products. Photograph: MDH/Facebook This follows complaints that several popular spice......

Israel outweighs Iran in trade with India since 2019, shows data

India's exports to Iran dropped to $1.2 billion as of December 2023, on a rolling 4-quarter basis. India's exports to Israel grew to $6.1 billion in the same period Image: Israeli Prime Minister......

BJP Sankalp Patra: Enough powder to ignite stocks, if investors are patient

Since most proposals will have a long gestation period, the full benefits will be reflected in the revenues of companies, and subsequently the stock prices over time Illustration: Dominic......

New orders point to further gains for Hindustan Aeronautics stock

HAL is the primary supplier of India's military aircraft, helicopters, engines, avionics and accessories and the main provider of maintenance for defence aerospace Photograph: Abhishek N.......

'Allu Arjun Gave 51 Takes To Perfect His Movements'

'He is a phenomenal guy.''The clarity with which he does his work and the way he wants to present it to the rest of India, I'm amazed at it.' IMAGE: Allu Arjun, left, and Resul Pookutty, second......

How Stars Celebrated Gudi Padwa

One nation, many celebrations. As India celebrates Chaitra Navratri, Cheti Chand, Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, Bollywood stars share how they spent the special day. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shraddha......

IPL PIX: Jaiswal, Sandeep guide Rajasthan to win over MI

IMAGES from the IPL match played between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians in Jaipur, on Monday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a 60-ball 104 to help Rajasthan Royals to......

'RCB needs a middle-order partnership with Kohli'

'The other guys have to step up and also all their money is sitting in the dug-out. You can't spend that much cash on players and not have them play.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli is Royal Challengers......

'IPL's 'Impact Player' rule will hold back development of Indian all-rounders'

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma admitted he’s not a big fan of the Impact Player rule of the IPL. Photograph: BCCI India skipper Rohit Sharma is "not a big fan" of the IPL's 'Impact Player' rule as he......

India's T20 WC Squad: Shivam vs Rinku, Gill vs Jaiswal shootout possible

IMAGE: The Indian selection committee is unlikely to go for fresh faces, with the race for a spot in India’s line-up coming down to battles between tried-and-tested faces. Photograph: Adnan......

'Hardik is not a newbie, needs to adapt, use his experience or will be found out'

IMAGE: Irfan Pathan blamed Hardik Pandya's captaincy for Mumbai Indians' poor run. Photograph: BCCI Former allrounder Irfan Pathan on Monday questioned Hardik Pandya's leadership skills, saying......