Trump-Netanyahu announce Gaza peace plan, await Hamas nod

The White House on Monday (local time) released a peace plan to end the two-year-old Gaza conflict following a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin......

Manipur insurgents modify looted arms into sniper rifles

Manipur's ethnic insurgent groups from both the Meitei and Kuki communities are modifying weapons, many of them looted from police armouries in 2023, and converting them into makeshift sniper......

Fadnavis's PA, turncoats in Maha BJP's third list

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday released its third list of 25 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly polls, giving tickets to two Congress turncoats and the personal assistant of deputy Chief......

Curbs after clash: Maharashtra assembly bans visitors

Only legislators, their official personal assistants and government officials will be allowed entry inside Vidhan Bhavan premises, Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar said on Friday, a day......

Now you can make final PF pension withdrawal after 3 years

The board of retirement fund body EPFO has approved liberalised part withdrawals for its more than seven crore subscribers, allowing up to 100 per cent EPF withdrawal. Along with the above, it was......

PayPal receives RBI nod to operate as cross-border payment aggregator

PayPal Payments Pvt Ltd (PayPal), the Indian subsidiary of PayPal Holdings Inc, has received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as a Payment Aggregatorross......

How UPI, AePS, Wallets Are Changing India

UPI has catapulted India into the forefront on the global digital payments landscape. Working hand in hand, the AePS payments system is making life easy for rural folks, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.......

Paytm appears poised for rebound

While Paytm (One97 Communications) is not completely past regulatory hurdles, its share price has gained in the last month or two. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters The Paytm handle migration......

'Saiyaara Stars Are Ready To Take Over Bollywood'

'They were born stars the day they were selected for this film.' IMAGE: Rajesh Kumar with Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda. Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajesh Kymar/Instagram Rajesh Kumar is enjoying......

'I'm Really Proud To Be A Brahmin'

'So my question was, 'What is it that you are proud of? What have you achieved? What is your contribution?''He had no answer.' IMAGE: Triptii Dimri and Siddhant Chaturvedi in Dhadak 2. Shazia......

Celebrating #Father'sDay: 'To The Man Who Raised Me'

Film folk took to social media to share adorable pictures and messages for her daddies on #HappyFathersDay. Namrata Thakker picks some sweet memories.   Photograph: Kind courtesy Ananya......

2024: The Best South Films

'Content' is an ugly word used to tie together a myriad of stories out there but the market seems to respond to it. Audiences seem to prefer experiential, novel stories over stale, formulaic films.......

Indian GM stunned by 12-year-old 'Messi of Chess'

IMAGE: Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi did try to find some flaws in black's position but decided against any undue risk and repeated the position three times. Photograph: Michal Walusza/FIDE Indian......

Chess WC: Diptayan pulls off a stunner; Pranav loses

IMAGE: Indian Grandmaster Diptayan Ghosh stunned former world championship challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi in the World Chess Cup, in Panjim, on Wednesday. Photograph: Michal Walusza/FIDE......

Chess WC: Narayanan, Diptayan ease into Round 2

IMAGE: S L Narayanan outclassed Steven Rojas of South Africa scored a remarkable victory with black in just 22 moves. Photograph: Eteri Kublashvili/FIDE Indian Grandmaster SL Narayanan and......

FIDE World Cup: IM Aronyak Ghosh upsets GM Bartel

IMAGE: Aronyak Ghosh defeated GM Mateusz Bartel of Poland in 41 moves to keep his campaign alive in the FIDE World Cup 2025, in Panaji, on Sunday. Photograph: Eteri Kublashvili/FIDE The......

'Identify Each Player's Weakness...'

If a player is strong in defence then he/she should be given training in attack or vice versa. Photograph: Kind courtesy Utroja0/Pixabay   With two dozen Indian players qualified to play in the......