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Hindu tea garden worker found dead in B'desh with hands, feet tied

The deceased was identified as Ratan Shuvo Kar, a worker of Champara Tea Garden under Islampur union. IMAGE: Members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad take out a protest rally against the alleged...

Nitin Nabin elected BJP chief unopposed; youngest in party history

Five-time Bihar MLA Nitin Nabin was on Monday elected unopposed as the BJP national president, the youngest ever to occupy the top party post at a time when the saffron party seeks to further...

BJP set to announce new party president on January 20

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday released the schedule to elect its national president, saying the nominations for the post will be filed on January 19 and the name of the new chief will be...

10-tonne steel bridge stolen overnight in Korba, sold as scrap

A 70-foot-long steel bridge weighing over 10 tonnes built on a canal more than four decades ago was stolen overnight in Chhattisgarh's Korba city, leaving local residents stunned, police said on...

Operation Sindoor Inspires Rise In Defence Budget

'If you go by the capital expenditure, this is a good defence budget. But we will have to see if the government can keep defence spending at 2 per cent or higher in 2027-2028.' IMAGE: India...

'Sensex Captures Changing Structure Of Economy'

'Only four or five original companies remain; the rest have been replaced every decade as sectors evolve or leadership shifts.' 'Companies that fail to adapt -- like many textile mills from the...

Hotel Industry Faces Crores in GST Demands

'This is not a case of tax evasion but the result of long-standing ambiguities in GST rules and unawareness.' Kindly note that this image has only been posted for representational purposes....

Procter & Gamble names Shailesh Jejurikar as CEO

American FMCG major Procter & Gamble Company has named India-born Shailesh Jejurikar as its next chief executive officer, who will lead the consumer goods multinational from January 1, 2026....

Cold coffee: Starbucks sacks CEO Laxman Narasimhan

In a surprise move, struggling multinational coffee chain Starbucks on Tuesday announced the appointment of Brian Niccol as chairman and chief executive officer replacing Indian-origin CEO Laxman...

Ranbir Kapoor Looking Good As Lord Ram: Arun Govil

'To play a God, you've to have a good, pure soul.' IMAGE: Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Ram in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayan.Photograph sourced from social media Key Points Ramayana has Ranbir Kapoor as...

2025: Top 10 Male Performances

In the year gone by, quite a few of the younger actors flexed their acting muscle. Whether the films were blockbusters or not is immaterial, what matters is the effort put in. Deepa Gahlot picks...

The Directors Who Made An Impact In 2025

Big films like Dhurandhar, Chhava and Kantara: Chapter 1 hit box office gold in 2025, and its directors, Aditya Dhar, Laxman Utekar and Rishab Shetty, have proved their worth. But many other...

2025's Top 10 Bollywood Hits

2025 started with a blockbuster in Chhaava and ended with an even bigger one in Dhurandhar. There have been other Hindi hits too, and we take a look at the Top 10. Pick Your Top 5 Movies of 2025!...

'Sreenivasan Had A Deadly Sense Of Humour'

'He has never offended anyone in spite of his criticism on Communism or any 'isms'.' IMAGE: Sreenivasan in Priyadarshan's Megham. Priyadarshan describes the late Sreenivasan as the' Satire King'...

No truth to Laxman replacing Gambhir as Test coach: BCCI

IMAGE: There were some unconfirmed reports that after India's loss against South Africa in the two-Test series at home last month that BCCI had approached V V S Laxman to check whether he would be...

BCCI hails India's composure after U-19 World Cup triumph

BCCI president Mithun Manhas and secretary Devajit Saikia praised India’s composure and planning after the U-19 team beat England by 100 runs to clinch a record sixth World Cup title in Harare....

Is BCCI quietly looking to replace Gambhir?

Gambhir's contract with BCCI runs until the end of the 2027 ODI World Cup, there is every possibility that it could be revisited IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir's contract with BCCI runs until the end of...

'No plan to remove Gambhir or bring in new head coach'

IMAGE: Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir's contract is expected to run until at least 2027. Photograph: BCCI Amid speculations over head coach Gautam Gambhir's future in the Test format, BCCI...

When VVS Laxman recommended Suryavanshi to Dravid

Dravid, ever the craftsman, took Vaibhav under his wing. “He’s an exciting talent,” Dravid had said, “but part of our job is to groom him -- let him feel the environment,...

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