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Why Are Voters Not Turning Up To Vote?

Is the unusually and unbearably scorching Sun and the general laxity, bordering on laziness, among voters, responsible, asks N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Voters line up outside a polling station at......

'North-South Divide Is Very Worrying'

'Every Indian who is concerned about the unity, integrity of India should be worried about this growing divide.' IMAGE: Congress workers celebrate their party's victory in the Telangana assembly......

Civilian deaths in Israel-Hamas war concerning: India at UNSC

India has voiced deep concern over the deteriorating security situation and large-scale loss of civilian life in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, urging the parties to work towards creating......

There is only one victim in this case, and it is Israel

There is only one perpetrator, Hamas. It is a terrorist organisation.It is obscene to argue that until the Palestinian question is solved, anybody has the right to use terrorism as an instrument of......

US, UK urge Israel to delay ground offensive in Gaza

As hundreds of tanks and armed soldiers gather near the Gaza border, waiting for a nod from the political regime and the military top brass to begin a 'ground offensive', the United States and the......

How this town persuaded migrant workers to stay

'It is because we treat them as our own people, and there is no difference between owners and workers here.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representaional purposes. Photograph:......

What is Ronnie Screwvala up to these days?

"If telecom changed the game for how business was done in India, then we need 20 more of those systemic game-changers to take us to the next level," Ronnie Screwvala tells Pavan Lall.Illustration:......

A textile tycoon who also spins dreams

Despite presiding over scores of factories in what is today India’s largest garment exporter with 105,000 employees, Harish Ahuja is a modest man with much to be immodest about. He......

Jawan Makes Box Office History

Back in 2008, when Ghajini had released, the term Rs 100 Crore Club (Rs 1 billion) had been unheard of. But then the unthinkable had happened when the Aamir Khan starrer set a new benchmark and......

2023's Biggest Bollywood Flops So Far

The first half of 2023 has been good to Bollywood, as we saw big blockbusters like Pathaan and The Kerala Story. But there have been flops as well. Some of these have been unfortunate failures......

Has Bollywood Lost The Plot?

If in the current streaming age, audiences can watch the originals, why would they spend their money on second-hand content?Is it possible that mainstream Hindi film-makers have lost the pulse of......

Why Didn't #BoycottBrahmastra Work?

Nobody else needs to boycott Bollywood, they are doing a pretty good job of digging up their own foundation, notes Deepa Gahlot. IMAGE: Ranbir Kapoor in Brahmastra. If a moviegoer was not on......

The Small Big Pictures Of Rajamouli And Co

RRR isn't the "spectacle" it is made out to be, argues Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Ram Charan and NTR Jr as freedom fighters Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem in S S Rajamouli's RRR. If you are......

IPL 2024 Schedule: Holders CSK to take on RCB in opener on March 22

IMAGE: The upcoming edition of the IPL will get underway with the blockbuster Southern Derby, with Chennai Super Kings hosting Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opener. Photograph: BCCI The wait......

Injured Anwar Ali misses cut in Asian Cup probables

IMAGE: Indian defender Anwar Ali. Photograph: Mumbai City FC/X India will be missing its key central defender Anwar Ali because of his ankle injury in the upcoming AFC Asian Cup in Qatar starting......

Former Pakistan woman hockey player killed in Italian shipwreck

IMAGE: A view of the wreckage of a shipwreck in southern Italy which has left dozens of migrants dead after the boat in which they were travelling smashed onto the rocks, in Cutro, on February 27,......

Leclerc on pole in France with Verstappen alongside

IMAGE: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc celebrates after qualifying on pole. Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters Ferrari's Charles Leclerc received a boost from team mate Carlos Sainz that helped him......

Zalatoris sails into PGA Championship lead

IMAGE: On a far from perfect day for golf, Will Zalatoris took full advantage of improving conditions late in the round to return an error free five-under 65 to sit one clear of little known......

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