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NDA 11,000 Votes Short In Presidential Poll

 That's a deficit the NDA will have to make up with the help of 'friendly' alliance partners, the very groupings the PM has said are 'family-run', reports Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: President Ram Nath......

Will Bihar be a cakewalk for Nitish-NDA?

 The Opposition grand alliance is proving to be a non-starter, with senior RJD leaders reluctant to be ordered about by an immature and entitled Tejashswi, observes Virendra Kapoor. Illustration:......

India faces no threat from the Ram temple

 'Now that the Ram mandir is done, we need to move on. And grapple with COVID-19, a sputtering economy, a belligerent China...''The temple may win a few more elections for the BJP, but by itself it......

'Each man had purely political goals, and they both achieved them'

 'The biggest takeaway is that the US-India relationship, which has sputtered a bit in recent months, enjoyed a big boost.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi and US President Donald J Trump at......

Sheena Bora Trial: A Tale of Two Witnesses

 Shyamvar Pinturam Rai and Pradeep Waghmare.Both erstwhile employees of Peter and Indrani Mukerjea.In the witness stand on Monday, Waghmare came across as a cheerful, straightforward man who is......

When The Party Ends And Reality's Cold Light Shines Through...

 There will be a lot to repair and rejuvenate -- if that opportunity even presents itself, warns Rathin Roy. IMAGE: Women pose for a selfie with Rs 2,000 notes prior to exchanging it at a bank in......

'Rural demand is back, El Nino is a worry'

 'A weak monsoon always spells disaster. But it’s too early to have a pessimistic view.' Photograph: Kind courtesy adaniwilmar.com Adani Wilmar expects demand to look up with interest rates......

Auto sales stand at six-year low, shows SIAM data

 The five-year (2015-16 to 2020-21, or FY21) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of the overall auto industry is now negative at 2 per cent, against 5.7-per cent growth it saw in the previous five......

Budget: Nothing but Housekeeping

 The Budget would have been the perfect vehicle to introduce some bold initiatives.That opportunity has been lost through this Budget, observes Shreekant Sambrani. Illustration: Dominic......

2021 will be under 2020's shadow

 'In the real economy, the scars of the pandemic will continue to define 2021.''It is still hard to tell the effect on unemployment, migrant workers, poverty, and the informal sector of the lockdown......

Thallumaala Won't Let You Breathe Or Blink

 Friendships are not merely severed, but built over scuffles.And just about anything can stir things up -- a long-standing feud, a pointless stare, a disrupted moral stance, a fist that ricochets......

Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors review

 Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors, is not a great show, but an efficient one, notes Sreehari Nair. By the end of the second season of Criminal Justice, Kirti Kulhari subverts what can now be......

Simmba Review: Little to roar about

 Sukanya Verma wishes film-makers would stop using rape as a plot point to execute reckless ideas of justice.Especially when it has little to do with social sentiments but more to flaunt its leading......

Expect *this* from Pataaka, Manto, Sui Dhaaga

 Sreehari Nair introduces you to three promising movies coming up. IMAGE: Radhika Madan and Sanya Malhotra in Pataaka. For their sheer curviness, very few Hindi film writers can match Vishal......

Independence Day: Resurgence review: Done to death vision!

 One sees a lot more of the aliens in this edition though not necessarily in a good way, wites Sukanya Verma. When Bill Pullman famously predicted, 'We're going to live on' in his climatic speech as......

PIX: China goes all out for Asian Games

 IMAGE: A general view inside the stadium as people perform during the Opening Ceremony. Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the COVID-19 delayed 19th Asian Games......

PIX: All roads lead to Hangzhou for Asian Games Opening Ceremony

 Organisers hope a high-tech opening ceremony on Saturday will help drum up excitement for the Games. The Asian Games Opening Ceremony kicks off at 1600 IST. IMAGE: India's flag bearers Lovlina......

'Asian Games is a cash-burning project'

 With economic problems and job cuts, Hangzhou locals and people in other parts of China are not very pleased about hosting the Asian Games. IMAGE: Police officers walk on a street following the......

IPL 2023: The Best Ever!

 IPL can be truly said to have come of age. It is now more Indian than ever before. Teams often fielded fewer than the four allowed foreign players. Indian batters and bowlers were simply better in......

PGA Championship: McIlroy grabs lead as Woods falters

 IMAGE: Rory McIlroy is the first player to shoot 65 or better in the final round of one major and 65 or better in the first round of the next. Photograph: Christian Petersen/Getty Images Rory......

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 The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain...
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