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PK, who guided others to victory, meets defeat in debut battle

Before launching into the Bihar assembly elections, the celebrated former poll strategist Prashant Kishor had made two predictions, one about his Jan Suraaj Party and the other about the Janata......

Will Nitish Surprise Modi Or Vice Versa After Bihar Poll?

The BJP's MoSha leadership are past masters in encouraging defections from their allies if it helped their party capture the chief minister's chair.In Bihar, they are not sure if JD-U MPs and MLAs......

Why Modi Needs Mission-Mode Bureaucrats

Learning from East Asia, India must reform its district administration with performance, accountability, and vision to achieve the goal of Viksit Bharat, points out Deepak Mishra. Illustration:......

Bihar polls: Will Oppn's SIR protests or NDA's dominance prevail?

The verdict will also be seen as a referendum on the Election Commission's SIR of electoral rolls in the state, an exercise which drew an energetic protest campaign from Congress leader Rahul......

Vijay's Political Challenge Begins Now

Vijay, with his chief ministerial ambitions, is a one-man army, at least as of now, and his campaign team considers him omnipresent. He has to be present in all districts, if not all constituencies......

Fortuner Goes Mildly Green But Keeps Its Muscle

The new Fortuner Neo Drive embraces a 48V mild-hybrid system for better refinement and modest efficiency, without diluting its rugged DNA. IMAGE: Fortuner Mild hybrid. All photographs: Somnath......

Shortcuts Won't Build Industrial Capability

Any industrial policy is only as good as how it is applied and the other reforms that support it.This was as true 40 years ago as it is now, points out Debashis Basu. Photograph: Babu/Reuters ......

Interim trade deal with US likely by July 8

India and the US are likely to agree on an interim trade agreement before July 8 with New Delhi pushing for full exemption from the 26 per cent reciprocal tariff on domestic goods, an official......

How real is Trump's 100% tariff threat on BRICS?

President-elect Donald Trump's warning that BRICS countries will face 100 per cent tariffs if they choose to move away from the US dollar is unclear to what extent he will carry out his threat, as......

Haq Enjoys Fair Weekend At The Box Office

IMAGE: Yami Gautam in Suparn S Varma's Haq. Even though Haq received critical acclaim, box office collections weren't on the same lines. Yami Gautam has been hailed for delivering a bravura......

''It's Very Explosive Material'

'You can't make art with a point of view of fear. You have to present the truth.''That's why such films are not being made these days.''You never put the truth in the script because you fear you......

Superman Beats Maalik At The Box Office

IMAGE: Rajkummar Rao in Maalik. After comedies like Bhool Chuk Maaf and Stree, National Award-winning actor Rajkummar Rao tries hard core action in the gangster film, Maalik. He's given many......

Jacqueline's Musical Night With Sonu, Shankar, Shaan...

IMAGE: Jacqueline Fernandez. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff Film folk got together for a musical night, celebrating Hai Junoon, an OTT show that will premiere on May 16 on JioHotstar. The......

Revealed! The Drama Behind Andaz Apna Apna's Comedy

'Aamir Khan and Salman Khan were already very busy. Then, Raveena Tandon and Karisma Kapoor started signing more films, Paresh Rawalji also got busy...'Rajkumar Santoshiji got......

Injured Shaheen Afridi doubtful for Sri Lanka match

IMAGE: Shaheen Shah Afridi sustained a minor foot injury during training. Photograph: ANI Photo Pakistan ODI captain and fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is a doubtful starter for the T20......

India bank on Kohli-Rohit magic to seal ODI series

IMAGE: A record-extending 52nd ODI century by Virat Kohli and a rapid 57 from Rohit Sharma paved the way for India's victory in the series-opener in Ranchi. Photograph: BCCI/X The chatter around......

Dowman, just 15, rewrites Arsenal record books

IMAGE: Arsenal's Max Dowman made his senior debut off the bench earlier this season. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Arsenal's Max Dowman impressed manager Mikel Arteta as he became the club's......

Will India Field 5 Batters In Guwahati?

IMAGE: The Indian team is likely to be without Captain Shubman Gill for the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati, starting Saturday. Photograph: BCCI With their backs to the wall, India......

PIX: Chelsea rout Barcelona, Leverkusen stun Manchester City

A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League. IMAGE: 18-year-old Estevao scores Chelsea's second goal with a piledriver during the UEFA Champions League match against Barcelona at......