1 killed as Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express catches fire in Andhra

One person was killed after two coaches of the Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express caught fire at Yalamanchili, about 70 km from Visakhapatnam, police said on Monday. IMAGE: The two coaches of......

H-1B Visa: The Hardest Hit Will Be...

The US has replaced random H-1B selection with a wage-weighted lottery and a new $100,000 fee for applications, raising uncertainty for students and junior hires. Illustration: Dominic......

What Is DMK's Plan To Counter Vijay?

The DMK may consider a two-tier campaign, where they keep the focus on Chief Minister Stalin, as a senior statesman with 50-plus years of political experience, and let EPS and the BJP shout in the......

Kerala civic polls: BJP cracks Left citadel, Tharoor hails victory

In a morale-boosting show ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls, Congress-led United Democratic Front on Saturday secured a decisive victory in Kerala's local body elections, dealing a blow to the Left......

Tier-II, -III mkts make 62% of new health insurance policies

Tier-II, Tier-III, and rural regions accounted for 62 per cent of all new health insurance policies sold by insurers so far in 2025-26 (FY26), according to a Policybazaar report. Illustration:......

Budget may signal new cooperative ambition

The Union Budget for 2026-27 is expected to sketch out a road map for trebling the cooperative sector’s contribution to the Indian economy over the next decade, with the aim of bringing 500......

$6-Billion Foreign Bet on India's Private Banks

Cleaner balance sheets, regulatory support and strong growth prospects helped Indian private banks attract over $6 billion in foreign capital, with more deals expected in 2026. Illustration: Uttam......

Positive biz outlook nudges banks to hire for sales growth

Banks are witnessing a surge in hiring for sales staff in secured segments such as home, vehicle and gold loans as compared to the recovery category, driven by a boost in business growth, and a......

Vrusshabha Review: Even Mohanlal Can't Salvage This

Vrusshabha feels like a ChatGPT prompt gone wrong, where the lazy ask for a sure-shot 'Pan Indian' blockbuster formula gives us a flimsy period epic in the guise of an incompetently drawn......

Why OTT Wants To Dub South Films

'For OTT platforms, securing dubbed rights often makes greater business sense, enabling them to serve diverse regional audiences more effectively.' IMAGE: According to Ormax Box Office Reports,......

JioHotStar Is Investing 4K Cr In South!

The platform has seen a growth of 70% in watch time for South content, which is more than the national average.The South has outperformed the rest of India in subscription depth, retention and......

ICC's two-tier WTC model gets a thumbs down

'There was a discussion on the two-tier system but certain members were not convinced about the model.' IMAGE: The proposal to have a  two-tier World Test Championship model was mainly opposed......

National Sports Governance Act Rolled Out

Sports Governance Act: Tier System for Athletes, Convicted Ineligible. IMAGE: Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. The ministry mandates at least four Sportspersons of Merit, two of them......

FA Cup: Arsenal sink Portsmouth; Manchester United lose

IMAGE: Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli scores their second goal past Portsmouth's Josef Bursik. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Gabriel Martinelli scored his first hat-trick for Arsenal as the......

41st Season at 58: J-League Legend Defies Time Again

IMAGE: Yokohama FC's Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura, oldest footballer to score competitive goal. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters Japan soccer great Kazuyoshi Miura, 58, said on Friday he had......

All 14 ISL clubs give written nod for Feb 14 start

IMAGE: The ISL 2025-26 has been in a limbo since the AIFF's commercial partner FSDL, owned by the Reliance Group, put it on hold last July due to uncertainty over the Master Rights Agreement (MRA)......