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Delhi may see best Diwali day air quality in 8 years if...

A stringent enforcement of the ban on firecrackers holds the promise of delivering the best air quality on Diwali day in eight years for Delhi on Sunday. IMAGE: People walk at the Kartavya Path......

220 cr in India, Pak to face deadly heat if...: Study

If global temperatures rise by 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, around 2.2 billion (220 crore) people living in the Indus River Valley in northern India and eastern Pakistan may......

Memories Of Parliament House As It Passes Into History

At this poignant historic moment, one can only wish that institutions, which are not built by brick and mortar, but by rich Parliamentary traditions which have stood the test of time, are......

New SC bench to hear Bilkis plea against remission to convicts on July 11

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred till July 11 the hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the remission granted last year to all the 11 convicts in the case of gang rape of Bilkis Bano and......

SC to hear Bilkis plea against 11 convicts' remission on May 9

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred to May 9 the hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the remission granted to the 11 convicts last year in the case of gangrape of Bilkis Bano and murder of......

Dalal Street minnows steal the show in FY24

The BSE mid-cap and small-cap stocks have outperformed the benchmark Sensex in 2023-24 with about 62 per cent returns, reflecting buoyant investors' sentiment amid robust macroeconomic conditions......

Former NITI Aayog VC Arvind Panagariya to head Finance Commission

The government on Sunday appointed former Niti Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya as the Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff Archives Joint Secretary......

Divergent trends in consumer spending: Auto shines, FMCG stumbles

The automobile sector, which represents big-ticket consumption, continues to do well and has increased its share in corporate revenues and profits while fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies......

Cement companies may report firm profit growth for Q2

With another quarter of steady growth in demand, cement companies are expected to report strong year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in earnings, according to analysts. Photograph: Anindito......

India's jobless rate at 6-year low; wage employment share shrinks

India’s unemployment rate fell to a six-year low of 3.2 per cent in the July-June 2022-23 period, down from 4.1 per cent in the same period the previous year, according to the latest annual......

'I learned about Bollywood by being a part of it'

'In India, I'm able to work with the biggest stars on creating a scene, creating that emotion, without being too hung up on their persona.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Alexx O'Nell/Instagram......

Showtime Review: Nothing Khaas About It

Showtime is watchable but never engrossing, notes Sukanya Verma. One of the most condescending remarks reserved for film critics by film-makers remains those who cannot make movies, write about......

Oppenheimer: Film-Making At Its Exhilarating Best

The narrative is faithful to the source, American Prometheus, but what makes it absolutely spell-binding is Christopher Nolan's technique, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Cillian Murphy as J......

Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar Review: Ranbir Sizzles, Shraddha Fizzles

Two seconds of Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai pack in more chemistry than two hours and 44 minutes of Ranbir and Shraddha's romance in Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, feels Sukanya Verma.......

Sukanya Verma's Favourite 2022 OTT Shows

In 2022, I made peace with the fact that I cannot watch every single show in the OTT universe. Week after week, there's a never-ending supply of hot and hyped new releases. Greedy as I was to see......

I love you all! Re-elected FIFA president tells critics

IMAGE: Gianni Infantino was re-elected as FIFA President. Photograph: Henry Browne/Getty Images Gianni Infantino was re-elected as FIFA president during the 73rd Congress in Kigali on Thursday,......

World Athletics puts the brakes on Nike's shoes

Nike unleashed the Vaporfly in 2016 and various versions have quickly come to dominate the elite and "serious recreational" side of road running. From April 30, any shoe used in elite competition......

Showman Gayle still swaggers in universe of his own

Chris Gayle overtook Sir Vivian Richards as leading run-scorer in England and West Indies ODIs. ‘Come in number 45, your time is up’ must be one of the most unwelcome cries in cricket......

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