SC rejects pleas on 100% EVM-VVPAT verification, paper ballot voting

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected pleas for reviving paper ballots and also 100 percent cross-verification of votes cast on electronic voting machines with a voter verifiable paper audit trail......

Voters Arrive Via Boat To Cast Votes

The second phase of the Lok Sabha election ended on Friday, April 26, 2024, for 88 seats across 13 states. All eyes are set on the high profile contests in Wayanad (Rahul Gandhi, Annie Raja, K......

Arms, ammunition found in CBI raid in Bengal's Sandeshkhali

The Central Bureau of Investigation seized arms and ammunition, including foreign-made firearms, during searches at multiple locations in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali on Friday in connection with the......

All you need to know about VVPATs

The Supreme Court's decision on Friday rejecting pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using electronic voting machines (EVMs) with a voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT)......

Good times ahead for United Breweries as heatwave, IPL set the tone

A cocktail of heatwave and upcoming cricketing events is expected to usher in the peak season for the country’s largest beer maker, United Breweries. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters......

Good Q4, commentary perk up ICICI Lombard General Insurance stock

Investment yields could be around 8.1 per cent in FY25 rising to 8.5 per cent in FY26 Photograph: Courtesy, ICICI Lombard ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company reported financial improvement......

India-made chips may soon power iPhones

Micron Technology, a global leader in memory and storage, is considering supplying Made-in-India chips from its Gujarat plant to one of its key global clients, Apple, whose vendors assemble iPhones......

Predictions of normal monsoon boost prospects for domestic agrochem firms

With a normal monsoon predicted in India this year by private weather forecasting agency Skymet and the India Meteorological Department (IMD), prospects for domestic agrochemical or agri-input......

Bollywood's Most Mesmerising Tawaif? VOTE!

Dazzling, dancing and decked to the hilt, courtesans in Hindi films are a breathtaking mix of shiny fantasy and flirtatious poetry to behold. Under those resplendent adas and thumkas though, often......

Yet Another Honour For Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award at a ceremony in Mumbai's Dinanath Mangeshkar Natyagrih. The event honoured Bachchan for his exceptional contribution to......

Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond Review: India Shines Again

Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond veers between intriguing and boring, observes Deepa Gahlot. Had Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond been a film running in a theatre, some of the Pak-bashing dialogue would......

Aavesham: The Psycho As Self-Designated Guardian

Watching Aavesham is like sprinting through the whole history of our mass-masala movies and seeing it in a new light, notes Sreehari Nair.And this, incidentally, is the story of Fahadh Faasil's......

Upbeat Delhi Capitals take on struggling Mumbai Indians

IMAGE: With the playoffs race heating up, both Delhi and Mumbai will be eager to add two points to their kitty. Photographs: BCCI An upbeat Delhi Capitals will look to keep the winning momentum......

Have every bat that I scored an international ton with: Ponting

Photograph: BCCI Ricky Ponting was not just into amassing hundreds in his heydays as a player, the two-time World Cup winning former Australia captain has revealed that he also meticulously......

RCB Vs SRH: Who Took The Best Catch? Vote!

It was a clinical showing from Royal Challengers Bengaluru as they outclassed Sunrisers Hyderabad with the bat, ball and on the field.Both teams took six catches each as the two-paced pitch proved......

SRH Vs RCB: Who Bowled Best Spell? Vote!

Exactly a month after their last victory, Royal Challengers Bangalore got the better of Sunrisers Hyderabad by 35 runs for only their second victory in IPL 2024.RCB's batters once again delivered......

I don't see much harm in Impact Player rule: AB de Villiers

Legendary South African batter AB de Villiers said that though the batters are "having a feast" during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), he does not see much harm in the 'Impact Player'......