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Is The 'Bhunja Party' Really Running Bihar?

Tejashwi Yadav and Prashant Kishore claim that a group of senior Janata Dal-United leaders and retired bureaucrats, locally dubbed the 'Bhunja Party', manages the state administration on Nitish......

Vijay Diwas 2022

India celebrates December 16 as Vijay Diwas to commemorate the military victory over Pakistan in 1971. IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lays a wreath at the National War Memorial on......

What's CJI Telling The Mantris?

Glimpses from the At Home reception hosted by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Republic Day. IMAGE: Chief Justice of India Justice Dr D Y Chandrachud appears to have......

Why is Israel Defence Minister in India?

A week before he turned 63 on June 9, retired General Benjamin 'Benny' Gantz -- briefly his country's prime minister and now its defence minister -- was in New Delhi to meet with his counterpart,......

Behind the BJP's star show in Chhattisgarh: Almost 14% surge in votes

A string of populist promises, including extension of the free ration scheme announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Mahadev betting app issue and the Hindutva card are among key factors......

56 mn Indians may have turned poor in 2020 due to pandemic: World Bank

About 56 million Indians may have plunged into extreme poverty in 2020 as a result of the pandemic, increasing the global tally by 71 million and making it the worst year for poverty reduction......

Budget 2018: What economists want from Jaitley

The economists who signed the letter included Jean Drèze , Abhijit Banerjee, Ajit Ranade, Jayati Ghosh, Kirit Parikh, Mihir Shah, Rohini Pande, and Vijay Joshi Sixty prominent economists on......

PM to seek budget inputs from experts at NITI meeting

In the first meeting of NITI Aayog on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with eminent economists and experts across sectors inviting suggestions on the upcoming budget. Finance......

Economists tell PM to work for high growth, predictable taxes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday picked the brains of leading economists in the first meeting of the newly-constituted NITI Ayog, where they asked the government to work towards high growth,......

The poor deposit life savings in banks, while rich take loans and flee, says PM

Mobile wallet set to be linked with Jan Dhan Taking a dig at wilful defaulters, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday compared them with the country’s poor and backward who,......

10 Youth Shows You Must Watch On OTT

Ever so often, when cop-and-gangster shows or family drama on OTT start getting audiences restless, streaming platforms trot out 'youth' content, to lasso back the wandering teen and young adult......

PIX: Shriya, Hansika shine at the SIIMA awards

A grand affair, this! The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA), held in Dubai over the weekend, had quite a few stars walking the red carpet. We bring you glimpses: Shriya Saran.......

Mental Hai Kya must change its title!

The recently released poster Mental Hai Kya is like abuse aimed at those who are fighting a disorder that demands support and social understanding, says Tarun Vijay, the former BJP MP. In India,......

Milind Rege, The Last of the Mohicans

'He devoted his entire life for the betterment of Mumbai cricket and cricketers.''Even when he left for the Elysian Fields, he was in harness as mentor/advisor to the MCA.'Hemant Kenkre mourns the......

Ranji Trophy: Mumbai pile misery on Meghalaya

A summary of Friday's action in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country. IMAGE: Siddhesh Lad's 145 propelled Mumbai to 671 for 7 declared in the first innings in their Ranji Trophy Group......

Viswanath recalls first meeting with Mantri, 'Polly kaka'

IMAGE: Gundappa Viswanath with former teammate Dilip Vengsarkar at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday. Photograph: Mumbai Cricket Association The legendary GR Viswanath on Saturday......

Ranji Roundup: Uttarakhand, Himachal off to good start

Photograph: BCCI Domestic / X Khanduri ton powers Uttarakhand to 232/1 against Andhra Opener Priyanshu Khanduri struck only his second century in a first-class career spanning seven years, helping......

Ranji Round-up: Shami returns, in action for Bengal

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami in action. File Photograph: BCCI India pacer Mohammed Shami returned wicket-less from his 10 overs in a subdued comeback to competitive cricket after 360 days as Bengal......