What makes Hemant Soren Jharkhand's unchallenged leader

Hemant Soren, Jharkhand's youngest chief minister, has had a turbulent but resilient political career, marked by legal battles and internal party struggles. IMAGE: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant......

How Shibu Soren's close aide became BJP's asset

Popularly known as the 'Kolhan Tiger', Champai Soren's journey from a prominent Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader to a key asset for the Bharatiya Janata Party is marked by several twists and turns.......

Modi govt 3.0: Who is in, who is out

Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister on Sunday for a record-equalling third term, heading a 72-member Union council of ministers that put emphasis on continuity, youth and experience while......

Voting underway in 21 states in Phase 1 of Lok Sabha polls

Voting was underway on Friday in 102 Lok Sabha seats spread across 21 states and Union territories in the first of the seven phases of the world's largest electoral exercise, with Prime Minister......

2024: The Best South Films

'Content' is an ugly word used to tie together a myriad of stories out there but the market seems to respond to it. Audiences seem to prefer experiential, novel stories over stale, formulaic films.......

Pushpa 2 Gets Rousing Welcome

Allu Arjun's huge release, Pushpa: The Rule, has attracted fans to theatres in hordes. The 6 am show in Thane saw a mixed crowd of enthusiasts. The security staff were asked to report two hours......

Aahana Gets The Blues

Rakul is a rainbow... Bhumi shows us what's on her plate... Ranveer at the Golden Temple... Photograph: Kind courtesy Aahana Kumra/Instagram Aahana Kumra shows us the best kind of Monday blues, as......

Bollywood's FIRE POWER

Bollywood loves to play with fire. In Amazon Prime Video's upcoming original movie, Agni, directed by Rahul Dholakia, a firefighter investigates the rising frequency of mysterious fires in the......

'We Came Out Pretty Well From The Auction'

SEE: Hardik Pandya says MI have found right mix. Video: Mumbai Indians/X   Mumbai Indians Skipper Hardik Pandya reflected on MI's picks at the IPL auction in Jeddah last week and expressed......

8-YO Indian chess genius takes the world by storm

IMAGE: Divith, centre, who has a FIDE rating of 1784 points currently, won four matches on the trot. Photograph: Kind Courtesy FIDE World Cadet Chess Championship/Facebook On a pleasant......

India Blitz: Carlsen, Lagno lead; Praggnanandhaa second

IMAGE: Magnus Carlsen concluded the first nine rounds with an impressive 6.5 points out of a possible 9. Photograph: Tata Steel Chess/X World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and three-time World Women's......

Tata Chess: Uzbek Abdusattorov emerges as early leader

IMAGE: Uzbek GM Abdusattorov has already scored 2.5 points out of a possible three . Photograph: Tata Chess Uzbekistan's young grandmaster Abdusattorov Nodirbek emerged sole leader in the open......

PKL: Patna Pirates edge past Jaipur Pink Panthers

The young duo of Ayan Lohchab (14) and Devank Dalal (11) scored 25 points between them as the Patna Pirates secured an impressive 43-41 win over the Jaipur Pink Panthers in the Pro Kabaddi League......