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'I Would Have Even Defeated Modi In Ayodhya'

'The 2024 general elections proved that UP is not Gujarat.' IMAGE: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav with Awadhesh Prasad in Ayodhya. Photograph: ANI Photo If there is one defeat that the......

Meet The Real Heroes of India

President Droupadi Murmu conferred 26 Shaurya Chakras (seven posthumous) to personnel of the armed forces, Central Armed Police Forces and state/Union Territory Police during a defence investiture......

A Wife Weeps For Her Husband, The Hero

President Droupadi Murmu on July 5, 2024 conferred 10 Kirti Chakras, including seven posthumously, to personnel of the Indian Army and paramilitary forces for displaying indomitable courage and......

Nitish appoints new JD-U working president, seeks special status for Bihar

The Janata Dal-United on Saturday appointed Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha as its working president and urged the Centre to consider either special category status or special package for Bihar,......

Why The Speaker's Job Is Important

The Speaker is the final authority to take a call on cases of defection.Although this may not be an immediate concern now, but its occurrence in the future cannot be ruled out considering the......

'Now May Be The Time To Go All In'

'For experienced and risk-taking investors, now may be the time to go all in.''By 'experienced and risk-taking', I refer to those who remained net buyers in equities during the early stages of the......

Byju's CFO Ajay Goel quits after audit

Educational technology company Byju's chief financial officer Ajay Goel has quit after completing the audit process for the financial year 2022 and will return to Vedanta, the company said in a......

Tracing the journey of auto industry pioneer Keshub Mahindra

Keshub Mahindra, a pioneer of Indian auto industry and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd chairman emeritus, died on Wednesday morning. Mahindra, 99, breathed his last on Wednesday morning at home peacefully,......

HUL appoints Rohit Jawa as new MD & CEO

FMCG major HUL on Friday announced the appointment of Rohit Jawa as the managing director & chief executive officer to succeed Sanjiv Mehta who will retire from the company after leading it for a......

Rajan questions Sebi inaction on Mauritius funds trading in Adani stocks

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has asked why SEBI has not yet got to the bottom of ownership of the four Mauritius-based funds who are said to have parked 90 per cent of their $6.9 billion in......

Why Karisma Kapoor Is A Golden Girl

Photograph: Kind courtesy Karisma Kapoor/Instagram Born with baby blue eyes and one of the most famous surnames in show business, Karisma Kapoor's desire to become a Bollywood actress may seem......

The Best Political Biopic? VOTE!

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's biopic Main Atal Hoon reveals the pitfalls of making films on political figures: The maker has to be careful not to offend any followers. It often results in bland......

Main Atal Hoon Review: Playing It Safe

Had it not been for Pankaj Tripathi, who must have worked hard to get those Vajpayee intonations and mannerisms so perfectly well, Ravi Jadhav's flattering portrait of Vajpayee would have been more......

An Action Hero Review: Cool Idea, Choppy Execution

An Action Hero's oil and water combination of genres doesn't always gel, gets overly far-fetched in places but still holds up on the strength of whimsy and surprise, notes Sukanya Verma. While......

Bumrah Ignites Captaincy Debate

'Bowlers are the smart people because you know, they have to get the batsman out and we are obviously always fighting the odds because the grounds are shorter, the bats are better.' IMAGE: Jasprit......

India's Kush Maini wins maiden F2 Sprint race

IMAGE: India's Kish Maini is currently enjoying his career-best season with five podiums, including a race win under his belt in Formula 2. Photograph: Kush Maini / Twitter India's Kush Maini won......

'We Know The Power Of Cricket'

'Cricket as a pathway in the US was not something people thought about 10 years ago, even like five years ago.''But now that there is a pathway you can see.' IMAGE: Corey Anderson, captain of the......

'Sharp, bias-free' Gambhir to propel Indian cricket

Gautam Gambhir has ability to derive the best out of his players: Childhood coach Sanjay Bharadwaj Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI/X Newly-appointed India head coach Gautam Gambhir has......

Gambhir appointed Team India's Head Coach

IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir was, on Tuesday, appointed as India's new Head Coach. He replaces Rahul Dravid, who recently led Rohit Sharma and Co to the T20 World Cup title. Photograph: BCCI World......

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