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Mumbai boat tragedy: 'People were screaming, crying'

Drivers of some boats who rushed to help the ferry tragedy victims off the Mumbai coast were aghast to see chaos at the site with people screaming for help and said they never witnessed such a......

Defeated MVA candidates to seek EVM-VVPAT verification

Candidates from the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) opposition alliance in Maharashtra have decided to seek verification of the EVM-Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) units in their segments,......

No terms of respect: HC jolt to Kerala minister in anti-Constitution remarks

The Kerala high court has ordered further probe into the allegation that state fisheries minister Saji Cherian 'insulted' the Constitution in a speech at an event in July 2022 by saying that......

Maharashtra Polls: A Fact File

Polling for the 288 seats of the Maharashtra assembly will take place on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. IMAGE: Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde addresses a public meeting for the state assembly......

High Court Restores Construction Workers' Rights

Justices Arif S Doctor and Somasekhar Sundaresan held there was nothing in the MCC that would interfere with the Board's ongoing activities. Kindly note that this image has been posted only for......

Massive oil, gas reserves found in Pak waters

A substantial deposit of petroleum and natural gas has been discovered in Pakistan's territorial waters, a cache so large its exploitation could change the country's destiny, according to a media......

Future of digital payments in India

'The focus needs to shift towards the ability to collect payments, particularly in tier-3 to tier-4 areas where acceptance is still lacking.' IMAGE: Cutlery vendor switches on Paytm at a roadside......

2024's 10 Best Web Series

The year was rich in content as far as Web series were concerned. The general bent was towards thrillers, and many of them were slick and entertaining. Shows that ran into their next seasons, like......

Indian History Could Have Changed If...

'Had these leaders known that Jinnah was dying...' IMAGE: Arif Zakaria plays Muhammad Ali Jinnah with Chirag Vora who plays Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in Freedom At Midnight. Photograph: Kind......

'How Did Nehru End Up As PM?'

'About whether I'm worried it will blow up into something, no, I'm used to these things.''I am a voice in the city and have said quite a few things that may have ruffled feathers. But I stuck with......

'I Was Fated To Play Jinnah'

'I have no idea why I was so many film-makers' choice for Jinnah. I assume it is because I was born and bred in Mumbai and speak English.' 'There's also my name, people tend to believe that a......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

Satwik-Chirag, Crasto-Ponnappa move to Thailand Open semifinals

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BAI/X Star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty sailed to the semifinals with a straight-game win over Malaysians Junaidi Arif and Roy......

Meiraba, Satwik-Chirag enter quarters of Thailand Open

IMAGE: Meiraba Luwang Maisnam advanced to the quarterfinals. Photograph: BAI/X Continuing their splendid run, young Indian shuttler Meiraba Luwang Maisnam and star men's doubles pair of......

Spain Masters: Sikki-Sumeeth knocked out in semis

IMAGE: India's mixed doubles pair of N Sikki Reddy and B Sumeeth Reddy. Photograph: BAI Media/X India's challenge in the Madrid Spain Masters Super 300 tournament ended in Madrid on Saturday after......

Sai Praneeth retires from international badminton

IMAGE: Sai Praneeth dropped the curtains on an illustrious career. Photograph: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters World Championships bronze medallist B Sai Praneeth on Monday announced his retirement from......

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