Rohit Bal, India's czar of high fashion, dies at 63

Designer Rohit Bal, a pioneer who helped put Indian fashion on the global map and dressed celebrities at home, Hollywood and elsewhere, died on Friday night at a south Delhi hospital following a......

J-K polls: 2 Hindu faces in NC; BJP's all 25 Muslim candidates lose

With the National Conference and Congress alliance set to form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir after crossing the majority mark by winning 48 seats, there are only two Hindu faces who have......

Prez Murmu urges swift rape case verdicts, flays adjournment culture

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday said delay in court decisions in heinous crimes, like rape, forces the common man to think that the judicial process lacks sensitivity, even as she called for a......

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.......

US investor BlackRock slashes Byju's valuation by 95% to $1 billion

In November 2023, Netherlands-based tech investor Prosus NV marked down Byju's valuation to under $3 billion. Peerzada Abrar reports. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters BlackRock has again reduced......

Govt Project Launches Hit All-Time Low

IMAGE: Labourers work at the construction site of a metro rail project in New Delhi. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters   Government announcements for the building of new roads, railways,......

Byju's in talks with investors to raise $300 mn in return for more controls

With investors asking for a change in the board structure at Byju’s, the edtech giant’s founder and chief executive officer (CEO), Byju Raveendran, is now asking them to put $300......

Raveendran puts Rs 4K cr own wealth into Byju's

Byju Raveendran, founder of educational technology (edtech) firm Byju’s, has injected around Rs 4,000 crore of personal capital into the company in recent months. Photograph: Kind courtesy,......

Pushpa 2 Finds Love In Patna

'If you thought Allu Arjun was a sensation in the first Pushpa film, wait till you see what he has done this time.' IMAGE: Rashmika Mandanna and Allu Arjun along with Bihar Deputy Chief Minister......

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Or Singham Again: Who Will Win?

IMAGE: Triptii Dimri and Kartik Aaryan in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. After months of no action (Stree 2 arrived during the Independence Day weekend), Diwali may light up the box office again. Singham......

Will Singham Again Earn 300 Cr Plus?

With the Ramayana as the central element, the coming together of Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh and Tiger Shroff along with Kareena Kapoor and Deepika Padukone upped the superstar......

Anees Bazmee's Mad, MAD, World

A big cast engaged in tons of bungling, glowering, scrambling and tomfoolery amidst twists and turns of madcap proportions, Anees Bazmee's brand of entertainment is all for lack of restraint. The......

Magnus Magic in Kolkata! Carlsen completes stunning double

< IMAGE: This is Magnus Carlsen's second double triumph in Kolkata, replicating his feat from 2019. Photograph: Magnus Carlsen/Instagram World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen completed a remarkable double......

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......

Goa batters break 90 year old Ranji record!

IMAGE: Goa's Snehal Kauthankar and Kashyap Bakle celebrate on reaching their respective triple centuries against Arunachal Pradesh in their Ranji Trophy Plate Division match in Porvorim, Goa, on......

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......

Erigaisi triumphs over Gujrathi in marathon battle of Grandmasters

IMAGE: India's Arjun Erigaisi in action against Vidit Gujrathi. Photograph: Doordarshan Sports / X World No. 4 Indian Arjun Erigaisi beat compatriot Vidit Gujrathi after five hours of end-to-end......