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Kuwaiti authorities identify bodies of 45 Indians; vows prompt probe

Kuwait Thursday said authorities have identified the bodies of 45 Indians and three Filipino nationals killed in the tragic fire incident in a building housing foreign workers as the Gulf Kingdom......

9 killed in Mumbai hoarding collapse, 70 injured

At least nine persons were killed and over 70 others injured on Monday in rain-related incidents in Mumbai wherein a 100-foot tall billboard fell on a petrol pump in Ghatkopar area while an......

'EVM Is Useless As The Black Glass Helps Manipulation'

'After a month of working on the new machine, I realised that the black glass on the VVPAT lets the programmer manipulate not just the electronic system, but the paper vote too.' 'And it will not......

All you need to know about VVPATs

The Supreme Court's decision on Friday rejecting pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using electronic voting machines (EVMs) with a voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT)......

'EVMs are 100% safe, 100% sure'

On a day the Supreme Court rejected pleas seeking a return to the ballot paper system, Election Commission officials pointed out that constitutional courts on at least 40 occasions have rejected......

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.' Interview with......

Is There Time For A Reset For Paytm?

Going by the RBI directive and the overall narrative, Paytm may have lost the rigour of stress tests, audits and compliance. IMAGE: A cutlery vendor switches on Paytm to receive payment details at......

RBI Rules Make It Difficult To Attract Talent

A top-class board is important from a systemic point of view, more so at a time when the wider financial world and India Inc is chasing the same talent as banks. IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India......

RBI meet: Focus turns to public sector bank boards' strategic role

A plea that the banking regulator’s stress should be on the strategic role of boards and an increase in the remuneration of independent directors were among the issues put forward to the......

A Week In The Life Of A PSU Banker

'The CM kept his cool, but his adviser was liberal with filthy language.'Tamal Bandyopadhyay recreates the diary of a general manager in a public sector bank, providing a glimpse of how they......

'Rekha Was The First Femme Fatale'

'She was lying there and I mustered up enough guts to lay next to her and hold her tight.''And she said, "Oh my, Girish, isn't he supposed to be nervous?"''Making light of the situation, Girish......

'I Wasted Four Years Of My Life'

'The maximum struggle that I have gone through in this industry was to try to get a film made which had a female action star.''And that film never got made, despite reaching out to some of the......

'Ananya Gives It Her 100%'

'In anything in life, privilege helps.''Privilege means access. Access means connections.''Does it help? Of course, it does. In whatever you do.' IMAGE: Ananya Panday and Vihaan Samat in Call Me......

'We've Already Outlined What To Do In Our Next Films'

''You can expect bohut kuch. Our dreams are big about the larger plan.' IMAGE: Shraddha Kapoor in Stree 2. With Stree 2 becoming a blockbuster, it looks like the horror-comedy formula is here to......

'If You Are Not Somebody, Nobody Would Give You Time'

'It was a very disorganised industry back then and people were very disrespectful towards actors.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Abhishek Banerjee/Instagram From Kharagpur to Mumbai Abhishek Banerjee......

1st ODI: Cummins captures thriller as Australia edge Pakistan

IMAGE: Pat Cummins stepped up and guided Australia to victory. Photograph: ICC/X Pat Cummins proved once more he is the man for a batting crisis as he guided world champions Australia to a tense......

Coach Dravid ends reign with World Cup high

IMAGE: India Head Coach Rahul Dravid does a lap of honour after the T20 World Cup triumph in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday. Photograph: Ash Allen/Reuters Rahul Dravid's tenure as India Head......

WC Warm-up: Kiwis outshine Pak as Ravindra, Williamson shine

IMAGE: Rachin Ravindra played a stroke-filled 97 off 72. Photograph: BlackCaps/X Kane Williamson showed his class in his first competitive outing in six months while Rachin Ravindra sizzled......

Raja alleges harassment from new PCB committee

'Najam Sethi tweets at 2 in the night that Ramiz Raja is out. Is this respect for a former captain? I was not even allowed to go to the office and collect my belongings.' IMAGE: The PCB has......

'I am an all-rounder so I have to be equally focussed on both aspects'

IMAGE: Venkatesh Iyer recieved his maiden T20 call-up against New Zealand. Photograph: BCCI All-rounders in Indian cricket are a rare commodity and the newest entrant to the club, Venkatesh......

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