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Bihar forms task force to combat child marriages

The Bihar government has decided to constitute a state-level 'task force' headed by the chief secretary to monitor action taken by authorities to prevent and eradicate child marriages in the state.......

'Why Oppose Singing Gandhiji's Bhajan?'

'The BJP should identify those involved in the protest against singing Gandhiji's bhajan and take action against them.''Such people should be removed from the party because they harm the BJP's......

'Jal Jungle Zameen Trumped Roti Beti Mati'

'Jairam Mahto's new party dented the NDA because he pulled a lot of the OBC vote.' IMAGE: Jairam Mahto of the Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha campaigning in the Dumri assembly constituency......

What You Can Now Expect Every Election

A freebie once granted can hardly be discontinued. All that can happen is to substitute it with a bigger freebie, notes A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi presents a cheque to......

'Uddhav, Sharad Pawar's Future Is Shaky'

'If you stay out of power for long, you become irrelevant, your party members become restless and start looking to jump ship.' IMAGE: Can Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar's politics survive the......

Slowdown Is Neither Surprising Nor Inexplicable

'If tax-and-spend was expected to trickle down, it has failed; India's rural wages are stagnant, which has wrecked consumption growth,' points out Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic......

The Diplomat Review: John Abraham Plays It Safe

The possibilities of this serviceable thriller are immense but the makers prefer to play it safe and hold back the daredevil in the diplomat's clothing, observes Sukanya Verma. The Diplomat begins......

Meet Sunny Deol's 7 Heroines

Photograph: Kind courtesy Vishika Kota/Instagram Sunny Deol will be seen in yet another powerful role in his next action adventure, Jaat. What makes it interesting is that fact that one heroine......

OTT's 10 Best Female Performances

Lady stars may still not get the variety of parts that men do in cinema but OTT shows and films make up for that lacuna to some extent. It is a pleasure to watch talented actresses break out of......

'There's Very Little Comedy These Days'

'Earlier, the comedy track used to run parallel to the main story with songs et al.''Nowadays, it's just once one scene here and there.' IMAGE: Mehmood and Shubha Khote in Sasural. Shubha Khote......

Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam Comes With A Message

Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam, with its retro-inspired title song and background score just tries too hard, both with the comedy and the message, observes Deepa Gahlot. The best thing about Kahan Shuru......

Some Man Utd players not good enough: Ratcliffe

'United would have run out of cash by the end of this year - by the end of 2025 - after having me put $300m in and if we buy no new players in the summer.' IMAGE: Manchester United co-owner Jim......

'Happy' Vinicius wants to extend stay at Real Madrid

IMAGE: Vinicius Jr, who joined Real Madrid in 2018, has won the Spanish top-flight league three times with the club, apart from two Champions League and two Club World Cup titles. Photograph:......

LaLiga: Barcelona roar back to top!

IMAGE: Barcelona's Ronald Araujo celebrates scoring their third goal. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters Barcelona returned to the top of the LaLiga table with a comfortable 4-0 home victory over......

PIX: PSG thrash Lille; Atletico go top of LaLiga

A summary of Saturday's action in Ligue 1, LaLiga and Bundesliga. IMAGE: Desire Doue celebrates scoring Paris St Germain's fourth goal against Lille at Parc des Princes, Paris, on Saturday.......

Manchester City's record-breaking splurge in January!

IMAGE: Manchester City's spending was the second-biggest outlay ever worldwide by a club in the January transfer window behind Chelsea's 274 million pounds in 2023. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters......

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